On February 23, Beijing time, the NBA All-Star Weekend has ended, and the players are also seizing the limited rest time to relax themselves. Recently, Lakers young player Munch frequently interacted with the media, and when he was asked about his future for the Lakers in an interview, he said: "I like it here. I would love to keep playing here. But you never know what's going to happen in the future. At the end of the day, it's a business. But I absolutely enjoy playing here. ”
Previously, Munch had taken the initiative to post a photo with James on social media, and then James left a message saying that he would help Munch grow up in the Lakers, which had fans speculating that Munch was showing favor to the Lakers. Recently, Munch's agent Marcus also publicly stated: "Now, he is a Lakers player, I hope he can always be a member of the Lakers." "Obviously, at the agent level, staying in Los Angeles is the best option for Munch because it has the most prosperous market background in the league.
When it comes to Pelinka's signings last offseason, Munch should be the best value for money signing. After the start of the free market in the offseason last year, Munch was not offered by the Hornets, and only the Lakers and Mavericks extended an olive branch to him in the free market, followed by a phone call from James that made Munch determined to join Los Angeles. So far this season, Munch has played in 52 games for the Lakers, averaging 13 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 39.9% from three-point range.
After the Lakers began this season, Zhan Mei was in injury trouble, Wei Shao's state was sluggish, the whole team was in trouble, Munch shouldered the team's offensive burden at this time, when Munch was the starter, he had cut 20+ performances in many games, so many fans joked that Munch was the third big man of the Lakers. You know, Munch's contract with the Lakers in the offseason last year was only a basic salary, while Nunn, who was still recuperating from injury, took 5 million in vain without playing. Munch is only 23 years old now, with his current style of play, the future is very bright, if he strengthens his defense and ball holding ability, it is only a matter of time before he contracts.