Ricky Paul: There won’t be a team option in Heavy Eyebrow’s contract renewal. I’m deciding whether to add a player option.

Live broadcast on August 5 th According to Sportskeeda Lakers reporter Mark Medina, agent Ricky Paul revealed that the renewal contract between Thick Eyebrows and the Lakers will not include the team option, and both sides are deciding whether to join the player option.

According to Woj, agent Ricky Paul revealed that Anthony Davis and the Lakers reached a three-year contract with a maximum salary of $186 million.

In the 2022-23 season, Davis played 56 times in the regular season, averaging 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 blocks; In the playoffs, Davis played in 16 games, averaging 22.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.1 blocks.

Mystery man narrowly wins the spark! Li Meng came off the bench for 19 minutes and 25 seconds, scored 10 points and 2 assists and shot 50%.

On August 5th, Beijing time, the Washington Mystery Team played by Li Meng ushered in a new game. The Washington Mystery Team at home played against the Los Angeles Sparks. In this game, Li Meng played as a substitute, and Li Meng’s performance also attracted much attention. The Washington Mysteries, who played at home in the first quarter, took a 4-point lead of 21-17. In the first quarter, at the moment of 4 minutes and 54 seconds, Li Meng was replaced. After playing, Li Meng helped the Mysteries score with the middle distance and free throws. In the first quarter, Li Meng had a high sense of existence.

Time came to the second quarter. At 8: 15 in the second quarter, Li Meng grabbed the defensive rebound, assisted his teammates to complete the three-point projection on the outside, and his teammates hit three-pointers. The Mystery Man scored a 9-point lead in the team, and then the Mystery Man pushed the score to more than double digits. In the second quarter, Li Meng’s feeling was still the same. She received many assists from her teammates and completed the long-distance jump shot. In the second quarter, the Mystery Man scored 27 points in a single quarter, while the LA Spark side also scored 23 points. After half-time, the Mystery Man took an 8-point lead.

Li Meng played well in the half-court, making four shots, hitting three times and getting seven points, one rebound and one assist. The positive and negative values were the highest among the substitutes. Time came to the third quarter, and the Sparks once chased the score in the third quarter, but the mysterious man quickly controlled the rhythm and scored a score of 6 to 4, and the mysterious man once again achieved a double-digit lead. However, the two sides did not continue the feel of the first half. In the middle of the third quarter, the scores of the two teams did not even reach double figures, which really made some inefficiency. The Sparks shouted a timeout when they were 19 points behind.

Li Meng still didn’t play after the suspension, but the Sparks narrowed the difference to 7 points. When the third quarter came to the last 2 minutes and 56 seconds, Li Meng finally got playing time in this quarter, and Li Meng’s performance on the court was also immediate. She assisted her teammates to score, and the score difference came to 9 points again, and the Mysteries regained control of the situation on the field. After that, Li Meng got a valuable shot. Unfortunately, Li Meng missed his jumper. In the third quarter, the Sparks scored 13 to 10 in a single quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a gap of 5 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Meng found a three-pointer on the outside to help the Washington Mystery Man stabilize the situation. Since then, the two sides have had a three-pointer war. The Mystery Man pulled the difference to 10 points in this melee and once again controlled the situation on the court. After that, although Li Meng missed two shots, the score difference remained at around 8 points, and the Mysteries still had the advantage on the field. After that, Li Meng was replaced after a timeout, with 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, and Li Meng’s score was in double digits. Her performance in this game was perfect. However, the Sparks team was tenacious, and in the last minute and a half, they chased the score to a gap of four points. Fortunately, the Mystery Team did not lose its own position, and finally beat the Los Angeles Sparks 77-74 at home!

Tuesday’s transfer gossip: Ronaldo, Badiashile, Nunes, Bellingham, Felix, Mudryk

Cristiano Ronaldo has a clause in his Al Nassr contract allowing the Portugal forward, 37, to join Newcastle United on loan if they qualify for the Champions League this season. (Marca)

France centre-back Benoit Badiashile, 21, is in London to undergo a medical after Chelsea agreed a deal worth 38m euros (£33.6m) with Monaco. (Football London)

Liverpool are exploring a deal to buy Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 24, from Wolves in the summer. (Telegraph)

England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, is set to meet with Borussia Dortmund officials before 6 January, when he will inform them of his desire to leave this summer. The German club will seek 100m euros (£88.5m), plus add-ons that could take his total fee to about 140m euros (£124m). (AS)

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea have been approached about signing Portugal forward Joao Felix, 23, on loan but Atletico Madrid are seeking a 15m euro loan fee (£13.3m), plus 6m euros (£5.3m) to cover his wages. (Athletic – subscription required)

Chelsea, meanwhile, are in negotiations over the structure of a club record deal to sign 21-year-old Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica. (Evening Standard)

Arsenal have submitted a second offer for Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, thought to be significantly below Shakhtar Donetsk’s asking price of 100m euros (£88.5m). (ESPN)

Manchester United and Bayern Munich are interested in Randal Kolo Muani but Eintracht Frankfurt want 60-70m euros (£53-62m) for the France forward, 24. (Nicolo Schira)