Beijing time on December 17th! According to ESPN, multiple sources revealed that Lakers guard Russell Westbrook and Bradley triggered the league health and safety agreement, after the Lakers already had Dwight Howard and Malik Munch and an assistant coach trigger the health and safety agreement. Shortly thereafter, according to The Athletic reporter Shams Charania, multiple sources revealed that the Lakers, using the hardship exception, will sign a short 10-day contract with guard Isaiah Thomas.
So far in the regular season, Westbrook has averaged 36.2 minutes per game, 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.2 steals. So far in the regular season, Bradley has averaged 23.0 minutes per game, 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 steals.
In his recent development league debut, Thomas Jr. played for nuggets development league affiliates, with 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. played 17 times for the Lakers in the 2017-18 regular season. In the 2020-21 regular season, Thomas Jr. played three times for the Pelicans, averaging 16.0 minutes per game, with 7.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
The Lakers are temporarily in the midst of a wave of three consecutive wins, and the team currently has a record of 16 wins and 13 losses in sixth place in the West. During this time, the NBA has had multiple teams of players collectively trigger the league's health and safety agreement, before the Nets were forced to play only 8 people, in the face of the current complex form, the league and the players' union have previously passed the hope of increasing the new crown test.