Recently, Lakers reporter Jovan Buha said in his personal podcast program that the Lakers may be using Hachimura's contract renewal negotiations as bargaining chips, forcing the Heat to take action as soon as possible.
Buha said from a negotiation perspective, Pelinka publicly stated that "we are considering extending Hachimura's contract", which is theoretically the main bargaining chip for trading Wiggins, at least from a salary perspective, will undoubtedly put more pressure on the Heat.
"Hey, if you want Hachimura Hiroshi and want to get rid of Wiggins' extra one year contract, and even think they're both of them equally strong players, or if you think Hachimura Hiroshi is better, trade him as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll renew him next month and we can't trade it then," Buha said.
If the contract contract is renewed now, he will not be able to be traded within at least six months (before the transaction deadline on February 6, 2026). If the situation develops so, the Heat will have to bear the contract burden of Wiggins for an extra year.
source:7m vn1