Due to the shortage of people in the backcourt, the Lakers signed Thomas Jr. on a 10-day short contract not long ago, and then signed Darren Collison and Stanley Johnson urgently in today's Christmas battle with the Nets, although both sides are playing in the residual team, but the Nets rely on a stronger team to fight, or 122-115 to win this victory. The Lakers, who were originally at home, had a good chance of winning, but the pit dug in the second half was too big, even if the opponent played a wave of 33-20 in the last quarter, they still could not laugh to the end.
The Lakers' two new signings, Collison and Johnson, both ushered in the opportunity to play, scoring 7 points against the unknown Johnson, and veteran Collison was completely lost in this game. In this campaign, he shot 0 of 3 in 12 minutes of playing time, did not score a point, 3 fouls are higher than 2 rebounds and 1 assist, of these 3 fouls, 2 of which let the opponent successfully play 3 + 1, Fitzdale in order to let him get more opportunities, even at the expense of refrigerating Thomas Jr., but the lakers once favored the favorite, really let the team a little disappointed. The 34-year-old Collison, who was once Paul's chief bench, once played a career-best 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists during the 14-15 season with the Kings, but after the 18-19 season and the Pacers' contract expired, Collison announced his retirement without warning.
In the summer of 19, the Los Angeles Lakers, who signed a thick eyebrow at the time, also intended to strengthen the point guard position, and specially contacted Collison, but at that time, the latter believed that the Lakers did not have the strength to compete for the championship, and resolutely rejected the kindness of the Purple and Gold Army, and the plot after that was also very clear to everyone, the Purple and Gold Army relied on the Zhan Mei connection, plus Howard, Rondo, Pope and other powerful warriors, successfully won the NBA championship for 20 years, and Collison regretted it. In fact, at the beginning of the season, Collison had tried to train the Lakers and Warriors in succession, but unfortunately he did not succeed in staying in the team, and this time the league encountered a serious "shortage of people", And Collison also seized this opportunity and got the opportunity to return to the league.
However, this 4 seasons back to the NBA debut, Collison's performance is absolutely disastrous, the offensive end has no desire, should have let him play the organizational tandem, did not get the due display, but became the foul "cannon fodder", compared to Thomas Jr. can also attack, Collison has no role at all. Not surprisingly, the Lakers should not choose to renew a 10-day contract with Thomas Jr., the last two big holes in the defensive end, coupled with the downturn at the offensive end, Thomas Jr. has no use for the Purple and Gold Legion, and walked a "Wolong", and will usher in a "phoenix", the Lakers really want to achieve those five big words this season (Lakers championship), I am afraid it is really a fool's dream.