On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Wizards won 112-106 at home to the Magic, winning three consecutive wins. In this game, Kuzma continued to perform heroically, scoring 19 points, 10 boards and 9 assists. Although 20+ consecutive games were terminated, it still brought victory to the UI. In addition to Kuzma, the other two Lakers veteran Pop and Harrell were not affected by infighting, scoring 12 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 16 points and 8 boards respectively! 3 Lakers will cut 47 points, 28 boards and 14 assists together, I don't know how the Lakers feel?
Kuzma has played 8 consecutive 20+ games, and Beal continues to be absent this game, and Kuzma continues to take on the role of the team's main scorer. 19 points, 10 boards and 9 assists, only one assist away from a triple-double. As an offensive and defensive 3D player, Pope scored three three-pointers and also grabbed 10 rebounds. As for Harrell, who came off the bench, he scored 16 points, and 6 of 8 was also extremely efficient. In the last game, the 3 people had a good performance, and this campaign continued to work together to contribute a good performance, crazy to the Lakers.
For the Lakers, every time the 3 veterans play a good performance, it is a heavy blow to them. In the last game, although there was a slight unpleasant outburst between Pope and Harrell, manager Unseld lightly skipped it. In this campaign, Kuzma continued to perform well, and Pop and Harrell also played the season average. It seems that this accident did not cause much damage to the team.
In the offseason, the Lakers used Kuzma, Pop and Harrell as the main chips, exchanging wizards for Westbrook. But now, I'm afraid there is no need to argue about who will benefit from the deal. Although the Wizards failed to rank among the top brass in the East, their record of 22 wins and 20 losses can also be described as passing. In terms of the Lakers, James, who has an ageless, can still only hover in the top 8. More critically, Wei Shao's big contracts were rotten in their hands, resulting in them not being able to make substantial reinforcements at all.
Just imagine, if it is not Wei Shao in the Lakers' lineup now, but Kuzma, Pop and Harrell, the Lakers can not only improve the depth of the lineup, but also avoid the embarrassing situation of Zhan Huang and Wei Shao coexisting. On top of that, if the Lakers want to change, these 3 people are good chips. Can only say one step wrong, step wrong, Lakers and old Zhan are wrong, they are paying for the original big gamble.