Taking stock of the garbage contracts in the history of the Lakers, the summer of 16 has become an unavoidable existence-
That summer, the Lakers offered Mozgov (who won the championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers) a four-year, $64 million contract, but the championship center apparently failed to match his salary......
What the Lakers really criticized that year was still the signing of Luo Er Deng for 4 years and 72 million, and it can even be said that the Lakers' signing of Luo Er Deng was the most unsuccessful existence that year.
Roll Deng, who was originally pinned on high hopes, was plagued by injuries later, and his performance on the court plummeted compared to the Bulls, and after two seasons, the Lakers finally couldn't bear it anymore-
In the 2018 offseason, the Lakers and Rolle Deng reached a buyout, when the Lakers paid Rolldeng 14.35 million in the 2018-19 season, and the remaining 15 million was paid over three seasons.
In other words, even if Rohrdeng stays away from basketball for the next three years, he can still receive a salary of 5 million from the Lakers every year, which is simply sitting at home and the money comes from the sky.
Obviously, Rolldden is not a lesson for the Lakers, and when the team finally cleared Rolldeng's contract, the Heat "sent warmth" in time......
Now, the Miami Heat seems to have a soft spot for the "bitter" Lakers, and has become the largest "supplier" of undrafted guards for the Lakers.
In the 2021 offseason, the Lakers signed Nunn, who performed well with the Heat, and the result was that the latter was completely reimbursed for the 2021-2022 season.
In the 2022-2023 season, Nunn's average performance per game after his return was dismal, averaging 6.7 points per game, including 40.6% shooting from the field and 32.5% from three-point range.
That year, the Lakers finally sent Nunn plus three second-round packages to the Washington Wizards, in exchange for Hachimura, which was a timely stop-loss......
However, last offseason, the Lakers re-signed Vincent, who had an outstanding playoff performance that year, an undrafted guard who also came from the Heat.
In the end, the Lakers recruited him with a full mid-range of 33 million in 3 years, which is enough to show that the Purple and Gold have high hopes for Vincent.
However, now things are going in the same way as the Nunn incident-
Now that 1/3 of the NBA regular season has passed, Vincent has only played 5 games for the Lakers, averaging 25.4 minutes per game, scoring 5.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, including shooting 37.5% from the field, 11.8% from three-point range, and 50.0% from the free throw line.
Vincent has been plagued by a knee injury since the start of the season and has spent almost two months recovering......
After two months of return, Vincent's knee injury was swollen and recurred, and his medical team is considering surgery on his left knee......
This surgery is most likely a meniscectomy, and once the surgery is confirmed, Vincent will be out for 6-8 weeks......
There are many examples in the NBA of a player who has undergone surgery and his competitive condition has plummeted, especially for small guards.
Vincent, who made a name for himself with the Heat, may not be able to shine again with the Lakers, and once surgery is decided, the Lakers' offseason deal to sign Vincent is more like a failed deal, isn't it......
This time, the Lakers are likely to look out for themselves once again, this time repeating the mistakes of previous failed trades......