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After the Lakers were eliminated, Doncic talked about renewal, James was sure to be alone, and Reeves made a promise

3:34pm, 7 May 2025Basketball

After the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, the season officially ended. In fact, before the start of this round of series, the Lakers were generally optimistic, but considering that the two teams had a uniform lineup, the Timberwolves controlled the rhythm of the game, so naturally the Timberwolves won. After the Lakers were eliminated, all the games this season have been played. So what are the updates worth paying attention to after the Lakers are eliminated? After the Lakers were eliminated, Doncic talked about renewing the contract, James affirmed that he was alone, and Reeves made a promise.

Doncic everyone knows that we came to the Lakers halfway through this season. Although we did not make much breakthrough, Doncic is the future of the Lakers. We all know that Doncic can negotiate a contract renewal with the Lakers this offseason. After the game, he also talked about this topic. Doncic said frankly that he had not thought about these things yet, but to be honest, everything is very good here, and I'm very happy to be here. In fact, for Doncic, the Lakers are definitely full of stars.

If you want to talk about Doncic's contract renewal time, after August 3 this year, the Lakers will be able to do this with Doncic. However, considering Doncic's previous deal, he missed the super maximum salary, and he could sign a four-year contract of 229 million yuan this year during the offseason. In fact, as long as Doncic is willing, the Lakers will definitely get this contract. In addition, the Lakers also need to strengthen this offseason, otherwise they will be following the old path of this season. As the core of the team, James gives people the feeling in the playoffs that he is really old and doesn't play like a young man, even though he can score 20+ points. James was also very calm after the game and also talked about a lot of things. When talking about Redick, James also affirmed Redick and said bluntly that Redick was excellent this season. As a new coach, he has accomplished incredible work. I have to say that after getting the recognition of James, Redick became stable.

Of course, James also talked about how long he could play. After being eliminated this season, James was not as discouraged as last season. The message this season was that how long he wanted to play depends on himself, not others. In fact, James was not wrong. As long as he was willing, he could still play in the 2-3 season. Let’s see if James’s own wishes. Will next season be James’ last season? Let’s wait and see.

Reeves can be said to have realized his true form in this round of the series, and he fully demonstrated his disadvantage of poor physical talent. However, after being eliminated, Reeves also made a promise that he would return to the training hall to train hard, improve himself during the offseason, and he would definitely become better. In fact, Reeves has touched the ceiling, which is also the ceiling of players with mediocre talents, and there will be no improvement.

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