Trapped by injuries and run-in problems, the Lakers, who were regarded as title favorites at the beginning of the season, have performed badly this season, and after losing to the Spurs in the big score, the team's winning rate has been less than 50%.
In the face of the unfavorable situation, the Lakers management also took the initiative to sign two players in succession, according to the famous Woj report that the Lakers used difficult exceptions to sign guard Darren Collison and forward Stanley Johnson.
The Lakers hope that the two can play in the Christmas war, according to the Lakers' updated injury list, Ariza, Bazemore, Bradley, Munch and Reeves 5 people triggered the safety agreement, thick eyebrows and Nunn can not play because of injuries, the Lakers urgently need manpower to solve the basic rotation problem.
Although it is two temporary contracts, from the perspective of the ability and role positioning of the two, the signing of the two is obviously better than that of Thomas Jr., who bet on the treasure before.
Among them, Collison is the 21st pick in 2009, and he can average 12.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.2 steals per game during his career, not only has comprehensive offensive ability, defensive strength is also good, and has more than 40% three-point shooting rate.
If it were not for the problem of faith, choosing to take the initiative to withdraw from the league, Collison is currently a completely tens of millions of players, the past two seasons the Lakers have also recruited Collison many times, I believe that this time back, Collison made full preparations.
Stanley Johnson, the No. 8 pick of 2015, is a small forward with strong physical resistance, physical talent and tough style, who has been wandering the league for the past five seasons.
Last season, he played in 61 games for the Bulls, 13 of which were still played as a starter, averaging 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, but was cut by the Bulls in the offseason.
He has since played in the Development League, where the Bulls signed him on a 10-day contract not long ago, but he didn't play for the Bulls for a single day because of the triggering of the safety agreement.
Shortly after the signing news was exposed, the Lakers officially confirmed the authenticity of the news, and the official announced that the two were signed with a difficult exception (10-day contract).
Lakers reporter Harrison Faigen quickly posted, pointing out that the two signings are very unfriendly to Thomas Jr., which means that Thomas Jr.'s status is not guaranteed, and it is very likely that he will leave after the expiration of his 10-day contract.
Thomas Jr. signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers on December 18, and then played in four games for the Lakers, averaging 25.3 minutes per game, and could get 9.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 22.7% from three-point range, during which the Lakers lost four consecutive games.
While the Lakers are recruiting, the outside world has also discussed the embarrassing situation of the Lakers, among which the thick eyebrow brother has been supported, and the famous mouth has publicly stated that it should trade Wei Shao.
Among them, bill Simmons, a well-known media person, publicly analyzed the performance of the thick eyebrow brother, believing that the decline in the state of the thick eyebrow brother this season was completely caused by the Lakers' wrong development method.
Bill Simmons thinks the thick-browed guy is going a crooked path, he's just turned 30, but his free throws, rebounds, points and shooting percentage are all declining, which makes no sense, and normal athletes will gradually reach their peak at this age.
Bill Simmons believes that the reason why thick eyebrows did not develop as scheduled was entirely because the Lakers were trying to make thick eyebrows a real center, rather than maintaining body shape and flexibility like Garnett and Duncan.
Even if the thick eyebrow brother is so talented, it is difficult to guarantee that the thick eyebrow brother can resist the burden of the center.
Since the beginning of the season, Thick Brow has averaged 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2 blocks per game, except for the number of assists, the rest of the data is lower than the career average.
The famous Perkins believes that the Lakers should trade Wei Shao, because the thick eyebrow brother cannot be traded, and so can James, breaking up the big three, and the most important thing that should be sent away is Wei Shao.
The reason is simple, Westbrook's contract is large, but he has never been able to have a chemical reaction with the other Players of the Lakers, and the Lakers have no excuse to keep him anymore.