According to US media Shams-Charania, the Lakers have signed a short 10-day contract with former All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. With multiple players absent from the current team, the Lakers used difficult exceptions to sign this contract with Thomas Jr., and before the last game, the Lakers' players like Dwight Howard, Horton Tucker and Malik Munch were all quarantined:
Thomas Jr. is a player who joined the Lakers in 2018, and in his debut in the G-League, Thomas Jr. scored 42 points and clearly got the lakers' attention. As for whether Thomas Jr. can get a chance and how he can play after returning to the Lakers, it remains to be seen, but if Vogel is willing to give Thomas Jr. some playing time, I believe that Thomas Jr., who has been hoping to return to the league, will not waste these opportunities.
On the other hand, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Warnarosque, Russell Westbrook and Avery Bradley have triggered health and safety agreements and entered quarantine, which is undoubtedly a big blow for the Lakers who already have multiple players quarantined, especially if Westbrook has been in good shape in the Lakers in recent times.
So far this season, the Lakers' overall record performance is not ideal, and Westbrook can contribute 19.6 points, 8.4 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game to the Lakers, of course, Westbrook's pairing with James and Davis is still questioned.
According to ESPN reporter Jay Williams, the Lakers have not yet reached the stage where they must trade Westbrook, and even said that the Lakers should continue to insist on keeping Westbrook in the team:
"They're going to turn things around, if I'm going to stick with it, I'm not going to let Westbrook go, I'm going to stick with it, and I do think the Lakers have other things to do."
That is to say, Jay Williams still sees that this Lakers with Westbrook may really play the advantage of the team lineup, of course, from the recent performance of Westbrook gradually improved, this Lakers is indeed worth looking forward to.