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39 million in 2 years! The Lakers averaged 15+10 centers per game? This is good news for Doncic

2:25am, 4 June 2025【Basketball】

In the regular season, Sabonis Jr. led the league with 415 screenings. Following closely behind were Gobert's 344 and Jaart Allen's 314.

In terms of screen assists, Sabonis led the league with 931 points. Following closely behind is Gobert's 870 points and Jaart Allen's 729 points. According to the split data, considering that DeRozan has the possibility of leaving the Kings, Sabonis is indeed a very good candidate for strengthening the Lakers. I mean, having the top-level cover level, you can play one or five pick-and-roll with Doncic.

In addition, according to the data of 3986 passes and 423 assists, Sabonis Jr. also has elite-level support. In this way, the Lakers' offensive tactics will be more diversified.

However, considering Sa's all-around attributes and the Kings' hostility towards the Lakers, it is almost impossible for Pelinka to trade the former. I mean, even if I send it to Sacramento, I won’t agree.

At the same time, we saw Boltel in the 12th place (222 times), using cover to create 492, and the league 16th. In other words, although it cannot reach Sabonis's level, Boltel's cover is also an elite-level existence in the league.

According to open-air platform reporter Mike Scott, the Lakers have a strong trading interest in Boltel, and it is not ruled out that they will bring the latter to Los Angeles this summer.

Although this message is still in a rumor state, it seems to be very credible in my opinion.

Description point 1: Contract. Even this summer, Boltel still has two years and 39 million contracts. Although the average salary is only 19.5 million, this is still a great burden for the rebuilding of the Raptors. To be precise, what is needed for a rebuilding team is not immediate combat power but expiring contracts or bargaining chips suitable for reconstruction.

Explanation point 2: combat power. In addition to the cover ability mentioned just now, Boltel has a double-double average of 15+10 per game in the regular season, and obviously has relatively good combat power.

To sum up two points, especially the first point, Pelinka's expiration contract +1-2 second rounds is still very likely to get Boltel. To put it bluntly, Hachimura Shira's expiration contract is attractive to the Raptors.

If the Lakers can get Boltel, I think this is definitely good news for Doncic.

Reason: Features. Whether it is the Mavericks or the Lakers, pick-and-roll is the main way Doncic ends. With Boltel, the two can play one or five pick-and-roll. For Doncic, this can maximize the power of the offensive end.

In addition, Boltel grabbed the 17th most frontcourt rebounds in the league. From another perspective, this can increase the number of second attacks to a certain extent. Potentially, it is helpful for winning.

Now, it depends on whether Pelinka can trade to Boltel with chips such as Hachimura.

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