Magicians advised the Lakers: James once led the team to win the championship, hoping that Doncic can do it, and needs to be upgraded to the inside line

On June 13, the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs 1-4. Now, the legendary team history legend Magic Johnson talked about the Lakers on the "Get Up" program. Magic Johnson said that James has led the team to win the championship, and now he hopes Doncic can do the same thing, and urges the Lakers to upgrade their inside and defense, especially pointing out that he reminded the Lakers not to lose Pope and Caruso at the same time.

The last time the Lakers won the championship in the history was in the 2020 season. At that time, James and Davis led the team to win the championship in the park season, becoming the Lakers' history, winning the championship after 10 years. As for the Lakers' trade in the mid-season last season, James and Doncic led the team to third place in the regular season, but the total score in the playoffs was eliminated by the Timberwolves 1-4 and were eliminated in the first round of the game.

James is getting old, but the Lakers have won the young core Doncic, who is believed to be expected to become the face of the Lakers in the next ten years. Doncic will work with James, who is at the end of the peak, and continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the team to compete for the championship.

In response to this, Magic Johnson said: "Redick did a good job. He made everyone in the Lakers notice, but they still need to be better in order to compete for the championship. I am very happy to see Doncic willing to listen to Redick. Now he looks great, and other Lakers players need to do the same thing."

"Doncic performed very well when playing for the Mavericks, but the difference is that in the Lakers, we are looking forward to you leading the team to compete for the championship. , We look forward to the superstars in the team being able to lead the team to win the championship. James has done this (2020), and we hope that Doncic can do the same thing now."

"Of course, if we want Doncic to play as it should, Lakers General Manager Pelinka needs to improve the lineup, and hope that the Lakers can sign an inside player in this offseason, and the substitute lineup must also be improved. The Lakers still need to play faster, and the Lakers are playing too slowly now , which caused them to be defeated by the Timberwolves' vitality. When the opponent plays singles, they face the defense of Doncic and Reeves. If the Lakers don't improve their defense, they will not be able to win the championship."

Magic Johnson also mentioned the losses of the Lakers losing two 3D players, Pope and Caruso. Magic Johnson said: "In fact, the most injured thing for the Lakers is losing Pope, and Caruso, who is now playing for the Thunder. They were the Lakers' best defense against the ball Keeper. I told the Lakers this point, and I said that if Pope is lost, he will leave the team in order to sign a big contract, there is no way, but Caruso needs to be kept, and both players cannot be lost. It’s just that the Lakers signed Horton Tucker for $9 million, instead of giving the contract to Caruso. This ultimately backfired the Lakers. Who will lead the defense for the Lakers? "

How the Lakers upgraded their lineup this summer will undoubtedly determine whether the Lakers can strive for the championship next season under the leadership of Doncic and James.