On December 17, Beijing time, according to the famous Woj report, Lakers player Munch lifted the health and safety agreement, will end the quarantine and will return to the team to play for the team in this Saturday's game with the Timberwolves. He tested positive for nucleic acid on Tuesday and was subsequently quarantined under a health and safety protocol.
Munch has played in 28 games for the Lakers this season, averaging 23.8 minutes per game, can have 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists, can shoot 1.7 three-pointers per game, and shoot 44.7%, 36.1% and 80% of the three shooting rates, respectively, and is one of the team's important rotation players.
This is definitely very good news for the Lakers. Earlier today, the Lakers added two new quarantined players, including the main players Westbrook and Bradley, plus Horton Tucker and Howard, who have previously entered the quarantine stage, and Ariza and Nunn, who have been injured and have not been able to play, and the team is about to face a 7-man absence. Munch's return will greatly ease the pressure on the team's offensive end and give the team an extra choice in the rotation. Knowing that once quarantined, players will face at least 10 days of absences, which is a great luck in misfortune, and it takes only three days to return to the team. Although the team still has 4 players in quarantine, the situation is gradually improving.
In order to allow the team to play smoothly, the Lakers used a difficult exception earlier today to sign Thomas Jr. from the development league. Thomas Jr. has previously performed well in the development league, having scored 42 points in a single game and has been looking for opportunities to return to the league. He has previously revealed that the Lakers have been interested in him before the start of the season, and the two sides have almost signed a contract. But Rondo's sudden buyout led the Lakers to choose him, so thomas jr. did not return to the league at that time. Signing a contract with the Lakers now can also be regarded as a wish of their own. Thomas Jr. also played for the team three years ago.
It is worth mentioning that the league has only appeared twice this season to trigger the health and safety agreement, but then released the isolation through a negative nucleic acid test result and quickly returned to the team. Both times happened in the Lakers. James had previously triggered a safety protocol due to two positives in three nucleic acid results before facing the Kings. But he was quarantined for less than 48 hours before passing eight nucleic acid tests and returning to the team.
The recent outbreak of the epidemic in the league, 63 players have triggered the agreement into the quarantine stage, and 47 players have been recruited in December alone, the situation is quite serious. This time Munch picked up the script of James's rapid return to the team, and it seems that the Lakers' luck is not bad.
The Lakers, currently ranked 6th in the West with 16 wins and 13 losses, have recently won a three-game winning streak and are expected to hit higher rankings in the future.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)