Ayton & Smart & Laravia joins! Lake Records praises Pelinka: Successful signings in offseason

Today's Lakers' record Mike Trudell wrote an article about the team's offseason operation. He praised Pelinka, and the following is some of the content.

Lakers' basketball operations president and general manager Robert Pelinka completed a remarkable task in the NBA offseason: introducing three talented players without giving up future assets.

Center DeAndre Ayton is the number one rookie in the same class as Luca Doncic in the 2018 draft, while Marcus Smart is the defensive player of the year in 2022. After the two reached a buyout agreement with their former clubs, the Lakers were able to sign the two free agents.

Pelinka briefly evaluated each new player:

Regarding Ayton, Pelinka believes: "Our primary goal in this offseason is to bring in a starting center, which we believe DeAndre is the ideal candidate to achieve this goal and is very suitable to join our existing core squad. DeAndre's height, mobility and athleticism will allow him to score and protect the rim. His playoff experience in NBA Finals teams is also consistent with our ultimate championship goal."

Regarding Smart, Pelinka believes: "Players like Marcus Smart join our squad, Enable us to compete at the highest level. Marcus perfectly interprets the spirit of winning first—whether it’s a key performance on the defensive end or a key shot at the most intense game. He understands and knows how to win the playoffs. The configuration of a player like Marcus around our star players is crucial to our game and victory next season. It is undoubtedly an exciting player introduction. "

Meanwhile, Jack Laravia was traded to the Kings by the Grizzlies before the trade deadline in February; the Kings reportedly hope to re-sign him, but Laravia chose to join the Lakers. Pelinka once said: "Jack is a high IQ dual-athletic player with ideal skills suitable for the JJ Redick system. He is a destructive defender who uses his body shape and physical fitness to make opponents' mistakes. On the offensive end, he can shoot three-pointers and is good at creating space for himself and his teammates. Considering that he is only 23 years old, we think Jack has huge basketball potential and will be well cultivated in the Lakers' basketball development plan."

In addition, the Lakers' draft was exchanged for the No. 36 signing with cash + 45 signing, and selected Adou Tierro. They are full of expectations for this tall and athletic wing player, and hope to continue to train him under the leadership of head coach JJ Redick and his team.

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