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Rebuilding the team? 190 million cores in 4 years are not needed, aiming at Yang Hansen? The Lakers opportunity is here again

2:45pm, 10 June 2025Basketball

The NBA Finals have not started yet, but various potential transaction rumors have been constantly mentioned, including earlier reporters revealing that Durant may have reached a deal with the Spurs, just waiting for official announcement; Durant's jersey in the Phoenix store has also been sold. When everyone's eyes are focused on Durant, a team was exposed to put all the chips in the team on the shelves, including two cores, which they aim to knock down and rebuild. Demolition team and reconstruction! I don’t want 190 million in 4 years, aim at Yang Hansen? The Lakers' chance is here again.

According to Jazz's team reporter Sarah Todd, league sources revealed that the Jazz are expected to be willing to hear trade offers involving this year's draft picks and existing rosters. There are many good rotation lineups in the team, namely, combat players such as Collins, Sexton, Clarkson, etc., who are all popular candidates for trading. These players can bring the Jazz the chips they want, becoming an important part of their reconstruction.

However, some league sources also revealed that the team's two core members Markkanen and Kessler are expected to be put on the shelves. It is worth mentioning that famous reporter Bill Simmons also reported that sources from all parties in the league believe that the Jazz is willing to listen to the offer about Markkanin. This means that the Jazz will likely be demolished and rebuilt during the offseason. However, due to his large contract, the market prospects are not expected to be clear; at the same time, Jazz's asking for Kessler is very high.

Markanin was very popular in the last offseason, and many teams wanted to get him, but Anji's asking price for Markanin was too high and he did not reach a deal in the end; he and the Jazz reached an early contract renewal and signed a five-year, $238 million contract, which is also the largest contract in the history of the Jazz. Currently, Markanin's contract has 4 years and 196 million US dollars left. However, he averaged only 19 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the regular season last season, with a shooting percentage of 42.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.6%, but the data is good, but thinking that his annual salary does not have a high cost-effective performance, it is very likely to lose his hands. After all, he is not Gobert, and the other teams are not the Timberwolves. Kessler's popularity is expected to be higher than Markkanen, who averaged 11.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game last season and shot 66.2%. He is young enough and has enough room to grow, and is a player that many teams hope to get. The reporter revealed that the Lakers once gained great power with Knector + first round assets before the trading deadline. They must have used this framework to ask Jazz Kessler, but Jazz refused. Now that Kessler is once again put on the Rockets, the Lakers still have a chance to get him. After all, strengthening the inside is the most important part of the Lakers' offseason. Lakers reporter Daniel Starkand said he didn't know if Ma Wei's offer plus the 27-year high protection in the first round can get Kessler? But the Lakers will definitely call to quote.

For the Jazz, it is very likely that they will be demolished and rebuilt during the offseason, depending on what draft picks and players can be exchanged for. However, in Anji's previous style of doing things, if you want to complete the transaction from him, you must pay more chips. Another news about Yang Hansen was mentioned. He had tried the Jazz before and was considered a frontcourt player who could be selected with a second round pick. Promising to be a young and potential substitute behind Kessler. It is worth noting that the Jazz have two second round picks, 43 and 53, and if Yang Hansen is in a thicker position, they have two chances to pick him.

For the Lakers, strengthening on the offseason is one of their important operations. Now it depends on whether they can get Kessler through the quotation. Of course, many teams are expected to focus on the Jazz, and the Lakers' competitiveness is probably not enough; another focus is in which pick Yang Hansen will be selected.

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