Locking the 14-man roster, the Lakers enter the Doncic era! Team record reveals James transformation into defense and no ball

Locked in the 14-man roster, the Lakers officially entered the Doncic era! Team reporter revealed that the old core James is working hard to transform and will focus on defense and off-ball in the new season.

Locked the 14-man roster

Offs Since the offseason, the Lakers have completed the lineup strengthening at the limit while James has executed the $52.6 million player option to stay in the team to lock the space, and have successively introduced three new players in the free market.

Although there are still some role players in the free market that are worth betting on, and the Lakers can also strengthen through the trading market, the Purple and Gold Army's plan is to leave more chips and salary space for 27 years to build a team around Doncic again.

According to the latest report by Brett Siegel, a reporter from the US media "ClutchPoints", the Lakers will not adjust their lineup through trades for the time being, but plan to keep their existing lineup into training camp.

The Lakers will be very active before the February trade deadline, but before that, the Lakers want to give this lineup a chance.

The focus of the inspection targets are Vincent and Claybel. The Lakers want to see what performance they can bring and then decide whether to trade them.

This means that the Lakers will lock in the current 14-man roster, with the specific personnel as follows:

Potential starters: Doncic, Reeves, James, Haymura Lesser and Ayton;

It is expected that substitutes: Vanderbilt, Vincent, Claybel, Laravia, Smart, Kneckett, Hays, Brownie and Thiero.

The Doncic era has arrived

Since the Lakers ignored James' agent pressure and left more chips and salary space to Doncic, it is obvious that the Purple and Gold Legion has begun to plan to enter the Doncic era.

Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin made this clear in his latest article, and Pelinka and the Lakers will usher in the Doncic era.

This is not difficult to see from the attitude and behavior of the Lakers' management. When Doncic was fighting in the European Championship, Lakers' general manager Pelinka and former boss Jenny Buss flew to Europe to cheer for him. During the period, Pelinka did not forget to praise Doncic, saying that he could see Doncic devote himself to training and maintain a great figure, which made me feel that it was worth it to fly over the ocean to meet him.

But this does not mean that James will be traded, because Pelinka does not want Doncic to be surrounded by a worse lineup than last season in the new season. If it is traded, James will inevitably face such a result.

At the same time, Doncic himself does not want James to be traded, and he also understands that James wants to make the best choice for himself in the last few years of his career. Doncic, who is playing in the European Championship, gave the same statement during an interview with Sports Central LA.

Doncic bluntly stated that James can help the team as long as he appears, he will help the team win, and James knows how to win the game.

At the same time, Doncic said that the only goal of the new season is to win the championship. Even if he was eliminated in the first round of last season, the team's goal will always be only one champion.

James plans to transform

With Doncic becoming the core of the team, the old core James is also working hard to transform.

According to Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin, James has had close communication and contact with Doncic throughout the summer to explore how to maximize the cooperation potential of the two.

James' current plan is to focus on improving off-ball and defense, not only focusing on improving offensive skills when taking the ball, but also spending more energy to prepare the body so that more energy can be put into the defensive end.