So far this season, los Angeles Lakers fans can be said to be one of the most unstable fan groups, their own team status can be said to be good and bad, relying on LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Cameron Anthony these strong points to support the team's record. As soon as James was injured, this was good, twice by the Bottom of the West Thunder to complete a super big turnover, playing the Portland Trail Blazers, the game played a quarter has seen the victory and defeat, how disturbing it must be. Trading Wei is less than a brainshot, and the players who leave the team still play better than one.
8+3+4, 37 million! Abandoned by the Lakers, Pelinka's brainless operation was exposed, and he was worth tens of millions of annual salaries.
Caldwell Pope, Kyle Kuzma, Monterrez Harrell these people do not say, do not trade Westbrook, they are likely to be sent to the Kings, offseason departure is a matter of certainty. But Alex Caruso's departure is a bit confusing.
According to previous reports, Caruso was originally a restricted free agent, that is, the Lakers can match any team to Caruso's offer contract to keep him, but unfortunately, the Lakers did not choose to do so, and Caruso after receiving the Bulls 4 years and 37 million US dollars, he first found the Lakers management, indicating that he was willing to cut his salary to return to the Lakers and fight side by side with James, but according to the previous statement, the Lakers were not even willing to give Caruso a contract of 30 million.
However, recently, Lakers fans have been upset again, and Caruso himself has stepped forward to clarify the Lakers' abandonment of him in the offseason. Caruso, who had earlier appeared on a show called "TheOldMan & TheThree," said the Lakers wouldn't even give him a two-year, $15 million contract to keep his price and age at a very low level. The huge difference in contract with the Bulls made Caruso very frustrated, even if he was willing to cut his salary, but the Lakers management's approach was indeed a little disrespectful. Subsequently, Caruso accepted the Bulls' offer, and the Lakers naturally did not choose to match the offer, and the latter successfully joined the Bulls.
Caruso has averaged 7.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals this season, and he is the third highest in the league in 28 minutes per game, and the number of rounds that disrupt the rhythm of the opponent's offense is countless. Caruso is a player who can't be judged by statistics, and when he's on the pitch, he always brings a lot of dynamism to the team. After becoming a member of the Bulls' core rotation, Caruso followed the Bulls now in the top three in the East, and in the win over the Brooklyn Nets, Caruso was James Harden's main defender, and in the fourth quarter of the game, he even broke the ball directly from Harden twice, igniting the Chicago United Center.
In addition to letting go of Caruso to make Lakers fans dissatisfied, when the price of Caruso was depressed, the Lakers gave Horton Tucker a three-year, $32 million contract, and the annual salary of the last year exceeded $10 million, which is really a bit difficult to understand. After entering the offseason, some team executives even stepped forward to say that Tucker Jr. was just a role player.
Admittedly, Tucker Jr.'s future ceiling looks higher than Caruso's, but if you choose between the two, the Lakers should choose the immediate combat power, and today's championship opportunities are very precious, and they don't have extra time to cultivate a potential player in their early 20s, let alone a second-round show that has not proven themselves.
So far this season, Caruso has played a 7-3 record with the Bulls, and Tucker Jr. suffered a torn thumb ligament and has not played in any regular season game for the Lakers so far. Treating Tucker Jr., the Lakers not only gave tens of millions of annual salaries, but also because he rejected the deal with the Raptors about Kyle Lowry, and also refused the opportunity to get PJ Tucker, the former now following the Heat to the top of the East, and the latter just won the NBA championship at the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Lakers' management's vision is scornful, and Rob Pelinka's seemingly brainless operations are gradually closing the Lakers' championship window. Some fans said that the management is not stupid, they must have seen the performance of Tucker Jr. in training before giving this contract. But it turns out that there is nothing that Pelinka can't do if you can make a trade to get Westbrook.
Obviously, Caruso is fully worth tens of millions of annual salaries, and it is not too much to give him Tucker Jr.'s contract, not to mention that he is willing to cut his salary to stay with the Lakers. Today, the Lakers are still enduring Russell Westbrook, who is more reassuring than not even playing. And now, the Lakers want to send away Wei Shao, I'm afraid it is more difficult to operate, this deal signing, is a complete lock in the team's lineup space. It can only be said that one wrong step is wrong step by step.