Average of 38.4 points per game, with a maximum salary of 238 million in five years! The Warriors missed Markanen, and the Lakers welcomed a good opportunity for the four-man team

The European Championships are starting in the offseason of the NBA. For NBA big-name players such as Antetokounmpo, Doncic, and Jokic, this offseason is very busy, and the continuous rotation may also affect the preparations for the NBA in the new season. But unexpectedly, in the past half month, the one who really caught the limelight was Markanen. Compared to Doncic's isolation, Jokic's keeping his low profile, Antetokounmpo's little trial, Makanen was able to hold on for a whole season in the NBA and finally won the big fight on the international stage! In the latest game, Makanin led the Finnish team to beat the British team 109-79 by 30 points. Makanin only played 23 minutes, made 13 of 22 shots, scored 43 points and 4 steals! The performance in the European Championship will help many NBA championship-level teams to compete for players.

Since the warm-up match before the European Championship, Makanin has shown his super killer side. In the two warm-up matches with Belgium, Makanin scored 48 points and 31 points respectively, which is a dimensional reduction blow. In the warm-up match, facing Poland (Poland easily defeated Slovenia led by Doncic in the main season), Makanin was still unstoppable. He made 10 of 17 shots in 24 minutes, made 19 of 20 free throws, and scored 42 points and 12 rebounds! After the main match started, in his first match against Sweden, Makanen scored 28 points in 32 minutes, with a net victory of 28 points on the court, and stood up to lead the team to win at the critical moment. After 5 games, he averaged 38.4 points per game, making him the first player in this summer's European Championship! In the past season, Makanen has been very frustrated with the Jazz, averaging 19 points and 6 rebounds per game.

Even according to US media, since he always wins points on the court, the Jazz can only use various excuses to reduce his playing time in order to facilitate the performance! Last summer, the Warriors were infinitely close to getting Makanen, and there were two trading options, one was to take out Kumingga + Moody + first-round pick; the other was Kumingga + first-round pick + Podjemsky. According to Bay Area media, Cole took the initiative to call Markanen to inform him that he was optimistic about his position to replace Mengmeng Green in the future. But then the team reporter Slater reported that Zhu Meng Green took the initiative to put pressure on: he believed that Makanen was only a quasi-All-star level and was not worth the team wasting Kumingga and draft picks. The Jazz finally renewed the contract with Markanin with a super maximum salary of 238 million in 5 years, and will never be sold at a low price!

First of all, it is indeed a pity that the Warriors missed Makanen. The team was trapped by Kumingga this summer. The Warriors were only willing to give a contract of 2 years and 45 million to lead the team. Kumingga broke the dead and was likely to delay until October 1st to directly execute the 1-year 7.9 million qualification quotation, and wait until tomorrow summer left freely. The Warriors verbally promised to sign the stars, such as Horford + Payton Jr. + Curry Jr. + Melton, are either too old or too short. According to the 2K updated player ability value in the new season, we can see that the Warriors only have 90+ (94), Butler 87, Green 81, and the rest are all below 80, which is at the bottom among the top ten teams in the Western Conference last season! The key is that Butler is getting older and his body is unable to support the long regular season, and the Warriors are entering a downward trend.

For Macanen, his performance in the European Championship will make some championship-level teams ready to take action at any time. Due to the contract renewal of 238 million yuan last summer, it was impossible to trade in the second half of the year after the renewal (missing the trading deadline last season), this summer, Makanen has frequently been associated with the Lakers. Previously, the US media listed a set of plans, and the Lakers could take out Kneckett + Hachimura Hiroshi + Vincent + Cleber + 31-year unprotected first-round pick + a first-round swap right to get Markanen from the Jazz. For the Jazz, it is no secret that Anji values ​​the Lakers' first-round picks the most. The key is to free up salary space (Hamura Shizuo + Vincent + Kleber are all expiring contracts), and Knector's value is also equivalent to a first-round.

For the Lakers, Makanen, who is only 28 years old, is fully suitable for Doncic's core team building pace in the next 10 years. As a tall shooter forward, Makanen has shooting output and can digest the ball. The key is that he is very good at cutting and pick-and-roll, and is 2.13 meters tall, and can also participate in the basket confrontation and frame protection. Makanen can adapt to the fifth position of the small lineup. In the traditional fourth position, he also has the advantages of shooting and height, similar to Thick Brow, and is very comprehensive on the offensive end. Los Angeles media bluntly stated that it can be expected that next season will be the last season for James to represent the Lakers. If James leaves freely next summer, the Lakers will face great pressure on signings and have room for salary, but Reeves' contract renewal is a problem.

And people like Jokic, Antetokounmpo, may not really want to leave their parent team and join Doncic in Los Angeles. The Lakers' goal of introducing Makanen at this stage is to successfully complete the transition between the Lakers' old and new, and ensure that Doncic has absolute firepower support. At the same time, next season, the team can have a four-tier team of Doncic + Reeves + James + Markanen, and match the Western Conference's strongest in terms of height and projection. According to the performance of the Markaning European Championships, it is estimated that the Jazz talker Angie will soon raise the price, and the Lakers really need to take action as soon as possible.