Live broadcast, July 19 according to ESPN’s Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin, Anthony Davis is expected to sign an early renewal contract before the start of the new season training camp.
“In Rob Pelinka’s view, Anthony Davis is the best representative of the Lakers now. He thinks Davis still performed well with foot injuries last season, it is also the main reason why the Lakers can win the Championship in 2020 (Davis played the best role). He (Pelinka) hopes Davis will stay with the Lakers,” McMenamin said, “I don’t care much about how this matter will develop, whether it is the maximum number of years or the maximum amount (top salary), it remains to be seen that this will be solved between Rich Paul (Davis’s agent), Pelinka and Jenny Bass.”
“But as far as the current situation is concerned, I expect to reach some kind of agreement (renewal). A large part of the reason is that one is to realize Davis as a trading chip. When he is healthy, the value brought by his combination with James on the court cannot be copied, you just can’t copy it. This is absolutely impossible, “McMenamin said.” You must also realize that LeBlanc is 39 years old and will enter the 21st season of his career with a limited window. Therefore, if you want to find a beautiful deal about Davis and try to form a new team, it is wrong, and you may waste the rest of your career time. Besides, listen, we know this alliance is a business alliance. What would you do if you didn’t provide the quotation for renewing the contract in advance? You will put pressure from another angle and say that I want to jump out of the contract. So I am quite confident that Davis will attend the training camp with an early renewal contract.”
Davis’s current contract will expire in 2025, and the salary for the next two seasons will be 40.6 million dollars and 43.22 million dollars respectively (there is an option to terminate the contract in advance). If the contract is renewed in advance this year, Davis can sign a contract of up to $0.17 billion for three years.
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