The Lakers are lining up for a Giannis chase, but the real plan must be bigger https://reurl.cc/aMOkMZ 根據湖人TA記者Dan Woike LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers all but made it official this week: They plan to chase Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer. 洛杉磯湖人本週幾乎等同於正式表態：他們計畫在今年夏天追逐Giannis Antetokounmpo 。 They shouldn’t — and won’t —allow it to be the plan. It’s the only way th e stressors they’ve willingly introduced this season will be worth it. 他們不該——也不會——讓這件事成為唯一計畫。這是他們本季主動承擔各種壓力後，唯 一能讓一切變得值得的方式。 As the Lakers trudged through the middle of their schedule, coach JJ Redick lo oked for reasons why his team’s feet seemed stuck in the mud. A three-game, f our-night East Coast stretch (one where his star player jetted to Slovenia for the birth of a child) zapped a ton of energy from the players and the staff. An injury to Austin Reaves shortly thereafter furthered their descent into wha tever-dom. 當湖人賽季進入中段、步履蹣跚時，總教練JJ Redick 試著找出為什麼球隊看起來像陷在 泥沼裡。一次「四天三戰」的東岸客場之旅（期間球隊王牌還飛去斯洛維尼亞迎接孩子出 生）抽乾了球員與教練團大量能量。隨後 Austin Reaves的受傷，更讓球隊一路下滑，陷 入某種低迷狀態 The Lakers entered this zone more so now than any other point this season, whe re they’d either beat a bad team or get the doors blown off them by an equal or superior. 湖人本季從未像現在這樣，呈現出一種極端狀態：要嘛擊敗弱隊，要嘛被實力相當或更強 的球隊痛宰。 It was ugly. And on Jan. 22, after the LA Clippers blew out the Lakers for the second time in a month, Redick pointed to one culprit. 場面相當難看。1月22日，洛杉磯快艇在一個月內第二度大勝湖人後，Redick指出了問題 核心。 The present becomes inherently destabilized when the priority is so clearly to morrow, and the Lakers, while not completely in a gap year, have their eyes on the future. They’re in position to chase a star. 當「明天」被擺在過於明顯的優先順序時，「現在」自然會變得不穩定。湖人雖然不完全 是在過渡年，但他們的目光明顯放在未來——他們正處於能追逐一名巨星的位置 “It just goes back to the human element of everything,” Redick said. “And g uys are worried about their futures. And that’s what happens when you have a team full of free agents and player options.” 「這一切都回到人性層面，」Redick 說。「球員會擔心自己的未來。當你擁有一支充滿 自由球員與球員選項的球隊時，就會發生這種情況。」 Only five of the 14 full-time players on the roster that night had contracts s et in stone for next year. LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent. Austin Reaves has a player option he’s certain to decline. DeAndre Ayton and Marcus Smart have player options. Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes will be free agents. The Lakers’ plans from that list include Reaves and, of course, Luka Doncic. However, beyond that, no one else can be sure. 當晚14名輪換球員中，只有5人的合約已確定涵蓋下季。LeBron James是完全自由球員；A ustin Reaves擁有球員選項，且幾乎確定會跳出；DeAnd re Ayton與 Marcus Smart也有球員選項；Rui Hachimura與Jaxson Hayes將成為自由球員 。 在這份名單中，湖人的計畫核心包括Reaves，以及當然還有 Luka Doncic。但除此之外， 沒有人能對自己的未來有把握。 And that puts them in a bit of a strange spot. 這讓湖人處在一個相當尷尬的位置。 The NBA trade deadline came and went without the Lakers being pushed off their chosen path. If maintaining cap space in summer 2026 wasn’t the top priority , it was the pressure point Rob Pelinka, new majority owner Mark Walter, gover nor Jeanie Buss and consultant Andrew Friedman pushed in every scenario or dec ision. NBA 交易截止日已過，湖人仍未偏離既定路線。就算「保留 2026 年夏天的薪資空間」不 是唯一優先事項，那也是Rob Pelinka、新大股東Mark Walter、球隊負責人Jeanie Buss 以及顧問Andrew Friedman在所有情境與決策中反覆施壓的關鍵點。 The Lakers landed on trading one future free agent, Gabe Vincent, for another in Luke Kennard, surrendering the only second-round pick they had to offer. Th ey were unable to offload any other players, including Dalton Knecht, who leag ue sources say the Lakers shopped aggressively. 湖人最終只完成一筆交易：用一名未來自由球員Gabe Vincent換來另一名未來自由球員 L uke Kennard，並付出手中僅有的一枚次輪選秀權。