The Lakers completed another contract today, signing Cameron Oliver to an Exhibit 10 contract.
Who is Oliver? Some fans may not be familiar with him, so I will introduce it to you today.
Oliver is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 108 kilograms and plays as a striker on the court.
He attended college at the University of Nevada, where he was the absolute core of the team, averaging 16 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, as well as the Honor of Defensive Player of the West and MVP.
In 2017, he was full of expectations to participate in the NBA draft, but unfortunately he was not favored at that time, no one cared, and eventually fell into the draft.
Oliver's strengths are good physical fitness, strong explosiveness, excellent athleticism, and the ability to fly well. In the NBA game, there have been scenes of jumping in situ and turning 360 degrees to dunk. He also has three-point projection ability. Strong finishing ability. 76ers assistant coach Kevin Young once said of him: "Oliver is one of the most athletically talented people here, he is very strong. He has a promising future. ”
His weaknesses are: the position on the court is a bit "not three or four", the height of 2 meters 03 is shorter than the inside line, the height of the basket is insufficient, and the low-post technology is not solid enough; before letting him play small, he can't play, the speed flexibility technology is not up to the requirements; the shooting choice is sometimes not very good.
For these reasons, he was unable to win the favor of NBA teams until last season, when the Rockets gave him a chance, and he was able to appear in the NBA's official game.
In the 2020-21 season, he played 4 games for the Rockets, averaged 21.8 minutes per game, and was able to get 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1 block and 0.5 steals, shooting 57.6% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range.
So why did the Lakers notice him? In fact, Oliver made a very good impression on the Lakers last season, in a game in May, the Lakers played against the Rockets. Oliver was off the bench at the time, and the Lakers didn't know anyone before. But after he played, he became a Rocket Raider, incarnated as an inside beast, blocked and stole three-point projection, played 23 minutes, 7 of 10 shots, got 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block data, the performance was very efficient. Hit the Lakers off guard.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this confrontation that the Lakers see his shining point, and this season Zijin will want to sign him and try his luck.