The Lakers officially announced that he signed Dunbuya with a two-way contract. The Lakers currently have two two-way contract players: Dunbuya and Joel Ayay. Previously, Reeves was also on a two-way contract, and two weeks ago the Lakers turned Reeves into a formal contract. A team retains up to two two-way contracts, with Dunbuya and Ayay already occupying places.
Many fans don't know TunBuya, and the coach wrote this article to introduce the young man. According to media reports, Dunbuya will wear the Lakers' No. 45 jersey, a number that no player has worn in the Lakers for 10 years. The last Lakers player to wear the number 45 was Derrick Caracter in 2011.
Tun Bua is 2.06 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.11 meters, which is able to handle the two positions of small front and large front. He was born on December 23, 2000 and is currently under the age of 21. In the offseason this year, Dunbua changed teams, first by the Pistons to the Nets, then sent to the Rockets by the Nets, and finally cut by the Rockets. The Lakers had a chance to sign Dumboya.
Dunbuya is the first round of the No. 15 show of 2019, and his rookie contract has not expired, he was laid off, and then signed a two-way contract, which is indeed a bit miserable. Dunbua bounces and explodes well, and the draft templates are Siakam and Alphabet Brother. A 20-year-old with a decent talent, why don't the Nets and Rockets want him?
Let's start with one obvious reason: age fraud. Born in Guinea, Africa, Tunbuya moved to France with his family as a child. This summer, according to Jake Fischer, a reporter for the Open Stand, "The Alliance's sources reveal that Dunbua, like Thorne-Mac, is actually older than the official age. ”
Born in South Sudan, Africa, Thorne-Meck immigrated to Australia with his family as a child. When he entered the draft in 2016, Thorne-Meck claimed to be 19 years old, but the media said that his actual age was 21-23 years old. That is, Dumbya is officially less than 21 years old, but his actual age may be 22-24 years old, or even older.
Some fans are curious: why is the age of African players often falsified? For example, you should remember the NBA celebrity Mutombo, whose birthplace is the Congo in Africa. Uncle Mu revealed that he and his family could not remember their date of birth. It wasn't until he went to play in the United States that Mutombo made up a birth time for himself.
According to media reports, Dunbuya reached a height of 2 meters 06 meters when he was 15 years old, and he has not grown in the past five years. Age fraud aside, Dunbuya's personal development is also problematic, he has rough skills, low ball quotient, and no three-point projection ability. Dumboya played two seasons in the NBA and shot just a measly 25.4 percent from three-point range. When he played in the French league, he also shot less than 30% of the three-point range.
In addition to the lack of projection ability, Dunbuya's left-handed attack is also a big problem. So what are the advantages of TunBuya? He has a very positive defensive attitude, almost from the 1st to the 5th position. After Ariza was injured, the Lakers also desperately needed a forward line that could be defended! Now only defensive players have a hard time standing, and Dunbuya has to develop his own three-pointers!