Who will be introduced? Reporter: The Lakers are seeking to upgrade to the inside line. There are two names worth paying close attention to

May 31 Today, Forbes Sports NBA reporter Evan Sidery talked about the Lakers' potential goal of upgrading the inside. The original text of Evan Sidery is as follows:

The Lakers are focused on introducing a big man with excellent athletic talent and good at hitting the basket and completing the end of the basket.

After the Mark Williams trade failed, the two names that need to be closely watched this summer are Clarkston and Gafford.

The Nets have expressed their openness to sending Clarkston away, while Gafford is seeking a salary increase to renew his contract early (this report was refuted by the player himself).

Clarkston renewed a four-year, $97 million contract with the Nets last year, and the contract has only been executed for one year. Gafford's contract expires next year. His salary this season is $13.39 million and his salary in the 2025-26 season will be $14.39 million.

This season's regular season, Clarkston played 70 games for the Nets, averaging 26.9 minutes per game, scoring 10.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.4 blocks; Gafford played 57 games for the Mavericks, and averaged 21.5 minutes per game, scoring 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 blocks per game.