On January 13, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. Earlier today, the Lakers officially announced that the team re-signed 21-year-old Dunbua on a two-way contract. Previously, the Lakers cut Dumboya on November 17.
So far this season, Dumboya has made two appearances for the Lakers, averaging seven points and three rebounds per game. Among them, in the Lakers' loss to the Blazers on November 7, Dunbuya played extremely well, he had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block on 4-of-4 shooting in the 8 minutes of playing time, which was one of the few highlights of the Lakers' game. In addition, the Lakers also cut Khuf earlier today.
According to HopsHype reporter Michael Scotto, the Lakers have a new target, and they are interested in Raptors player Gary Trent Jr. So far this season, Trent has averaged 34 minutes per game, averaging 16.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals, shooting 42.1% from the field, 36.8% from three-point range, and averaging 2.7 three-pointers per game, ranking 32nd in the league with a total of 89 three-pointers.
In addition, Michael Scotto also reported on the transactions between Jordan Jr. and Bazemore. The information given so far is that the Lakers do intend to send these two people away, but will not take the draft pick to send them away. Once either of them is sent off, the Lakers can save $7 million in spending, which includes player salaries and a luxury tax. So far this season, Jordan Jr. has averaged 4.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Bazmore has averaged 3.9 points and 2 rebounds per game. In recent times, both have rarely made appearances.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Kings on the road today. In their last game, they lost at home to the Grizzlies, ending their longest four-game winning streak of the season, and they must go all out today to avoid a losing streak.