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作者:Jovan Buha
Lakers NBA Draft intel: Options for No. 17, and why a trade is increasingly
possible
湖人NBA选秀消息:17顺位签的选项与为何交易可能性逐渐增加
The first domino of the Lakers’ offseason is Thursday’s NBA Draft, when Los
Angeles will have a pivotal opportunity to bolster their roster ahead of free
agency.
The Lakers have the No. 17 and 47 picks, but there has been a growing buzz in
recent days that the Lakers, more likely than not, will trade their pick,
whether it’s moving up, down or out of the draft altogether, multiple team
sources not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic.
What are their various options? Let’s take a look.
湖人休赛季的第一张骨牌将会是星期四的NBA选秀，湖人将会有一个决定性的机会来在自由
市场开市前强化他们的阵容。
湖人现在有17顺位与47顺位，但根据内线指出近期湖人看起来越来越有可能会交易他们的
选秀权，无论是向上换、向下换或是直接离开选秀会。
有什么选项呢?我们现在来看看。
1. Keep the No. 17 pick
A few weeks ago, the Lakers were leaning toward keeping their pick. But there
has been an increasing buzz in recent days that the Lakers are now more
likely to deal their pick to leverage a golden opportunity to improve the
roster on draft night, those team sources said.
In the scenario that they stand pat and keep the No. 17 pick, the Lakers’
decade-long track record suggests they’ll find a useful player. The Lakers’
scouting department, spearheaded by assistant general manager and co-owner
Jesse Buss, and vice president of research and development and co-owner Joey
Buss, is one of the best in the league. They have found underrated talent at
all points of the draft.
It’s a delicate balance, but the Lakers can potentially find a player who
can contribute right away, but also develop into a core piece of the future.
They have been consistently linked to five names in recent weeks: Kobe
Bufkin, Dereck Lively II, Jett Howard, Nick Smith Jr. and Noah Clowney. All
five players are projected to go anywhere from the No. 10 pick to the early
20s. Howard, the 6-foot-7 Michigan wing, is projected to go No. 17 in Sam
Vecenie’s latest mock draft for The Athletic.
1.自用
几周前，湖人倾向把这些选秀权自用。但近期湖人看起来越来越有可能利用交易这些选秀
权来强化他们的阵容。
在他们自用的强况下，根据湖人过去10年的选秀史他们一定能找到有用的球员。由助理GM
与共同拥有者Jesse Buss与球员发展与研究总监同时也是共同拥有者Joey Buss所领导的球
探部门是联盟中的顶尖。他们从选秀的各个位置都能找到被低估的天赋。
这是一个微妙的平衡，湖人可能可以找到可以立即做出贡献的球员，但也可以找到未来的
核心之一。湖人这几周常常与五个名字连结在一起:Kobe Bufkin、Dereck Lively II、
Jett Howard、Nick Smith Jr.与Noah Clowney。这五个球员都被预测将会在第10顺位置20
顺位钱办这个区间挑走。根据Sam Vecenie的模拟选秀，湖人将会在第17顺位选入Jett
Howard这名来自密西根大学的6'7"侧翼。
2. Combine the pick with salary filler to upgrade the rotation
The Lakers have until June 29 to decide on whether to exercise Malik Beasley’
s $16.5 million team option and guarantee Mo Bamba’s $10.3 million
non-guaranteed contract. The primary value in exercising Beasley’s option
and guaranteeing Bamba’s salary, aside from potentially keeping one or both
players, is to trade the two players and their combined $26.8 million salary
for another rotation player or two. Ideally, such a trade would yield a
starter that can seamlessly plug in next to LeBron James, Anthony Davis and
Austin Reaves, a restricted free agent the Lakers are expecting to retain.
(Though there has been no formal announcement yet, the Lakers continue to
operate as if James will be back next season, despite him hinting at the
possibility of retirement in a news conference following the Lakers’
season-ending Game 4 defeat to Denver in the West finals.)
The framework of a deal would likely involve Beasley, Bamba and the No. 17
pick getting exchanged for a starter-level player. The Lakers could also
execute a smaller deal with only one of Beasley or Bamba, plus, potentially,
the pick. Names around the league that have been linked to the Lakers in
recent weeks include Indiana’s Myles Turner and Buddy Hield, Brooklyn’s
Dorian Finney-Smith and Royce O’Neale, Toronto’s Gary Trent Jr. and
Washington’s Kristaps Porziis, according to multiple league sources not
authorized to speak publicly.
If the Lakers make a trade on draft night, it’s possibly a signal that they’
re again using “pre-agency” – a term that Lakers vice president of
basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka coined at the trade
deadline — in place of retaining some of their own free agents. The salaries
of James, Davis, whoever they get back from a Beasley and Bamba deal, Jarred
Vanderbilt (the Lakers will guarantee his $4.6 million contract) and Max
Christie add up to roughly $120 million. That’s before factoring in the
likely re-signings of Reaves and Rui Hachimura (projected to be an additional
$26 to $30 million in salary for next season), and the potential re-signings
of D’Angelo Russell, Dennis Schröder and Lonnie Walker IV.
In the blink of an eye, the Lakers’ team salary could be pushing past $170
million with just eight or nine players on their roster. Add in at least four
more players, if not five or six, and the Lakers would cross the dreaded
second apron line (a projected $179.5 million). While the Lakers will likely
have to remain above the luxury tax, if not above the first apron, going
above the second apron has serious roster-building drawbacks on top of the
additional cost per dollar.
One way the Lakers can lower their tax bill is replacing Russell, who is
expected to command a salary in the $20-million-range annually, with Chris
Paul on a veteran’s minimum contract (approximately $3.0 million). But Paul
being traded to the Washington Wizards, in a two-team trade that isn’t
official yet and could expand to a third team, potentially complicates his
future. The Clippers, whether via trade or free agency, are projected as a
slight favorites to land Paul over the Lakers, according to league sources
not authorized to speak publicly.
This is the most likely outcome if the Lakers are committed to going all-in
again, as they did ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
2.结合选秀权与薪资包来升级阵容
湖人在29号之前要对Malik Beasley 16.5M的球队选项与Mo Bamba的10.3M非保障合约做出
抉择。执行Beasley的选项并保障Bamba的合约除了可以让湖人确保1-2名轮替以外，他们还
可以将他们两人合计26.8M的薪资打包来换回1或2名轮替。理想状况下，这样的交易将能给
湖人带来1名可以无缝接轨LeBron James、Anthony Davis与Austin Reaves(湖人预计会留
下的RFA)的先发球员。
(虽然LBJ曾经在湖人被淘汰的记者会上暗示自己想退休，但是即使没有正式公布，湖人仍
然在操作上默认LBJ将会在下一季回归。)
Beasley、Bamba与17号签是其中一个有可能拿来交易先发等级球员的交易框架。或者是使
用仅包含这两个其中之一与可能的签所组成的包裹来进行更小型的交易。最近被说与湖人
有关的球员包含溜马的Myles Turner与Buddy Hield、篮网的Dorian Finney-Smith与Royce
O'Neale、暴龙的Gary Trent Jr.、巫师的Kristaps Porzingis。
如果湖人在选秀夜上达成交易，Rob Pelinka可能就又用了他的"预先补强(我不确定怎么翻
)"