It s officially announced! The former No. 1 high school student in the United States joined the Lakers for a bargain price of 500,000 yuan, and Pelinka s God-winning operation

Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers, which were loved and paid attention to by fans, have three ball handlers, James, Doncic and Reeves, but they still lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves, which is sixth in the Western Conference.

Yes, because General Manager Pelinka did not replenish a talented big man in time, Hayes and Ryan's strength are limited and cannot make up for the vacancy after Brother Davis left, resulting in the lineup of the Purple Gold Legion being too deformed. In addition, every player in the Timberwolves is tall and big. In particular, the inside line has accumulated excellent inside lines such as Gobert, Randall, and Reed. They are in a mess and doing things in the Lakers' inside line. Under wave after wave of impact, the Lakers fell down with a bang and could only accept the fate of being eliminated. After the season ended, Pelinka and head coach Redick quickly held a secret meeting with Doncic and his team to discuss the offseason signing plan. Doncic naturally did not hesitate and proposed that a center forward, a wing forward and an outside defense gate were needed.

So, we can see that the Purple and Gold Legion selected Tierro with a No. 36 pick; then, it took the initiative in the free market and signed Ayton, Laravic and Smart one after another.

However, Pelinka's operation did not end. The Lakers officially announced today that they had officially signed a two-way contract with defender Ma Nong.

23 years old this year, he plays in the wing defense and graduates from Vanderbilt University. He was 1.95 meters tall and initially studied at Cornell University for three years before transferring to Vanderbilt University. He regretted losing the election at this year's draft.

However, he was given the opportunity to represent the Warriors in the summer league. In the summer league, he averaged 17.1 minutes per game, earning 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 44.2% and a three-point shooting percentage of 28.6%.

In fact, Mannon is a high-level defensive player with outstanding ball maker and strong athletic ability. The Lakers will sign him in two ways. He is in the team's development plan.