In 19, the Lakers got thick eyebrows for 7 for 1, and now how are those players developing?

There is no 24th in the rivers and lakes

2024-04-26 18:44Posted in Henan Sports Creators

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Since 2014, the Lakers have failed to make the playoffs for six consecutive years, and in the 2018-2019 season, they had a chance, but because of the injuries of James and others, the team finally missed the playoffs again. However, because James joined the Lakers, the Lakers have also been favored by another top superstar in the league, who is none other than their current starting center, Anthony Davis.

Bushy Eyebrow, who entered the league in 2012 and spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Pelicans, led the team to the playoffs multiple times and played at an MVP level at his peak. However, due to the team's lineup, thick eyebrows have never had a real chance to win the championship, so he requested a trade from the team in the middle of the 2018-2019 season, and finally in the 2019 offseason, the Pelicans finally fulfilled him and sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

And in order to get this top-10 or even top-5 player in the league, the Lakers are also bleeding heavily, and in the case of sending three young people, Ingram, Ball, and Hart, the chips also include 2 first-round and 2 first-round swaps. At that time, after the outside world learned that the deal had happened, some people even predicted that the Lakers would be the losing side, because Ingram and Ball were very talented players at the time, and there were so many first-rounders.

But now that 5 years have passed, it can be said at a glance who loses and who earns, in the first season of getting thick eyebrows, the Lakers successfully won the championship, just looking at this they have made a lot of money, not to mention that they still have the opportunity to impact the championship until now. On the other hand, the players sent by the Lakers, now only Ingram is still playing with the Pelicans, so let's take a look at the players involved in this deal at the beginning, and how they have developed later.

4. Hunter (Eagles)

This season, he averaged 15.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game

Hunter was the No. 4 pick in 2019 that the Lakers gave to the Pelicans, and he was sent away by the Pelicans directly after he was selected, so he has been playing for the Hawks throughout his career. In 2022, Hunter signed a 4-year, 95 million contract with the Hawks, and now it seems that the cost performance of this signing can only be said to be average, and Hunter's playing style and talent are a little too mediocre.

With the rise of Jalen Johnson this season, Hunter's future with the Hawks is becoming more and more unstable, due to the overlap of the positions of the two, but Hunter is older than Jalen Johnson, he is 26 years old this year, and it can be said that there is no potential to be tapped.

Hunter now belongs to a player who knows a little bit of everything, but is not proficient in anything, and considering his annual salary of 2000+ million, many strong teams do not favor him very much, and for him personally, it makes no sense to continue to stay in the Hawks, this team is visible to the naked eye and cannot compete for the championship, and the Hawks will not train him anymore, unless he is willing to renew his contract at a low price, otherwise it is only a matter of time before the two sides break up.

3. Hart (Knicks)

Averaged 9.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season

Although when he was with the Lakers, Hart's talent potential could not be compared with Ingram and Ball, but his very positive style of play also made many fans feel sorry for his departure. Later, Hart also took on a more important role on the offensive end with the Pelicans, but apparently he was not talented enough, and he was traded to the Trail Blazers in the 2021-2022 season.

After a short season and a half here, Hart was traded to the Knicks, where he met his own "Bole", a defensive, very aggressive player who is the type of player Thibodeau prefers. Hart has been completely transformed into a "blue-collar" this season, and his job on the court is to do the dirty work and then occasionally eat cake and shoot three-pointers.

However, what can be seen as the difference between Hart and other blue-collar workers is that his basic skills as a guard are still there, although he can't hold the ball for long periods of time, he can be a setter, and when he receives the ball near the free throw line, he can both give the center an open pass and find the shooter on the baseline. Although Hart will definitely not be able to become a star, it is also very lucky for a strong team to have a player of his type, so last year the Knicks reached a four-year 81 million contract extension with Hart.

2. Ball (Bulls)

Season reimbursement

Ball's two seasons with the Lakers didn't play well, because he was in Los Angeles, and his father kept touting him, and the Lakers had high expectations for him because he missed Tatum, Fox, etc. After Ball entered the league, his lack of scoring ability with the ball and his unstable projection were very obvious, so his position on the court was very awkward, obviously he had the talent to become a star point guard, but he could only play a 3D role.

Later, he was also given more balls in Pelican Ball, but his offensive efficiency just couldn't improve, but fortunately, his projection has been getting better. In 2021, Ball signed a four-year, 80 million contract with the Bulls, but the result is that three years have passed, he has only played 35 games, he has been reimbursed for two consecutive seasons due to injury, and his comeback is still far away.

1. Ingram (Pelicans)

Averages per game this season: 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists

As the biggest player in this deal in addition to thick eyebrows, Ingram's departure even took away a group of Lakers fans, and after joining the Pelicans, he is naturally regarded as the core of the team, Ingram averaged 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the 2019-2020 season, he was not only selected as an All-Star that year, but also successfully won the award of the most improved player after the season.

In the 2021-2022 season, Ingram averaged 22.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game under the condition of Zayn's season reimbursement, and the Pelicans also successfully returned to the playoffs under his leadership. Against the 2021 Western Conference champion Suns, Ingram performed very well, averaging 27 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, and he helped the Pelicans drag the series until Game 6 when everyone was not optimistic about them.

However, in the past two years, the Pelicans' injuries have been too frequent, which has also greatly affected their development plans, Ingram and Zein are the same, they both have strength, but they are prone to injury. Ingram is also 26 years old this year, and his current potential and strength are definitely not as good as Zein's, and if the team can't make a breakthrough in the playoffs, it will be a matter of time before the duo disbands.

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