Whether it can be met, General Manager Pelinka made a promise to solve the fatal shortcomings has become the key to LeBron s stay in the team.

The NBA playoffs are still in full swing this season, but the Lakers, which ranked third in the regular season this year, lost to the Timberwolves 1-4 in the first round, and unfortunately ended in the first round. James' 22nd season of his career came to an end. However, judging from the overall playoff trend, the Lakers are not out of the game.

Compared with the Timberwolves, the Lakers do not have an advantage in overall strength. Although they have won 50 wins this season, the Timberwolves, which ranks sixth, also won 49 wins, and there is only one game behind the winning game between the two teams. At the same time, in terms of star players, the Timberwolves have Edwards, Gobert and Randle who can match the Lakers.

So in terms of the results of the game, the Lakers lost the game and the team's lineup were flawed in their performance on the spot. Moreover, as James grew older, the Lakers were able to seize the last chance of this lineup to win the championship, which has also become the focus of heated discussion. Just recently, Lakers core James and general manager Pelinka also accepted interviews with reporters, and people may find some clues.

James did not give a clear answer to whether to continue his career next season. He said that this was not something he could decide alone, and he needed to return to his family and discuss with his family. However, Shams, a famous NBA reporter, said on a TV show that he said that James is very likely to continue his career next season. After all, it is a very cool thing to start his 23rd career game with the Lakers wearing the No. 23 jersey.

The same general manager Pelinka said in an interview that during the offseason, the team's management will try its best to meet James and Doncic's lineup requirements for the team and strive to be perfect. James kept silent about such remarks. When the reporter asked whether the team needed to join a center player in the offseason, James joked that he could not say this. In the middle of the season, his good brother Anthony Davis was traded to the Mavericks less than a week after he talked about it.

However, it is everyone's consensus that the Lakers need a real center. In this year's playoffs, only Hayes, the Lakers are the real center. Due to the lack of insiders, the 2.03-meter eight-inch slapped has to take the center position. However, it is obviously impossible to get Hays, who averages only 1.8 points and 2 rebounds per game in the playoffs, to confront Gobert, Randall and others in the interior.

When facing the Lakers, Gobert, who basically has no independent offensive ability, can transform into a big killer in the inside. In the fifth game between the two teams, Gobert scored 27 points and 24 rebounds, just like the big shark O'Neal possessed. At the same time, Randle is in a good position in the inside offense, averaging 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in the series. The Lakers basically have no right defender.

So it is urgent for the Lakers to introduce a strong franchise protection center during the offseason. Looking back now, even though the team gave up Davis' trade in Doncic and insisted on using Kneckett and traded Hornets Mark Williams in the first round in the future, the team that can now advance to the next round may be the Los Angeles Lakers.

Mark Williams is only 23 years old this year. As a rising star in the league with a strong upward momentum, he averaged 15.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 blocks per game in the past season, shooting as high as 60.4% from the field and shooting percentage of free throws was as high as 80.4%. After the Lakers killed this deal on the grounds that Mark had a potential injury, Mark Williams won a double-double in eight of the next nine games, slapped the Lakers in the face.

Especially after the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round, Mark Williams even posted a smile on social media to express the dissatisfaction of the Lakers giving up him. Perhaps this offseason, Lakers General Manager Pelinka doesn't have to do much action at all. She just needs to restart Mark Williams's trade and complete him is already perfect. Do you think if the Lakers had Mark Williams in the playoffs, they would still be eliminated by the Timberwolves? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!