A Lakers player undergoes surgery! Well-known reporter: Lakers are most likely to get center Claxton

Some time ago, James chatted casually on a talk show, saying that he saw someone on the Internet saying "James has no skills", and as a result, including Brother Alphabet, Ray Allen and others, they all stood up to support James. The point of view is basically the same, if a player has no skills, how can he become the all-time scoring leader?

Former Lakers player Beverley also said about it yesterday: "LeBron has the most points in history, and some people say that he plays the longest time, so he should score the most." But if you don't have the skills, you're going to be far from those records. He has a lot of skills, people think that dribbling all the time is a skill, if your body and strength can pass people directly, isn't that a skill? ”

There are only two players in NBA history who have scored more than 5,000 points in a single season:

James 5317 points (2017-18)
Doncic 5056 points (2023-24)
This statistic is the total number of points created by a player scoring + assists. You see, James's data is also the first in history, can someone without technology do such a thing?

Regarding the Lakers' roster structure next season, someone on the outside network gave suggestions. He said that under the existing collective bargaining agreement, the Big Three model would not work. Today's games require speed, athleticism, size, height, ball intelligence, personality, depth and variety.

The essence of the plan to build a lineup around James and Doncic is the same, put the right 3-and-D players around them, have the right height, ball quotient, match Doncic's rhythm of the game, and avoid using players who are unbalanced offensively and defensively as much as possible.

The Lakers have to go all out this summer to add the right players around Doncic, and Pelinka seems to understand what is going on. According to Lakers reporters, he's looking for the right guy to upgrade the roster.

NBA reporter Jake Fischer reports that the Lakers have always been interested in Lopez, but that doesn't mean the Lakers will necessarily pursue him, but it's certain that the Lakers will sign a man in the center market this summer.

Lakers reporter Anthony Irwin said Claxton is the most likely center for the Lakers: "Claxton is the most likely center: "Claxton is the most likely, and Lakers management has a near-term basis for cooperation with the Nets — Finney-Smith was traded last summer, and we all know that Pelinka is used to working with a fixed management team. By all indications, Claxton's transfer path is the smoothest. If I had to bet on which big man the Lakers would trade, my answer would definitely be Claxton. ”

By the way, there were Lakers players who had successful surgery today, and it was a success. According to ESPN, Finneysmith has undergone surgery on his left ankle and is expected to recover and train ahead of the start of training camp for the 2025-26 season.

The 31-year-old striker has been battling injuries over the past few seasons and the surgery will clear up a long-standing injury problem and allow him to play pain-free in the future. After being traded by the Nets to the Lakers, Finney Smith missed eight games due to "left ankle injury management." While with the Nets, he also missed 12 games with a left ankle injury, which caused discomfort in his left calf.

With the Lakers this season, Finneysmith averaged 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 39.8% from three-point range. In the playoffs, he averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and shot 36.8% from three-point range. He has a player option of 15.39 million next season, which will most likely be exercised to stay with the Lakers.

Take care of your injuries and look forward to his heroics next season.