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After the Lakers season, Pelinka s signing ideas confirmed, James will not retire, Doncic will discuss renewal

6:12pm, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

They also ended the season as the Lakers lost the series 1-4. As for this season's game, the Lakers are also quite sloppy, and it can be said that there are many changes. For the Lakers, what they need to consider next is to strengthen. After all, with Doncic, you can't start the show. So what other news is worth paying attention to after the Lakers are eliminated? After the Lakers were eliminated, Pelinka's idea of ​​signings confirmed that James would not retire, and Doncic talked about renewal.

How the Lakers will sign up next is something that everyone is very concerned about. In this regard, Lakers Pelinka also confirmed the idea of ​​signing. Pelinka admitted that the primary goal during the offseason is to enhance the size of the frontcourt center. In fact, Pelinka's idea is correct. She was eliminated in the playoffs this year because she was not in a precourt, especially the last game, which is a microcosm of a series. Just look at who the Lakers will introduce, which is also very important.

I don't know if you noticed that after the end of this season's series, James was not discouraged, unlike last season. James also talked about how long he would fight and admitted that he decided it was his own decision. In addition, Shams also said that James will not retire because he still has a 54 million player option. In addition, his second son will run for the election in 26 years, and James may also play for a few more years. In terms of these, it is also quite interesting.

In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, if James continues to play, he must truly give up his identity as the controller of the game and play for 25-30 minutes by himself. James has shown signs of exhaustion this season's playoffs and his physical fitness cannot support a whole round of the series. If the Lakers want to make changes, they must start with James. James is going to retreat to the second line, just like a transitional veteran. The Lakers can no longer rely on James.

The Lakers have to do one more thing this offseason, that is, renew Doncic as much as possible. Doncic himself also talked about potential contract renewals. Doncic said bluntly that he had never thought about these things. Everything here is very good and he is very happy to be here. As for this matter, the Lakers should calm down and talk to Doncic, and they can renew their contracts in advance this offseason. As for whether to renew the contract in detail, let’s take a look at August this year, which will be very important at that time. As the team coach, Redick also talked about the offseason situation and said bluntly that he must achieve the championship status in the offseason and that the players must maintain a better and better state. In fact, as far as the current Lakers lineup is concerned, winning the championship is impossible. If you can get another younger frontcourt player in the offseason, a player like Zubac, then the Lakers can still consider these things, otherwise you really don’t have to think about it.