After the Lakers signed Ayton, there is still one good news, and Pelinka is once again a god! The 5 Tigers no longer have shortcomings

Since the opening of free agents' open day on July 1, all strong teams have shown extremely high levels of management to strengthen the lineup, especially the Rockets and Nuggets in the West. These two teams have become the existences in the West that can challenge the Thunder's dominance. Of course, the Lakers lacked the inside line. They did nothing in the first two days in the free agent market, and even made Finney Smith sign the Rockets in vain, which made fans feel very angry. Pelinka signed Laravia of the Kings on a two-year, $12 million contract, and so far they used some middle-class special cases. The remaining $8.1 million is available for subsequent operations.

As the Lakers' favorite centers are already famous, the situation where the Lakers cannot win the big center is puzzling. Lopez, the Greater one, joined the Clippers in the same city for 18 million in two years. Capela returned to the Rockets where his dream began, which greatly increased the Rockets' inside strength. Fortunately, the Trail Blazers sent assists, and they directly bought out the No. 1 pick Aiton. After Ayton spent the clarification period at 5 a.m. this morning, he immediately reached a signing intention with the Lakers.

The Lakers offered Ayton a contract of 16.6 million for two years, and the starting salary was exactly 8.1 million. In the previous buyout agreement, Aiton gave up $1 million. In fact, Ayton performed quite well with the Trail Blazers last season. He played a total of 95 games for the Trail Blazers in two seasons, averaging 31.5 minutes per game, and was able to score 15.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 1.6 assists, and 0.9 blocks. In the first seven years of his career, Ayton's data was quite impressive, and he averaged a double-double per game, but he was on par with active players such as Antetokounmpo and Vucevic.

He averaged 14 + 10 points per game in the first seven seasons, and is also the sixth star to do so since 1986. It can be compared with stars such as Duncan, O'Neal, David Robinson, Olajuwon, Williams and others. In fact, Ayton has never grown up in the right environment. When he played with Paul in the Suns, his performance was pretty good, but he did not meet the standards of the Suns' third star who hit the championship. Now a few years later, he has received further training. When he was playing for the Trail Blazers last year, his late training for many times annoyed the management. In fact, thinking about the Trail Blazers being in the reconstruction period and there were no big-name stars in charge, it was understandable that Ayton was playing a big-name player.

Eaton was the No. 1 pick in 2018, while Lakers' core Luca Doncic was the No. 2018. It is worth mentioning that this will also be the 9th No. 1 pick James has worked with, and the most in NBA history. Now that he comes to the Lakers, he is with Doncic and James, I believe Ayton will definitely be able to play more attentively. After all, this is a key battle in his career. If he doesn't play well, he is likely to be given up by the league. As the No. 1 pick in the same class as Doncic, these two top three stars can finally join forces, which is also an opportunity for Ayton.

At the same time, he can also provide three aspects to the Lakers. First of all, Ayton's joining can improve the Lakers' offense and defense in the inside. On the offensive end, his finishing and pick-and-roll ability at the basket is quite strong. With the passing of James and Doncic, he can definitely improve his finishing ability in the inside. At the same time, he also has a certain mid-range jump shot, which can open up space for the Lakers. Of course, his defense and frame protection are also excellent.

The second is to enhance the competitiveness of the lineup. Ayton will undoubtedly play as the starting lineup after joining. At that time, the Lakers can send Doncic, Rivers, James, Hachimura and Ayton to start the five Tigers. This lineup combines height, space and organizational capabilities, so James does not need to frequently attack the inside. Hachimura Shizuo can also form tactical linkage with Ayton on the front line to help the team enrich the offensive level.

Third, the Lakers can make reasonable use of their cap space. They used half of the middle-class contract to get the coveted big center, avoiding the long-term cap space being locked, and also gaining instant combat power. This flexible operation allowed Pelinka to become a god in one battle.

The Lakers have another good news after signing Ayton. According to NBA reporter Allen, the Lakers are still vigorously pursuing the 39-year-old Horford. The Lakers are preparing to use a biennial special case to provide Horford with a $5 million offer. This biennial special case is actually an additional contract in the NBA to help higher-paid teams perform minor repairs and supplements. It only happens that the Lakers can use this year, which is a great benefit for them. Horford has performed pretty well this season. Although he is 39 years old, he obviously has enough energy.

He is 2.06 meters tall and weighs 106kg. He played 60 games for the Celtics last season, starting in 42 of them, averaging 27.7 minutes per game, and able to contribute 9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. The most important thing is that his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 36.7%, he can average 1.9 three-pointers and 89% free throw shooting percentage. In the Lakers, he can act as Ayton's substitute, so that his physical fitness will be saved and it will be beneficial to improve efficiency. Currently, the Lakers are in the lead in the competition for Horford. With other strong teams getting centers, Horford is likely to join the Lakers. In the end, the center problem that has plagued the Lakers for many years was finally perfectly solved, and Pelinka made fans look at him with admiration.