Today, ESPN famous reporter Tim Bontemps talked about the Lakers' recent operations in a podcast program, and believed that the team still needs to strengthen its outside line while maintaining stability. The following is some of the content. The best situation for the Lakers right now is to keep things steady, as James' future and his motivation in Los Angeles are still very uncertain. If the Lakers want to achieve great results in the playoffs next season, they still have a lot to do.
One of Luca's best friends Dorian Finney Smith just went to the Rockets, which didn't bode well for the team. They should actually do what they need to do to prove to Luca Doncic that he deserves to play there for a long time.
I think DeAndre Ayton will help them. He may be the second best center in the market this summer after Miles Turner. He is a talented player who can help the team and is obviously a better option than Hayes, who is now placed as his backup. But this team still has many loopholes in their outside defense. They have almost no outside defense talents and lack shooting ability. Overall, although they ranked third in the West last year, I think their strength is either flat or slightly worse now.
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