On January 27, 2022, Beijing time, the Lakers finally ushered in a news that made fans happy, that is, they finally completed the contract extension with the team's forward general Stanley Johnson! This contract extension is very important for the Lakers, and for Stanley Johnson, it is finally a reaffirmation of himself in the league!
According to Shams, the Lakers and Stanley Johnson signed a two-year contract. Later, Woj also added that in the two-year contract signed by Stanley Johnson with the Lakers, Paul's team option for 2022-2023! And Shams also said that his extremely infectious defense and energy have earned him the security for the rest of the season!
Stanley Johnson has signed multiple 10-day short contracts with the Lakers this season and has not been able to officially turn regular, which also makes many fans very worried. Now that this contract is signed, it can also be regarded as a reassuring pill for Lakers fans! This season, Stanley Johnson appeared in 14 games for the Lakers, averaging 21.2 minutes per game, able to get 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, all the data and efficiency are very good, the most important thing is his enthusiasm on the defensive end, which is a complete impress to the Management of the Lakers!
The reason why the team has not signed Johnson before is that there is a certain amount of room to strengthen the team, but now the team should have completely believed in Johnson and used this place, and the subsequent trade will not delay the team to keep Johnson. For them, judging by Johnson's performance this season, being able to stay on a 2-year contract and have team options is really a sure signing!
Even foreign Lakers fans said that this signing is the second best thing the Lakers have done this year, and the best thing is to sign Malik Munch! Indeed, the Lakers can keep Stanley Johnson is indeed very satisfied with many fans, but also makes many fans very at ease, with his defensive intensity, at least to a large extent can make up for the shortcomings of the team's defensive end!