News on January 6 that the Los Angeles Lakers plan to sign Stanley Johnson on Friday with a 10-day short contract, which, if true, will be the Lakers' second 10-day short contract with him this season.
According to league rules, a player and the same team can sign up to two short contracts for 10 days, which can be signed consecutively or at intervals, but after the expiration of the second 10-day short contract, the team must sign a contract until the end of the season if the team wants to keep the player.
This means that after the Lakers and Johnson's second 10-day short contract expires, they have only one way to leave Johnson, that is, to give him a "long contract" until the end of the season, which will obviously occupy a place in the team's big list.
However, the Lakers' second 10-day short contract estimate for Johnson should not be further examined, but to avoid paying more luxury taxes, because the expenses of the 10-day short contract do not count towards the salary cap.
Johnson, 25, performed well in the last 10-day short contract cycle, averaging 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 block per game. Lakers head coach Vogel and team star LeBron James have highly praised his performance, especially his defense of the ball carrier and the tenacity he has shown in the game.