他們未能清掉其他任何球員，包括 Da lton Knecht——聯盟消息指出，湖人曾積極兜售他。 Next will be evaluating a group of buyout candidates. Team and league sources say wing Haywood Highsmith is a player of interest, provided his knee issues a re resolved. Cam Thomas, his former Nets teammate, is another more polarizing option. 接下來，湖人將評估一批買斷市場人選。球隊與聯盟消息人士表示，Haywood Highsmith （鋒線）是感興趣的對象，前提是他的膝蓋問題獲得解決；他前籃網隊友Cam Thomas則是 另一個爭議性較高的選項。 Neither would affect the Lakers’ 2026 plans. And those long-term plans have t o at least somewhat include an Antetokounmpo pursuit. The team will have three first-round picks available on draft night to make their best offer. 不論是哪一位，都不會影響湖人2026 年的長期規畫。而這些長期計畫，至少在某個層面 上，必須包含追逐 字母。球隊在選秀夜將握有三枚首輪籤，可用來提出最具誠意的報價 。 Rival scouts and executives don’t believe it’ll be enough, but the Lakers ca n and should try. Also, it cannot be the cornerstone of their offseason plans. And this all assumes that Antetokounmpo’s Wolf of Wall Street post on Thursd ay is temporary, not permanent. 對手球探與高層並不認為這會足夠，但湖人可以、也應該嘗試。不過，這件事不能成為休 賽季規畫的基石。而這一切，也都假設字母週四發出的《華爾街之狼》貼文只是暫時的， 而非永久性的。 The summer presents an opportunity, armed with significant cap flexibility, to start building the necessary components of a modern front office and reap ear ly benefits. League sources say that includes significant hires to a wide rang e of front-office positions this summer, with the Lakers expected to model the ir front office after the World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. 今年夏天，在握有可觀薪資彈性的情況下，湖人有機會開始打造一個符合現代標準的管理 團隊，並提前收穫成果。聯盟消息指出，這將包含在多個制服組職位進行重要招募，湖人 預計以奪下世界大賽冠軍的洛杉磯道奇為藍本，重塑制服組架構。 “It’s going to be scary,” one rival executive said when asked about the pot ential of the built-out front office the Lakers are expected to assemble. 「那會很可怕，」一名對手高層在談到湖人可能打造完成的管理層團隊時如此形容。 There seems to be a clearer-eyed approach to this summer, which is different f rom past star pursuits. The Lakers have more cap space than any other competit ive team, so they can be aggressive in acquiring players who fit their needs. The center position remains a priority, again. They could engage with restrict ed free agents like Denver’s Peyton Watson and Houston’s Tari Eason. And whi le restricted free agency comes with complications tied to offer sheets and pr ior teams’ rights to match, the Lakers could try to bypass those steps with d raft capital in sign-and-trades. 外界普遍認為，湖人對今年夏天的態度更為清醒，這與過往追逐巨星的方式不同。湖人擁 有比任何具競爭力球隊都更多的薪資空間，因此可以積極補進符合需求的球員。中鋒位置 仍然是重點。他們也可能接觸受限自由球員，如金塊的Peyton Watson、火箭的Tari Easo n。即便受限自由市場牽涉報價單與母隊匹配權的複雜性，湖人仍可透過先簽後換搭配選 秀權來繞過部分流程。 Team sources have maintained that the Lakers won’t pursue a single pathway. T hat’s the luxury of their position; they can and should pursue Antetokounmpo. They can and should explore high-level role players whom they can trade draft picks for and absorb into space. They can and should look into aggressive way s to pry loose one of the top restricted free agents. 球隊消息人士一再強調，湖人不會只押單一路線。這正是他們的優勢所在： 他們可以、也應該追逐字母； 可以、也應該用選秀權換進高階功能型球員並吸收進薪資空間； 可以、也應該嘗試更激進的方式，撬動頂級受限自由球員； And they can and should build the kind of front office that can position the t eam in advantageous situations, whether for top-name stars, expensive free age nts, minimum contracts or second-round picks. 同時，也可以、也應該打造一個能在任何情境下占據優勢的位置——不論是追逐頂級巨星 、高價自由球員、底薪拼圖，或次輪籤。 Of all the moves the Lakers can make this summer, this is the one that’ll mat ter most. 在湖人今年夏天所有可能的操作中，這一點，將是最重要的關鍵。 短評或心得： 湖人的夏天大計！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 114.45.174.27 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1770426814.A.1E9.html ※ 編輯: Wojnarowski (114.45.174.27 臺灣), 02/07/2026 09:15:16