On February 21, Beijing time, the Lakers are now facing two major thorny problems, the first is the problem of the lack of thick eyebrows, and the second is the problem that Nunn only receives salary and does not play because of the injury, all in all, the Lakers' current problem is how to play the playoffs. According to the situation that the thick eyebrow brother has been suspended for at least 4 weeks, the possibility of reimbursement in the regular season is very large. In fact, in addition to The Thick Brow Brother and Nunn, there are still large and small injury problems in the Lakers, and James is still fighting with injuries.
In addition, Anthony and Bradley are also veterans with injuries. At present, Bradley has been suspended for one game because of a knee injury, and whether he can return after the All-Star Game is still a mystery, and Anthony has missed 5 games in a row due to a right hamstring strain, and it seems that Anthony's injury is more serious. The Lakers can only pray for a return to speed and strive to return before the playoffs, after all, the Lakers are only in the ninth place in the West, and there are still 3 wins away from the eighth in the West Clippers, and the situation is very unoptimistic.
Nunn should not hold out much hope, the defender has received the fifth highest salary in the team since signing Nunn, but has not played a game for the team, and there are reports that Nunn's recovery from injury is not as good as expected, and the time to return to the field is still far away. In summary, the Lakers' investment can be said to be an empty bamboo basket. So where will the Lakers' hopes be? The first has to rely on James, the second is Westbrook, only superstars can save the team, and any time you want to rely on substitute players to achieve counterattack, there is little hope.
But with the exception of James and Westbrook, the team wants latecomers to come to the top and make it to the playoffs, and other role players have to stand up, such as Munch and Reeves and even Bazemore. In addition, the Lakers are now pinning their hopes on one person, that is Evans, who was previously banned for two and a half years and has just been released. According to Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin, the Lakers love Evans and want to sign the former NBA player with a base salary, first because the team has too many injuries, and secondly, Evans's personal ability. Evans was the fourth pick in 2009, became famous earlier than Curry and Harden, and can be said to have debuted at its peak.
After entering the league, Evans averaged more than 14.5 points per game for seven consecutive seasons, and only one of the 11 seasons scored less than 10 points (9.5 points), and in the two seasons before his ban, he could average 19.4 points and 10.2 points per game. Evans is a defender, 1.99 meters tall, very fast, physically explosive, with a strong ability to change direction and break through, and the only drawback is that he is not self-disciplined. In Bradley's absence, the Lakers can use him to play the No. 1 position, and even use him to play the No. 3 position, while the thick eyebrow is injured, and James can top the No. 4 or even No. 5 position.
In his rookie season, Evans averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, and when Curry was still playing as a substitute, Evans had become the king's star, and Pelinka believed that Evans still had oil in his tank, and saw if Evans could play next to James and then turn around and become James' knife guard.