On January 17, Beijing time, according to the famous NBA reporter Shams Charania, sources revealed that the Lakers plan to sign a second 10-day contract with forward Stanley Johnson tomorrow.
Previously, the Lakers signed a 10-day difficult special contract with Stanley Johnson when they were short of manpower, and after the difficult special case expired, they signed a 10-day short contract with Johnson again.
So far this season, Stanley Johnson has averaged 20.3 minutes per game, 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Although the statistics are not particularly eye-catching, considering his excellent defensive ability and the lakers' most urgently needed forward player, it is not surprising that the Lakers have renewed Stanley Johnson again.
However, it should be noted that this will also be the last 10-day short contract that the Lakers can sign with Johnson, because according to the NBA regulations, each player can sign a 10-day short contract with the same team twice in a single season (difficult exceptions are not counted), and after the second 10-day short contract expires, the team can only directly renew the player until the end of the season, or abandon the contract with it.
As mentioned earlier, the Lakers are very satisfied with Johnson, and the reason why they still have to sign a 10-day short contract is also because the 10-day short contract does not account for the team's quota, which can facilitate the Lakers to carry out 1-for-2 or 2-for-3 trading operations.
At present, Horton Tucker can already be traded, and the Lakers are currently not doing well, and they really need to be strengthened by trades. Pelinka also needs to seize the time to trade, it is best to complete the transaction before the expiration of Johnson's 10-day short contract, otherwise once Johnson fully turns positive, the Lakers' trading flexibility will be affected, if it is a transaction of less for more, it is also necessary to lay off employees or send a player away to change the air first, free up the quota, and then I am afraid that the operation will become more difficult.