It's finally here! After waiting for a season, the Lakers' biggest reinforcement is here

Oh my God, it's finally here!

According to Shams, Vincent is expected to join the team in this wave of road trips (the Lakers are going through a six-game streak and have already played two games with four games left).

According to the news, Vincent should return for the Nets game on April 1.

After April 1, the Lakers only had eight games in the entire regular season.

Vincent was signed by the Lakers for three years and $33 million last summer, and at the time everyone felt he was the biggest reinforcement for the Lakers, because it has been a long time since the Lakers spent so much money on the free agency to sign a free agent.

In the past few seasons, the Lakers have basically used various base salaries of more than 2 million to cobble together reinforcements.

Before signing with the Lakers, Vincent was in the Heat, and in the 2022-23 season, he averaged 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the regular season, shooting 40.2% from the field and 33.4% from 3-point range.

In the series that eliminated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, Vincent played very well, averaging 5.3 of 11 shots per game, 5.2 of 2.7 three-point shots, and was able to score 15.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 48.5% from the field and 51.6% from 3-point range.

It can be said that the Heat can break into the Finals, and Vincent plays an important role.

That's probably why Vincent was so sought-after in the free market last summer!

As a result, after joining the Lakers, Vincent only played 5 games, averaging 5.4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists per game, shooting 37.5% from the field and only 11.8% from 3-point range.

Then Vincent was injured and has been recovering until now.

On December 21, Vincent underwent knee surgery and has been recovering from his injuries ever since.

caused everyone to call him a fraudster!

Especially under the backdrop of Sturus, the Lakers are even more wronged.

Stulus, another Heat-Black Eight Warrior, entered the free market at the same time as Vincent and was then taken under the Cavaliers.

This season, Stulus played in 61 games, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, and was able to score 12.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists.

However, Strus is slightly more expensive than Vincent, with an annual salary of 14.5 million this season.

Now there's the question, if the Lakers were given a chance to pick again, the Lakers would pick Strus and Vincent.

It's really no wonder that the Lakers expect so much from him Vincent and look so disappointed after he is injured and sidelined.

Vincent's annual salary of 10.5 million this season is the Lakers' highest-paid Lakers player except for James, Thick Eyebrows, Russell, Hachimura and Reaves.

When the Lakers signed him, they really expected him to be the Lakers' most important rotation player.

You must know that the other players signed by the Lakers in the summer, Wood, Hayes, and Reddish, all three of them have a combined annual salary of less than 10 million.

Reeves' annual salary is only 2 million more expensive than Vincent's.

So......

How much do you think Vincent's comeback can help the Lakers?

The Lakers are now 41-32, still in ninth place in the West, 1.5 wins behind the Kings in eighth place and 2.5 wins ahead of the Warriors behind them.

If they enter the playoffs with their current record, then the Lakers need to win 2 games in the playoffs to enter the playoffs as 8th.

And 8th in the West, it will face the Nuggets.

The Lakers played the Nuggets, and this season they lost all three games.

You say that if the Lakers face the Nuggets in the first round this year, will their season be over at the end of April?!