48.4% of the playoff three-pointer~ Famous reporter: The Lakers can give Hachimura a starting salary of 26 million, the latter is underestimated
Recently, former ESPN reporter Zach Lowe talked about the topic of Lakers forward Hachimura renewing his contract early in his podcast program "The Zach Lowe Show".
Hachimura has been eligible for an early renewal with the Lakers since July 7. Lowe said: "They can provide Hachimura with enough salary to attract his interest. I think his early renewal will be around $26 million, and then it will gradually increase based on his current salary. I think Hachimura performed well, and I think he was underestimated."
"When I heard someone discuss if they (the Lakers) decide to start Marcus Smart, then who would come up from the bench, and he (the Hachimura) is actually the answer," Lowe said. "I can understand that because it won't be (DeAndre) Ayton, you don't It can make the starting lineup smaller. "
"This (from the bench) will not be any of LeBron (James), Luca (Doncic) and Austin (Reeves), which may be difficult to happen at the 'political level' (they are all starters)," Lowe said. "I think no matter what the problem the Lakers currently has, the solution should not be to reduce the playing time of a player who has about 40% of the three-point shooting percentage, has singles ability, is defensive versatility, and can play around the stars."
Hachimura Shirata has one year left in his three-year, $51 million contract, and his salary will be about $18.26 million in the 2025-26 season.
In the 2024-25 season, Hachimura played 59 regular season games for the Lakers, averaging 31.7 minutes per game to score 13.1 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 assists, with shooting percentages in the three events being 50.9%, 41.3% and 77% respectively; in the playoffs, Hachimura played 5 times, averaging 36.4 minutes per game to score 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 assists per game, with shooting percentages in the three events being 49.1%, 48.4% and 100% respectively.
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