Earlier, the Lakers officially announced the news that the team's second-in-command Davis had a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and he would miss about 4 weeks. As for when to make a comeback, it is also necessary to put a question mark, because it is necessary to see the inspection situation at the time. Davis was injured in a Lakers-Timberwolves game when the opposing player lay directly on his knee after falling to the ground, causing his knee to break against the joint. After being crushed, Davis's expression was very painful, and he then withdrew from the game.
Davis's injury is not a small blow to the Lakers. Although Davis' performance from recent games has been a bit poor and has not met the team's expectations, his role on the pitch is still obvious. First of all, he is a very important scoring point for the team, he can average 23.3 points per game this season, second only to James in the team; secondly, his presence has improved the team's defensive thickness, and in the absence of Howard, the team's interior line can only rely on him. Without Davis, the Lakers' future path is really not good.
In the past two seasons, Davis's glass attributes have become more and more obvious, often stopping and stopping. It is also because of this that fans can't help but re-examine the contract that the Lakers signed with him. At the end of 2020, the Lakers renewed davis' contracts, and the two sides signed a five-year maximum salary contract with a total value of $190 million. However, many fans feel that the Lakers have made a lot of money, and Davis is a bit of a loss. On the one hand, because Davis was very strong at that time, he was one of the biggest contributors to the Lakers' previous championships, and the Lakers needed him very much; on the other hand, because Davis wanted a short contract, then he had a chance to get a super salary contract of more than 250 million yuan for 5 years (if the salary cap for the first year was $125 million).
One thing to say, at that time with a 5-year, $190 million contract to win Davis, the Lakers really earned, compare the contracts of Embiid and Lillard to know. But look at it now, are the Lakers still making a lot of money? not necessarily! Whether the Lakers make a lot of money or not, Davis at least does not lose, he is the winner. Last season, Davis played only 36 regular season games; this season, Davis played 27 regular season games, and the attendance rate of the two seasons combined was only 61.8%. Moreover, compared to the championship season, Davis has shown a downward trend in many ways. If they had known that Davis would be so brittle and that his form would continue to decline, the Lakers might have re-weighed the original big contract.
Anyway, I hope Davis can recover soon, and the Lakers can't do it without him.