On April 9, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers will play at home against the Oklahoma Thunder. Now the Los Angeles Lakers have begun to prepare for the offseason, and the Thunder are still fighting to lose more and ensure a better draft pick. Previously, the Los Angeles Lakers have suffered 8 consecutive losses, and the game against the Thunder is arguably the best opportunity to end the losing streak. After all, the Lakers probably don't want to end the season with a wave of 10 consecutive losses.
Today, the Lakers officially announced that James will miss the remaining games. Many fans thought James would make a comeback today to make a last-ditch effort to compete for this season's scoring champion. Unexpectedly, James simply gave up and began to recover from a left ankle injury. Not long after the announcement of James' season reimbursement, the Lakers officially announced that anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, three main players, will miss today's game with the Thunder. Anthony is older and should not be playing the rest of the game. Davis' foot injury is not good enough, and the rest of the game is not necessary to play. Westbrook has recently spoken more and more about the Lakers' respective games, and it is estimated that the last game will not continue to play.
So, against the Oklahoma Thunder, Tucker can enjoy a core treatment again. In yesterday's game against the Warriors, Tucker single-handedly blasted down a comprehensive stat of 40 points, 3 assists and 4 steals. After the game, Vogel said directly that Tucker did not play well this season because he partnered with Westbrook. Tucker needs the ball in hand to perform, and when he plays with Westbrook, he has to adapt to the role of no ball. Vogel even said Tucker was one of the cores of the team. It can be seen that Vogel's weight for Tucker. Now that James, Davis, Westbrook, and Anthony are out of the game, Tucker can be used as the core of the team. I don't know if Tucker can continue to play as well as the last game in this game?
Of course, the last few games let Tucker play, and it may also be that the Lakers hope to increase the value of Tucker's trade, so as to better shoot Tucker in the offseason. This offseason, the Lakers need to face a lot of problems, such as handling Westbrook's big contract, renewing Munch and so on. Do you think Tucker is, as Vogel says, a cornerstone of a team?