Although the Los Angeles Lakers have not performed well this season, there is no need for fans to lose confidence in this team, after all, they still have leBron James and Anthony Davis, the two top stars of the league, as well as young players such as Taren Horton Tucker. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka even gave up top role players like Alex Caruso in order to keep the 21-year-old star of hope last summer, and although Tucker's performance on the court this season still needs to be improved, he has shown a desire to improve the level of play and hope to play a more important role on the court.
In an interview with the media today, Tucker explained how he intends to prepare for the 2022-23 season: "Keeping the stability, that's the most important thing I want to do this year, it's a bit frustrating not to do well this season, but I feel like that's what we're here for this summer. ”
This season has been disappointing for many reasons, but when Tucker got his chance, he still showed his ability. Asked why James always plays better when he leaves, the youngster is blunt about what he's saying: "I feel like every situation I've been through is like a learning experience, whether with or without the ball, that's the experience you need to accumulate." Obviously I feel better about holding the ball and I feel like I've had success with that, but learning how to play with the stars is the most important thing they want me to do. During this time, I got more opportunities to play. LeBron (James) wasn't there at the beginning, and we had some people out late in the season. Having the opportunity to play with the ball in my hand is the best thing I can do when I play my best. ”
Tucker's words are undoubtedly expressing to the team that he wants to hold more balls, but in the Lakers with James and Westbrook, such a request can be said to be a bit of a luxury, and it also implies that he may not be able to stay in the Lakers. After the Lakers only finished 11th in the West, it became clear that the Lakers' roster needed to make a lot of changes, and Tucker may be part of those changes because he was one of the team's most valuable trading assets.