Recently, Lakers player Lonnie Walker updated social media today.
Lonnie Walker wrote a lot of his feelings on social media, saying that he has lived a life without water and electricity since he was a child, grew up seeing James, Iverson, Kobe and others play from a very young age, and now has become a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, saying that he will continue to work hard and keep moving forward, and the end of the tunnel is light.
Lonnie Walker scored a game-high 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the last game against the Clippers, and although the Lakers eventually lost the game, this game made more fans pay attention to Lonnie Walker.
Lonnie Walker was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 18th pick in the first round and became a disciple of the old man of Popo, but as soon as he entered the league, Lonnie Walker was plagued by injuries, and he only attended 17 games in his rookie season, averaging only 2.6 points per game, almost facing the fate of elimination, but fortunately, the Spurs had enough opportunities, and in just two seasons, Lonnie Walker's average of points per game rose to 11.2 points, becoming an important output player on the Spurs bench.
However, last season, because the Spurs needed to rebuild and the old man Bobo also focused on robbing Banyama, he did not complete the extension of Lonnie Walker's contract after his contract expired. In the end, the Lakers immediately threw an olive branch and signed Lonnie Walker with a one-year, $6.5 million mid-range contract.
Of course, after coming to the Lakers, Lonnie Walker also has a very strong competitive pressure, you must know that the most important thing in the current Lakers roster is the guard players, from Will Shao to Beverley to Schroder and Nunn, all have good scoring ability, fortunately, Lonnie Walker stabilized his starting position with two game performances.
Maybe there's pressure to play around James and thick eyebrows, but the Lakers are still in a very unstable phase, and perhaps this gives Lonnie Walker a very good opportunity to prove himself.
This can't help but remind many fans of Malik Monk of the Lakers last year.
Monk was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th pick in the first round in 2017, and during the Hornets' period, Monk's performance was not much different from that of Spurs' Lonnie Walker, but the Joe helper at the time did not provide Monk with a quality offer contract, allowing Monk to come to free agency.
The Lakers signed Monk for the first time, and last year the Lakers failed to enter the playoffs, and the US media counted that in the last 17-man roster of the Lakers last season, there are currently 9 people without contracts in the new season, including Howard, Anthony, Ellington and other players. But Monk became the biggest winner of this Lakers team.
With his outstanding performance in the Lakers, Monk signed a two-year, $19 million contract with the Kings this offseason, basically realizing the dream of earning more than 10 million a year, and in the off-season, fans also filmed a video of Monk driving a luxury car.
Lonnie Walker is a very resilient player, and perhaps, with the blessing of the city of Los Angeles, the Lakers will also give him enough opportunities, and he is fully likely to become the next Monk, or the next Caruso.