On January 7, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced that they had renewed a 10-day contract with Stanley Johnson! According to the regulations, players and teams can renew two short contracts in a row, and if the second 10 days are over, the two sides still want to cooperate, they must sign until the end of the season. Johnson's current contract salary is 120,000, and an additional 310,000 luxury taxes will be calculated!
Fast forward to December 25 last year, when the Lakers officially announced the signing of guard Darren Collison and forward Stanley Johnson on a 10-day short contract. During his first 10-day contract, Johnson impressed the team, playing in five games for the Lakers, averaging 6.8 points, 2.8 boards, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game! It is his defense and resilience that the team values.
Looking back at Johnson's stats in these games, he started 3 of the 5 games. The Lakers lost to the Nets in their debut, and Johnson played 27 minutes off the bench, with 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal; in the second game, the Lakers defeated the Rockets, and Johnson was promoted to the start, contributing 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 31 minutes.
In the third game against the Grizzlies, he played 22 minutes on the bench and had 7 points and 3 rebounds; in the fourth game against the Blazers, he had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, scoring double-doubles for the first time; and in the fifth game against the Timberwolves, he only had 1 point, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals!
Before the Lakers and Cavaliers completed the deal on Rondo, the team not only saved a sum of money key but also vacated a place, just the day Johnson's first short contract expired, fans thought that the Lakers would sign him directly, but did not expect the team to wait until today to act, resulting in the last game Johnson could not play against the Kings.
In the game against the Kings, Howard rarely got 22 minutes of playing time, and some netizens said: "I even feel that Vogel used Master Huo this time not because there is a big center opposite, but Stanley can't play." Obviously, although the Lakers intend to renew Johnson's contract, they do not want to give a full contract, so the team decided to renew the contract for another 10 days.
And fans said: 44 million Westbrook has been accepted, do you still care about johnson of 1 million? It is worth mentioning that after the Lakers lost to the Grizzlies before, the topic of "trade Westbrook, sign Stanley Johnson" rushed to the Twitter NBA hot search!
There was also a report about Westbrook yesterday, according to sam Amick, the Lakers had talked with competitors earlier this season about the potential trading possibilities of Westbrook, but sending Westbrook away at the February trade deadline seems very unlikely, because his contract is too big. Inside the Lakers, many people believe that the effect of Westbrook's joining is not as good as expected.
Although it is only the second 10-day short contract, the possibility that the Lakers will eventually leave Johnson until the end of the season is still very high. Coach Vogel said of the contract extension with Johnson: "It's great he's back, he provides the defensive toughness that the Lakers lack! ”
Even James praised the player: "Johnson has brought resilience to the team's flanks, he's tough on the defensive end, and those traits that have helped the Lakers become one of the best teams in the last few seasons." ”
"I always imagined myself being able to wear the Lakers jersey, and it was a moment I've dreamed of since I was 5 years old. I was able to adapt to the Lakers defensive system so quickly, and it all depended on my experience with the Raptors. Johnson said in a previous interview. Johnson had played for the Raptors in the first two seasons, played for the Lakers Development League team last offseason, and the Bulls also gave him a short contract, but unfortunately he triggered the agreement and failed to play.
There is also news, the famous Windhorst talked about the Lakers' trade rumors: the team may seek to trade Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, not necessarily to change back to any players, the Lakers want to vacate the roster. Jordan Jr. and Cup Cat are basically abandoned at present, and I hope that the two have a good belonging.
Finally, how do you see the Lakers renewing their contract with Johnson? Will the team give him a formal contract?