On December 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In recent times, former NBA star Thomas Jr. returned to the NBA, where he joined the Lakers. As of yesterday, he has made 3 appearances for the Lakers.
In these 3 games, Thomas Jr.'s performance is, in order:
Vs Timberwolves: 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-12 21 minutes;
Vs Bulls: 32 minutes, 5-of-11 with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist;
Vs Suns: 25 minutes, 1-of-11 with 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
Earlier today, the famous Lakers media outlet Lakernation launched a vote on whether the Lakers should keep Thomas Jr. Among them, 58.6% of fans said that the Lakers should keep Thomas Jr., 21.9% of fans believe that it needs to be observed, and 19.4% of fans believe that the Lakers should not leave Thomas Jr.
One of the fans commented: "Thomas Jr. shows great perseverance in his story, he is cute, he is a reliable shooter and an active player, and the team needs players like him to show personality. ”
It is worth mentioning that since Thomas Jr. joined, the Lakers have suffered 3 consecutive losses, and he has not yet tasted the victory after returning to the NBA. But apparently it wasn't his fault, because the Lakers were now short of major generals. Taking today's game as an example, seven players, including Davis, were unable to play. In today's Lakers home game against the Spurs, Thomas Jr. will usher in his fourth game after returning to the Lakers.
So far in his career, Thomas Jr. has averaged 18 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game, shooting 43.5% from the field and 36.2% from three-point range, making two All-Star teams and once on the NBA Team 2.