Lakers, before a stellar market there is a big problem to be solved

One of the Lakers' strengths in the final title win, besides the James-Davis duo, was a very long roster. Maybe not a bench capable of changing the tide of the game, but certainly useful for getting breath to all the players in the departments. A mastery, that of creating such a deep team, of the yellow-violet GM Pelinka, who poured every last dollar available, at the same time snatching advantageous contracts from veteran champions, but now the Lakers are called to confirm the good things done this year . And to do so, it will be necessary to reinforce the roster again with an eye to the budget. And that's when the Los Angeles company decided to ask for Deng's contract to be removed from payrolls. According to Shams Charania. As specified by the journalist, Deng retired this year, but after the buyout of 2018, his contract - very expensive - worth over 15 million dollars had been spread until 2022. Deng in fact "belongs" to the Lakers of the black period, between the retirement of Kobe and the arrival of LeBron. A period in which the company had tried to lay the foundations with young prospects, but alongside very expensive and low-yield contracts. Just like Deng. Now, however, with the new course opened by Pelinka in 2017 and the arrival of LeBron and Davis for the yellow-violet, a new era has opened - immediately winning - and the time has come to cut everything that is not functional to the present cause and futura, which today is a contract of a now retired player. Who knows if tomorrow is not some element on the roster.