On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the best player in the East and West last week, in the West, James pressed Jokic to be selected, it is worth mentioning that this is also his first selection since March 2020, and James should also be selected in 21 months. In the past week, James averaged 28.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8 assists per game, the data is very comprehensive, and also led the Lakers to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and more importantly, in the 146 minutes james played, the Lakers won 53 points. From this point of view, the Lakers really can't do without James. The Lakers are currently 6th in the West with 15 wins and 13 losses, and finally squeezed into the playoffs.
The Lakers also have good news, and it is reported that Ariza's comeback is imminent, and he will make a comeback at some point in the next 1-2 weeks. Ariza is the Lakers' offseason focus on the side of the defensive player, as a 35-year-old veteran, Ariza has a wealth of experience, he not only assisted Kobe Bryant to win the championship, but also became an indispensable Player during the Rockets period, taking on an extremely important role in the Fire Warriors. The Lakers' performance on the defensive end this season is not good, the defensive efficiency of 107.6 ranked 11th in the league is the midstream level, of course, Ariza is expected to improve the Lakers' defensive ability after the return of a notch.
In addition, Nunn will also return in January 2022, he is a defensive player who can average 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game last season, and his return to the Lakers' offense is also expected to go to a higher level. At the same time, the return of two players was ushered in. The Lakers' combat effectiveness is rising in a straight line. One thing to say is that the reason why the Lakers did not play the momentum of the championship-winning team at the beginning of the season, in addition to Wei Shao's failure to play at the real level, the health of the players is also one of the important reasons. As Aunt Jenny said, until the lineup is not healthy, she will not make any evaluation of Vogel, and after January next year, what kind of record the Lakers will play after the return of the whole team, fans will wait and see.
The league has now entered the window of mid-season trading, and lakers' second-year rookie Tucker has reportedly become a sought-after commodity, with as many as 7 teams interested in him, which is no worse than Turner and Sabonis, and can even be compared with All-Star Simmons. This season he averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 40 percent from the field and 28 percent from three-point range. Data is average. The reason why he can get such attention, on the one hand, he is the only chip for the Lakers to participate in the transaction, as long as the Lakers want to continue to strengthen, they have to catch him. On the other hand, he is only 21 years old, playing next to James has received media attention, and more importantly, he also has the potential to become a star. It is worth mentioning that tourists do not currently have to trade the new star, and one of the important reasons is that James has publicly praised him many times, believing that he can help the team.