On March 23, Beijing time, the official news of the Hornets that the team has renewed his contract with Thomas Jr. until the end of this season, which is the first "long-term worker" contract obtained by Thomas Jr. this season, he has signed a ten-day contract with the Lakers Lone Ranger, but has not been able to make effective contributions to the team, on March 2, Thomas Jr. came to the Hornets is also a 10-day contract, during the contract, Thomas Jr. played 7 games off the bench. Averaging 13.4 minutes per game, he averaged 9.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, and it is worth mentioning that the three-point shooting rate has reached 48%, becoming the Hornets' top outside shooter on the bench.
Thanks to seven games, Thomas Jr. was able to renew his contract with the Hornets until the end of the season, and this transfer was Thomas Jr.'s first official contract in the past three years, and the last contract dates back to the basic salary signed with the Wizards in July 2019. Let's discuss why Thomas Jr., who has a good scoring ability, is frequently abandoned by the team, and why the Hornets want to keep him in the opposite direction.
Now analyze the current state of Thomas Jr., he scored 19 points in the Lakers' debut, fully proved his scoring ability, while there is a record of 81 points in the amateur league Toma's performance is also an average of 40+ per game, these data support Toma Jr. to become a bench scoring point without any problem, but as always and the peak period is the same, Thomas Jr.'s defense can only be described in a miserable way, when he was young, he was a defensive loophole, don't hope that 33 years old can improve his defense. This is also why the team is reluctant to use him, the league can score a big catch, it can be said that every team can score steadily in the first way, but the substitute who can defend is not so easy to find.
But God is fair, Thomas Jr. has no physical talent, no defensive ability, but gets an unparalleled sense of rhythm, once the peak of Thomas Jr. in the Green Army is the engine of offensive rhythm, the Hornets are looking at this, Ball as the team's starting point guard, well organized but inexperienced, especially in the case of team disadvantage, Ball can only do singles points most of the time, but can not help teammates play counter-attack rhythm, which has improved after Thomas's arrival, Thomas Jr. is good at mastering the team's offensive rhythm, and he can quickly get the team into shape when it is time to slow down, thereby improving the stability of the shot. Hornets forward Bridges said in the interview: "Thomas Jr. will always communicate with him on the court to make sure Ball can make the right decision at any moment, and Thomas Jr. is also helping Ball become more professional on the sidelines.
At the same time, for Bauer, Thomas Jr.'s presence in the sharing of pressure and more correct judgment, in the game Ball will actively communicate with Thomas Jr., so as to ensure that the team has been playing at a normal rhythm. Of course, the two have the same function off the court, and Thomas Jr. can also use his experience to make Bauer more professional.