On May 8, Beijing time, there were 3 pieces of news from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
Lao Zhan decided wisely
Yesterday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers will officially start the selection of a new coach this week, and the current strong contenders are Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, Mavericks coach Kidd, former NBA player Redick, former championship coach Budenholzer, Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee, and Warriors assistant coach Atkinson. Not long ago, after the Lakers were swept 4-1 by the Nuggets in the first round, Lakers management fired the team's coach Darwin Ham and all of his coaching staff.
Today, NBA Hall of Famer Windhorst spoke about the Lakers' selection process while on a show. "There aren't that many experienced and proven coaches on the market right now, and there aren't many options for the Lakers," Windhorst said. Some people may think that Tyronn Lue and Redick are the new Lakers favorites because they have a close relationship with James (the former won the championship with James in the Cavaliers, and the latter is doing a podcast with James), but as far as I know, James will not be involved in the coach hire and will keep enough distance from the candidates, and general manager Pelinka will be fully responsible. "The author believes that James' decision is quite wise, because if he participates in the selection process of the Lakers' new coach, on the one hand, it is easy to let himself fall into the pretext of operating and controlling the team, which will bring more negative impacts; On the other hand, if the new coach does not have a good coaching record, James will be burdened with more pressure and blame, and even cause damage to his historical position.
The inside titan will stay on the team
Today, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic, Lakers forward Christian Wood has exercised a $300w player option for the 24-25 season and will remain with the Lakers. Last offseason, Wood signed a two-year, $600w contract with the Lakers. In the regular season, Wood played in 50 games for the team, averaging 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.7 blocks in 17.4 minutes per game, shooting 46.6%, 30.7% and 70.2% from three.
For the Lakers, although Wood has obvious weaknesses on the defensive end and is relatively easy to be targeted by opponents, he can still make due contributions in the limited playing time, especially on the offensive end, Wood can shoot well, and has a certain ability to solve hard, which can enrich the Lakers' offensive tactics and improve the team's bench scoring ability, and his willingness to continue to stay with the team with a base salary is good news. For Wood, next season is an important season for him to prove himself and determine whether he can still get a big contract, and the opportunity is up to him.
Many people are upset with thick eyebrows
Today, the NBA officially announced that Timberwolves center Gobert was selected as the best defensive player of the season. Later, Lakers reporters and some self-media updated their social media to complain. Someone posted a set of comparison charts of Davis and Gobert's defensive data, in which Davis is higher than Gobert in blocks (2nd), rebounds (2nd), interference shooting (3rd), interference three-point (4th), and defensive position over league players (96%).
For this situation, fans have a lot of discussions, and someone said: "Indeed, Davis is a little regrettable for not being selected, the data is better than Gobert, and the defensive end has a great influence, so it can only be said that the entire team has lowered the impression score in the hearts of the judges." Someone else said, "Forget it, the best defensive player is selected from the best defensive teams in the league." Moreover, thick eyebrows are not as useful to the Lakers on the defensive end as Gobert is to the Timberwolves. So what do you think about this?