The NBA regular season played 1/3 of the schedule, but many teams were short of major generals, and some teams could not get the minimum number of participants (8 players), which also led to the postponement of some NBA games. The NBA has also introduced a new signing policy, and it is foreseeable that more new members will join the NBA alliance in the future, and the Lakers will open the signing mode. Official! The Lakers have signed 2 players in a row, and they are expected to play in the year-end war, and Thomas Jr. stays in the team!
On December 25, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced that they had signed 2 people in a row with difficult exceptions, they were Darren Collison (guard) and Stanley Johnson (forward). The news pointed out that the Lakers and these 2 players are signed a 10-day contract, and these 2 new signings are expected to play in the year-end battle between the Lakers and the Nets.
Maybe some fans are not familiar with Collison and Johnson, so I will take you to understand the specific situation. Collison was the 21st pick in the 2009 first round, averaging 12.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, five assists and 1.2 steals per game in his career. It is worth mentioning that Collison's three-point performance is remarkable, and when he played for the Pacers in the 18-19 season, Collison's three-point shooting rate reached 40.7%.
Relative to Collison, Stanley Johnson was the No. 8 pick in the 2015 first round, averaging 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in his career. The Bulls had signed Stanley Johnson with a difficult exception, but he didn't play any game for the Bulls because he directly triggered the league's health and safety agreement, which ultimately wasted the contract with the Bulls.
It is worth mentioning that Collison has recently trained with the Team at the Lakers Training Center, and the reason why the Lakers signed 2 people in a row is to "put out the fire", which shows that they are indeed expected to play in the year-end battle between the Lakers and the Nets. Just as the so-called "some people are happy and some people are sad", when the Lakers signed 2 players, Thomas Jr.'s situation became more difficult.
Lakers and team reporter Harrison Fagan also gave a follow-up report, he said that for Thomas Jr., the Lakers signed Collison is definitely not good news, which means that Thomas Jr. stayed in the team. After the end of the first 10-day contract, Thomas Jr. is likely to say goodbye to the Lakers.
In fact, Thomas Jr. is quite a pity, his 10-day contract with the Lakers is about to expire. In the four games for the Lakers, Thomas Jr. averaged 9.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, and averaged 25.3 minutes per game. However, the Lakers suffered four consecutive losses, coupled with Thomas Jr.'s three-point shooting rate as low as 22.7%, such a situation is indeed very unfavorable to him.
Although at the peak of his career, Thomas Jr. had a brilliant offensive performance. However, Thomas Jr.'s height is indeed too bad, and if he wants to get more points, then he needs the help of his teammates to change defenses indefinitely. In the current Lakers team, Thomas Jr. is difficult to get enough shots, which is also doomed to fail to play a more eye-catching performance.
Judging from the current situation, the Lakers are still trying in various ways. Since Thomas Jr. can't turn the tide for the team, the Lakers will continue to sign people to see which players are more suitable for the Lakers' lineup, and the signing of Collison and Johnson is the best proof.
Now that Thomas Jr. and the Lakers' 10-day contract is about to expire, can Thomas Jr. continue to stay in the team with the Lakers signing a new signing? Perhaps the year-end battle between the Lakers and the Nets is the final assessment of Thomas Jr. As for whether Thomas Jr. can finally stay on the team, let's wait and see!