The Lakers can't seem to wait for Gabe Vincent's return. According to a report by Jovan Buha, Lakers player Gab Vincent has a good chance that he will not return this season.
Jovan Buha said on the show: "Unlike Vanderbilt, Vincent's news is a bit contradictory, as far as I've heard about him coming back in a week or two, he's slowly increasing his intensity. There is also news that he was reimbursed for the regular season. Personally, I assess the news that there is a 75% chance that he will not return, and even if he does, it will probably be in the final week. ”
Vincent's recent news is true or false, the day before yesterday it broke out that he made a comeback and then broke out that he couldn't return, and it was impossible to determine whether he could really make a comeback.
But the current playoff situation is so urgent, Vincent has not been able to return to help the team, I am afraid that as Jovan Buha said, there is a high probability that there is no way to return again.
This time, the Lakers were tricked again. Last season, Vincent excelled with the Miami Heat, helping the team reach the Finals, and last offseason, the Lakers signed Vincent to a three-year, $33 million contract.
The Lakers expect Vincent to replace the departing Schroder as the best helper next to James and Davis. However, Vincent has been plagued by injuries since joining, and he has only played in five games so far this season, averaging only 5.4 points and 3.0 assists per game, shooting 37.5% from the field and 11.8% from three-point range (2-of-17 shooting in total).
Vincent's last appearance for the Lakers was on December 21 last year, against the Bulls, Vincent returned from injury in the first four games of the season, but after only one game, he returned to injury and has been sidelined ever since.
Whether Vincent can return this season doesn't seem to matter anymore, and even if he does return in the playoffs, his athletic form is not guaranteed, the Lakers' current backcourt rotation is becoming clearer, and Dinwiddie's mid-term signing keeps the team from being stretched.
But from Vincent's signing, the Lakers' management has clearly looked away again, and the last time they signed a guard who performed very well with the Heat was Nunn, who was traded after only half a season with the Lakers and is now playing in Europe.
In comparison, Vincent's situation will be trickier, with a bigger contract than Nunn and a longer injury time than Nunn, and even if he can recover in the offseason, there is a big question mark over whether the Lakers should continue to trust the short guard.
And Vincent's three-year, $33 million contract has just started the first season......