The Lakers officially announced the signing of the contract, the lineup has changed, and many highlights are worth looking forward to next season

The Lakers officially announced the signing of center Keller Kelly, 2.13 meters tall, which is a training contract. He played with the Mavericks before with the Pelicans and Mavericks. He played a total of 11 games last season, averaging 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. There is no doubt that this is another "bragging", and fans say that the Lakers are really good at doing this.

However, the Lakers only signed a training contract, and there are already four training contract players in the team, namely RJ Davis, Eric Dixon, Arthur Kaluma and Augustas Marciurionis, plus Keller Kelly, they need to compete for the Lakers' last regular place and a two-way contract place, otherwise they will have to be cut before the start of the new season.

Signing these training contracts must be prepared for the preseason in the new season. I wonder if any lucky ones get the contract through performance?

The Lakers' roster has increased to 21 players, as follows:

Regular contract players: Doncic, James, Reeves, Hachimura, Ayton, Smart, Laravia, Van Debiao, Vincent, Brownie, Hayes, Kneckett, Cleber, Tiero

Two-way contract players: Mannon, Krock

Training contracts are the five mentioned above.

This should be the start list of the Lakers' 2025-26 season. There is not much change from Doncic last season. It is Fanny Smith who exchanged Smart, Ayton and Laravia. I wonder what the Lakers will play next season and whether they are competitive in the West?

Of course, there are also reports that James may apply for a deal in the middle of the season. US media ESPN voted for a player who is most likely to leave today. James ranks third, so the media also feels that James is very likely to leave the Lakers. If James had applied for a deal at that time, the Lakers' lineup might have changed a lot.

As for whether the Lakers can win the championship next season, you should have already had the answer in your mind. So the highlights are different. How does James perform in his 23rd season? Is it a significant decline or continue to refresh history? See if Doncic is really different after losing weight? Let’s see if the Lakers’ defense will “stumble”? Or is it unexpected that the whole nation is soldiers? Let’s see if Ayton can play a peak season in the Lakers? Also, let’s see if coach Redick will have something different in his second season?

No matter what, the Lakers are definitely still the traffic team and one of the most popular teams for fans.