In the last Lakers vs. Lone Ranger game, Wei Shao, the big contributor who just gave Reeves a key assist, triggered the league's health and safety agreement earlier, plus Bradley, Munch, Howard, and Tucker Jr. were all in the state of the agreement, and the Lakers had to use the difficult agreement to bring the old Thomas Jr. back to Los Angeles with a 10-day short contract. He just cut 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and perhaps it was this game that impressed the Lakers management and finally chose to continue the leading edge with him.
After being brought back to the NBA by the Lakers, Thomas Jr. also updated his twitter, writing: "Thank you lakers for giving me the opportunity to prove that everyone is wrong, let's open the whole!" Thomas Jr., 32, who briefly played for the Lakers in the 17-18 season, when he played for the Lakers in 17 games, in 26.8 minutes of playing time, averaged 15.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5 assists per game, the book data seems good, but it is far from his peak, plus the team was in the reconstruction stage at that time, including Clarkson, Randall, Kuzma and other people need a lot of ball possession, Thomas Jr. did not develop too good chemistry with the team.
After the end of the contract with the Lakers, Thomas Jr. also completely became the homeless man of the league, choosing to join the Nuggets with a basic salary in the offseason, and then successively switched wizards, Clippers (never on, directly cut), Pelicans, directly from an All-Star level star, degenerated into a dispensable dragon set role. And in this offseason, there have also been Champions League giants CSKA Moscow to issue an invitation for it, but Thomas Jr., who wants to stay in the NBA, has chosen to refuse, has been waiting for the opportunity, and even in order to keep himself in shape, Thomas Jr. also specially represented the U.S. men's basketball team in the World Preliminary Tournament, as the team's absolute thigh, he scored 21 points, 3 assists and 21 points and 10 assists in the Game against Cuba and Mexico, respectively, the overall performance is quite good.
But even so, he still could not get the call of the NBA, in desperation, he could only choose to go to the NBA to develop the league, joined the Nuggets affiliated team Gold Team, and not long ago, the first time he put on the team, he frantically handed over 42 + 6 + 8 data. Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain, day and night, and finally looked forward to the opportunity to return to the NBA, after being signed by the Lakers, including old teammates Horford and Clarkson, they all congratulated him and welcomed him back to the league.
Unconsciously, Little Thomas has also come to 32 years old, it is undeniable that compared to the previous peak period, The overall state of Little Thomas has indeed declined off a cliff, but the skinny camel is bigger than Ma, and he is also a two-time All-Star, and in the case of the Lakers' current tight backcourt, there is really a chance to show that he can still stand in the NBA after returning to Los Angeles. Although Westbrook is on the sidelines, the lakers still have two superstars, thick eyebrows and James, and Thomas Jr. does not have to play the previous performance of averaging 20+ per game, as long as there is an average of 12+4 performances for the Wizards in the 19-20 season, it is a successful signing for the Lakers.
Throughout his career, Thomas Jr. averaged 18 points and 4.9 assists per game, shooting 36.3 percent from three-point range, and his good outside line, combined with his organizational skills that are still online, can really help old Zhan score a lot. This time, when he signed the Lakers, he dared to make a heroic declaration on social media, which is enough to show that Thomas Jr. is still very confident in his state.
And this second into the palace, may also be the last chance for Thomas Jr. to stand in the NBA, if he holds it, even if he can't stay in the Lakers afterwards, at least there will be other teams in the case of manpower shortage, throwing an olive branch for it, but if you can't grasp it, pack your bags and switch to overseas leagues, it may really become the next stop in Thomas Jr.'s career.