Caruso was once the darling of the Lakers, the Cara King of Los Angeles, why can a failed draft be so popular with fans? Today we will talk about the legendary experience of "Bald Mamba".
Caruso's full name: Alex Caruso. Born in The U.S. city of Texas in a small city of Kacheng. Isn't it fun, Caroso, Caruso! Like most NBA players, he has a basketball preference from an early age and has received rigorous basketball training very early, but Caruso is averagely talented, representing A&M University in NCAA games after entering the University of Texas.
In the 2015-2016 NCAA season, he came off the bench and averaged only 8.1 points per game, but averaged 2.1 steals and 5 assists per game, making him a qualified substitute.
In 2016, Caruso chose to participate in the NBA draft, and because his draft report data was very average, he regrettably did not get selected and became a missed draft.
Thunder Period:
The Thunder signed Foruro Caruso in September 2016, but announced a layoff less than a month later.
Caruso, who had no ball to play, did not start his career until 2017, when he was hit by the Lakers.
Lakers Period:
In the 2017-2018 season, Caruso made his NBA debut, and the statistics are generally 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. In the following game, the number of points and rebounds rose by 9 points and 15 points, and the Lakers found a piece of gold in the losing draft.
In the Lakers' second season, Caruso ushered in an outbreak, in the game against the Pelicans, in the 29 minutes of the game, got 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, filled all the data columns, but also set a new personal single-game scoring high. But that was just the beginning, with Caruso scoring a career-high 32 points against the Clippers, 18 points against the Jazz and 11 assists, and a staggering 13 assists when challenging the Blazers.
Caruso's outstanding performance in the 2018-2019 season increased the average score per game from 3.6 to 9.1 points per game. In the offseason of 2019, Caruso won himself a contract extension worth $5.5 million for two years with his own hard work and excellent performance. From a failed draft to a qualified NBA bench player, no one knows how much effort Caruso put in for it, how many times the sweat. Although the contract amount was not much, it was Caruso's first full guarantee contract.
In the 2019-2020 season, the Lakers ushered in a huge change, and the thick eyebrow brother came to Los Angeles to join forces with James to attack the championship. Caruso played a great role in the side of the two superstars, Caruso does not occupy the ball, the defense is strong, although the athletic talent is average, but the ball dealer is very high, the defense is not spared, as soon as there is a fast attack, we will find that running in the front is with the headband of him, the game will be from time to time to a burst, igniting the passion of the fans, so everyone calls him "the Lakers' small card" "Card King.........
That season, the Lakers soared, entering the playoffs as the first in the West, and went all the way through the playoffs until they reached the NBA championship, and Caruso contributed a total of 20 steals in the playoffs. He was the only substitute player among the 8 players who made 20 inferences in the playoffs that season.
In the 2021 offseason, the Lakers' offer did not impress Caruso, and instead signed with the Chicago Bulls. After the start of the new season, the Lakers, who lost Caruso, lost the top outside defense players, and the high-paid tucker jr., who was injured before the game, did not match his new contract after injury.
Caruso, who left Chicago, released his talent and passion in the Bulls, averaging points per game, steals per game, and assists per game began to blowout, and under his leadership, the Bulls once ranked first in the East.
Looking forward to Carus's salary in Chicago, being able to sign a bigger contract and bless Caruso!