On December 17, Beijing time, the Lakers have used the difficult exception to sign a 10-day short-term contract with free agent Thomas Jr., and after signing a contract to return to the NBA, Thomas Jr. was also very excited, and quickly forwarded the news on social media and thanked the Lakers.
"Thanks for giving me this opportunity to prove everyone wrong, let's get it done!" @Lakers," Thomas Jr. wrote on social media.
With Westbrook and Bradley also triggering health and safety regulations, plus the likes of Ariza and Nunn who are sidelined due to injury, the Lakers will have seven players out of the game against the Timberwolves, and in this case, they do need to add manpower.
Thomas Jr. is also an old acquaintance of the Lakers, playing for the Purple and Gold In the 2017-18 season. This offseason, Thomas Jr. also tried out for the Lakers, but unfortunately failed to stay.
However, in the development of the league game, Thomas Jr. performed well, before he played for the Nuggets' subordinate team in the first game, he exploded 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, which may also be the reason why the Lakers are willing to sign him to fight the fire.
But in the long run, due to the large number of defenders in the Lakers, especially the No. 1 position with Westbrook, Nunn and Rondo 3 players, Thomas Jr. wants to turn his short-term contract into a long-term contract, I am afraid it is still very difficult.