Authors of a resounding recruitment, the Lakers intend to reconquer the league with their new workforce. This one is so crazy that he even destroys Team USA in a specific area! Just that !
Montrezl Harrell, Dennis Schröder, Marc Gasol then Andre Drummond… Last year, Los Angeles clearly did not hesitate to invest in big names, in order to garnish the group around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The problem is that the mayonnaise has absolutely not taken, the Purses and Golds being eliminated in the first round by Phoenix.
In addition to the injuries of the two superstars, the news of the team was regularly strewn with rumors of tensions within the locker room. Clearly, we could not speak of collective alchemy… This is why the leaders decided to wipe out this summer. It’s simple, none of the players acquired nine months ago is still present!
Instead, even better-known players have arrived. Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard: GM Rob Pelinka has been working hard to strengthen the workforce, to say the least. Talent and above all experience, that allow Californians to sign a pretty crazy record. Most of the newcomers are in good shape, and are hoping to stock their trophy cabinets in the City of Angels.
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Obviously, who says big players often says big salaries. And with that, LA reached mind-blowing heights… In total, the career earnings of the entire Frank Vogel roster exceeded $ 1.7 billion! A dizzying amount. By way of comparison, the US selection sent to the Tokyo Games this summer totals just over a billion… Suffice to say that there is quite a margin of difference.
It all starts, of course, with the squad boss, LeBron. The King has thus won alone nearly $ 350 million in 18 years of career, between Cleveland, Miami and California. It should be noted that by the end of the 2022-23 fiscal year, he will have received an additional 80 million! Melo and RW aren’t that bad either, with $ 260 million and $ 240 million, respectively.
Now all that money has to be justified on the ground. Westbrook will be particularly under pressure, he who will touch 44 million in the coming campaign. If ever the quest for the title were to fail, it would be a real snub for the Angelinos … and above all, proof that money alone does not make a franchise an NBA champion.
Failing to sit on the throne, the Lakers can at least tell themselves that they are financially spoiled. We do know a few, however, who would gladly trade all that money for a ring!
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