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There are less than 7 days left! The Lakers should make a decision on him, but the result is that they will not renew their contract?

9:26am, 26 September 2025【Basketball】

This summer, Luke Doncic and the Lakers reached a three-year, $165 million early renewal.

How cost-effective is this contract?

The average salary is 55 million. You should know that Curry (59 million), Embiid (55 million) and Jokic (55 million) in the 25th to 26th quarters are no less than this number. More importantly, the salary cap will rise every year, and the annual salary of potential players will also rise. The renewal of "East 77" also gave Pelinka a reassurance. To be precise, he could give it a try to strengthen the lineup. Of course, it is precisely because of the former's contract renewal that the Lakers' future first round is relatively worthless. From this perspective, even though the Lakers and Heat restarted the Wiggins trade, Riley still insisted on asking for the first round.

Speaking of this, something interesting is coming.

In addition, according to the NBA China official website, it is unlikely that the Lakers will reach a contract renewal with Hachimura before training camp. Note, the start time of the 25-26 season training camp is September 30, which means less than 7 days.

As the training camp approaches, the Lakers should make a decision on Hachimura Shizuo whether to renew the contract. I think it is highly likely that the contract will not be renewed.

Irreplaceable

Hakura Hachimura has made a total of 451 mid-range shots, hitting 202 goals and shooting rate of 44.8%. Ingram's mid-range shooting rate in his career was 46.1%, and Middleton's digit was 47.2%.

is close to the All-Star CET level. In the past, Hachimura's CET was an important means of "breaking the ice" when the team was unable to start off the offense or facing a tall team like the Timberwolves and the Nuggets, which liked to retreat.

However, Pelinka signed Ayton this summer.

Aiton's mid-range shooting rate has reached 46%, and more importantly, the proportion of shooting is as high as 19.4%. Every last 5 shots, there is one from the middle distance and the shooting rate is close to 50%. Obviously, this is a good replacement for Hachimura Shizuo's mid-range shot. The irreplaceability of Hachimura is reduced, which is one of them.

Cost-performance ratio

For the current situation, the Lakers have three expiring contracts, Hachimura Shizuki, Vincent and Kleber, but with 15+ combat power, the former is obviously the most cost-effective. From the side, it is also the most attractive of the three people when it comes to the trading market. High cost performance, this is the second.

Reinforcement needs

Why do the Lakers restart Wiggins' trading negotiations with the Heat?

It is very important that the team lacks a forward line with a certain ability to combine offense and defense and shoot, and "big mouth" is a player that can be satisfied and is expected to trade by the Lakers.

Of course, Pelinka may not be able to trade Wiggins, but at least his attitude has shown that the Lakers want to make a difference in the new season, otherwise they can just wait for the new season to start.

Since there is a need for reinforcement, Hachimura is a good bargaining chip with a certain cost-effectiveness. If the contract renewal is completed, the value of the transaction will decrease to varying degrees. The team has a need for reinforcement, which is the third one.

In summary, the reason why the Lakers will not renew Hachimura Hiraki, or at least not renew the contract before the mid-season, is mainly reflected in three points:

1. The irreplaceability is reduced;

2. The expiration contract has high cost-effectiveness;

3. The team has a need for reinforcement.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

Why is Reeves almost a non-selling product in the Lakers?

It is very important that his ball-holding ability is not possible at this stage except for "Dong Zhan", so it has a large proportion of irreplaceable. In contrast, Hachimura Shizuo, one of the reasons why he can become a starter in the Lakers is the stable middle distance.

But now this point can be completely replaced by Ayton. Since the irreplaceability has decreased, the probability of renewing the contract or even leaving the team will increase to a certain extent.

Finally, I expect Pelinka will not complete a contract renewal with Hachimura before the middle of the season, and will even trade him before the start of the season.