Official! The Lakers once again signed Dunbua, who had previously been cut, on a two-way contract.
Dunbua was briefly in the lake at the beginning of the season, and it was also a two-way contract. Played only 2 games for the Lakers this season, averaging 7 points and 3 boards per game, and was laid off shortly thereafter;
This time, in order to sign dunbua back, the team even cut two-way contract center Jay Huff to make room.
This buddy also has no picture, playing 4 games for the Lakers, averaging 5 minutes per game, getting 1 board 0.3 assists 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks.
Now the Lakers' lineup needs rarely rely on big men, after the thick eyebrow injury, the old Zhan as a center instead wins more, the extreme five small lineup makes the team's flexibility to the extreme, so that the opponent is caught off guard.
Jordan Jr. and Master Huo simply became the logistics support department heads who handed water and waved towels, not to mention nominating the unknown 2m 16 center Jay Huff.
Signing young, more mobile strikers, such as Dunbua, is in line with the current team system.
At the opening of the free agent trading market, the Lakers will inevitably make some moves, after breaking the news that the Lakers intended pistons to play Grant, the digital man Simmons and the Pacers Turner, and today, another name appeared in the Lakers' intentional list!
He's the Raptors' guard, Gary Trent Jr.
Who is little Trent?
The 7th pick in the second round of 2018 was selected by Xiao Kai. After playing for three years with his parent team, he was sent to the Raptors last season in a deal for Powell.
Shortly after playing for the new owner Raptors, Trent Jr. immediately gave a 3-point kill....
Trent Jr. is a first-prize lottery ticket scraped out by the Blazers, and in recent seasons, he has gradually cashed in on his talent and balanced attack and defense, otherwise the Raptors would not have taken Powell, who averaged 19 points per game, to exchange.
So far this season, Trent Jr. has played in 33 games, averaging 34 minutes per game, and has received 16.4 points, 2.8 boards and 2.1 assists, shooting 42.1% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range.
However, due to the ankle injury at present, Trent Jr. has missed two consecutive games.
Trent Jr. is also a ball second generation.
His father, Gary Trent, made his 1995 debut and played nine seasons in the NBA. To say that father and son have another interesting experience in the NBA.
In March last year, the Blazers packed Trent jr. and Hood back to Powell; coincidentally, on that day 23 years ago, the Blazers also sent his father to the Raptors! Both father and son were traded in their third season of their careers and both played 41 games for the Trail Blazers that season!
It's really the best, and the script doesn't dare to write it like this.
Although Trent Jr. does not have the physical fitness against the sky, he can combine his excellent running and jumping ability with his offensive skills to make the opponent invincible.
Last January, the Blazers lost 106-119 to the Thunder, and Trent Jr. played 36 minutes, shooting 12-of-18, with 30 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block.
Trent Jr. also became the first player in Trail Blazers history to score 30 points off the bench since Alan Crabbe (jan. 8, 2017 against the Pistons).
Last April, against the Cavaliers, Trent Jr. played 33 minutes, shooting 17-of-19, slashing 44 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, becoming the third player since 2010 to score 40 points in a single game after Alphabet brother and Thompson and shoot 85% from the field.
It was also because of his excellent performance that Trent Jr. was awarded a three-year, $54 million contract.
Presumably, the Lakers also valued Trent Jr.'s stable scoring ability and good defensive ability in the guard line, which will produce his idea.
However, the Lakers are currently only unilateral YY;
The Raptors are not ready to trade Trent Jr. for the time being, and it will be necessary to see if the Lakers can come up with enough chips to satisfy the Raptors...