On January 8, Beijing time, now that the NBA's game this season has entered the mid-term stage, the record of many teams has stabilized, and we can initially see the final playoff rankings. During this time period, teams that don't play as well as they want tend to add up to their lineups as much as possible in order to get better results so that they can get a place in the playoffs or get their home field advantage. So a lot of veterans trade most frequently at this time, and they also have more chances of being signed by the team.
As an All-Star player in the former league, Thomas Jr. has been unable to stay in the league for a long time due to his stature problems, and he has faded out of the league for a long time because of injuries. However, before the Lakers gave Thomas Jr. a ten-day contract opportunity, he also used this ten-day contract to play a good performance, which allowed Thomas Jr. to get the attention of other teams. In fact, although the Lakers did not keep Thomas Jr., it was also good for Thomas Jr., after all, the Lone Ranger signed him because of this.
However, it is not known whether Thomas Jr.'s luck is too bad or thomas Jr.'s own control of himself is not strict enough, and he is once again plagued by a health agreement after signing a ten-day contract with the Lone Ranger for only one game for the team. This led to Thomas Jr. directly missing out on multiple games for the team, and the ten-day contract was about to expire. According to US media reports, Thomas Jr.'s contract is about to expire, and the Lone Ranger has not yet heard whether to continue to keep Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr.'s previous game for the Lone Ranger can get 6 points plus 4 assists, which is not remarkable in the league, but it is also an ordinary role player to play his own color. Because Thomas Jr. is just a player with a height of 1.75 meters, the Lone Ranger will not expect his arrival to bring any qualitative changes to the team, and can get enough points for the team in the limited playing time, which is how Thomas Jr. shows his value.
But to be honest, the reason why the Lakers were reluctant to keep Thomas Jr. before was not because his offensive ability was not strong enough, but because his defensive ability could not keep up with the rhythm of the current league. And this is actually the drawback of Thomas Jr., the Celtics originally formed a defensive lineup around him to avoid Thomas Jr.'s defensive problems, and now there is no team that can do this. If the Lone Ranger doesn't care about his defensive ability and only cares about offense, then he can be left behind.
If two consecutive ten-day contracts are not selected and retained by the team, it is undoubtedly a big blow for Thomas Jr. In order to be able to return to the NBA, Thomas Jr. has given up a lot of things. As the highest-scoring player in the league in the final quarter, he had always been very proud, and he never imagined that he would have such a tragic ending in the future. However, in order to be able to play, for the love of basketball in his heart, he has now begun to reduce his self-worth.
Many fans want to see Thomas Jr. stay in the league for a long time, even if it is a veteran contract, even a one-year contract. Because just by giving him the chance, he should be able to surprise us. Thomas Jr. has put in a lot of sweat and effort to return to the league, and these efforts will definitely be rewarded, and I believe that even if his contract with the Lone Ranger is stopped, he can get the favor of other teams.
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