70 million in 4 years? The Monk-style tragedy will be staged again. Where should the Lakers go this summer?

24-25 regular season, Malik Monk scored 1117 points in 939 shots. It is worth mentioning that the score is a new single-quarter high in his career.

Putting aside the scoring point, the 2849 passes sent in series converted 362 assists. In terms of assists alone, Edwards 359 times and Mitchell 354 times. To a large extent, Monk has completed the transformation from a single terminator to a dual-energy guard.

In fact, when Fox was traded to the Spurs, Monk took on the burden of the King's tactical starting point. For example, in the Rockets, Cavaliers, Nuggets, Celtics and other games, the number of assists in a single game is no less than 7 times.

Speaking of Monk, the Lakers cannot be avoided. After the 21 summer contract with the Hornets expired, Monk joined the Los Angeles Lakers with a minimum salary of one year. The purpose is obvious: gilding. There are two explanations for this:

First, injury. In the 21-22 season, the Lakers, including James, Davis, Nunn, and many others, suffered injuries. As a last resort, Ham gave Monk more opportunities to perform - the starting rate of 48.7% was a career high except for this season.

Second, seize the opportunity. In this season, Monk made 826 shots to a career-high 59.7% true shooting percentage. Among them, the 40+ single game against the Nuggets and the consecutive three-pointers against the Mavericks, Nets and Kings are the few highlights of the Lakers this season.

In the end, although it was only a basic salary player, the Lakers beat the opponent by 0.3 points in 100 rounds in the 2138 minutes of Monk's presence, which is higher than the two core players, James and Mei. In other words, when Monk is on the court, the Lakers are in a winning position.

Of course, thanks to his continued outstanding performance, Monk was signed by the Kings for 19 million in two years at the end of the season. Speaking of this, I have to say: It’s not that Pelinka doesn’t want to stay Monk but he just can’t stay at all. My above, because there is only one year contract, Pelinka can only issue a contract of about 6 million without the complete bird rights or even the drought bird rights.

Obviously, it is unattractive to have a king's contract for comparison.

Meanwhile, we know that Pelinka traded Russell and others for Finney Smith and Milton in the middle of the season.

Fenney Smith alone, when he was on the Timberwolves, the Lakers lost 3.0 in 100 rounds, the highest in the team; when he was not on the court, the team lost 17.3 in 100 rounds, second only to Doncic's 17.5 points.

In other words, Finney Smith's influence on the team has reached the core level. From another perspective, the Lakers were counted in the series against the Timberwolves but he did not lose. I mean, the Lakers' super high exposure is very good as the league's proven its "3D" characteristics. This summer, there is no need to worry about big contracts.

This summer, the "electric fan" holds the player options, and I think it will definitely jump out. On the one hand, he is 32 years old; on the other hand, he has relatively good performance this season. Taken together, it is the golden opportunity to pursue the last big contract in your career.

Although the Lakers have their own right to bird, considering the Lakers' limited salary space and the "3D" characteristics are almost suitable for any championship team, such as the Warriors, Rockets, etc. I mean, once the opponent issues a tempting contract, it will be difficult for the Lakers to match, and the Monk scene will appear.

Finally, it is hard to say what Finney Smith will go this summer, or whether she can continue to stay in the Lakers, but it is not difficult to get a four-year contract of about 70 million.