On September 23, Beijing time, there were 3 messages from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
詹威交恶传闻辟谣
Today, the United States NFL game continued, and in the Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers game, Lakers star LeBron James and Nuggets star Russell Westbrook were photographed watching the game, and James also made the signature crown gesture to the camera. Later in the evening, James reposted the video of the two with the caption: "Cheer for my brother Brodie (Wei Shao's nickname)." Wei Shao had a Maltese dog named Brodie at home, and because Wei Shao loved this dog very much, he also gave himself the nickname Brodie. Wei Shao played for the Lakers in the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons, and was teammates with Zhan Lao for two seasons.
It is worth mentioning that the two years of playing for the Lakers were the most struggling and difficult period of Wei Shao's career. Wei Shao not only experienced a decline in performance statistics on the field, but was forced to transform into a substitute for the first time in his career in the second year, and was also abused and criticized by countless fans off the field. At that time, it was reported that James was very dissatisfied with Wei Shao's performance, and even took the initiative to promote the Lakers to send Wei Shao's trade away (a three-way trade was sent to the Jazz, and he was cut to join the Clippers), which also made the rumors of the breakdown of the relationship between James and Wei Shao rampant. Now James is openly cheering for Wei Shao on social media, which undoubtedly makes the rumors of Zhan Wei's discord self-defeating, after all, basketball is basketball, and life is life.
悍将最新伤情出炉
On September 10, the Lakers officially announced that the team's center Christian Wood had undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to address the swelling of his knee and was expected to be evaluated in eight weeks. Wood agreed a two-year contract with the Lakers in the '23 offseason and played in 50 regular season games last season, averaging 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.3 steals and 0.7 blocks in 17.4 minutes per game. At the end of the season, Wood opted to exercise the $300w player option for next season. Due to the lack of interior rotation of the Lakers, many fans are quite concerned about the progress of Wood's injury, after all, it is likely to affect the team's preparation for the new season.
Today, according to a local media report in Los Angeles, sources revealed that Wood's injury recovery has exceeded expectations, and the pain and discomfort in his knee have subsided significantly, and he will gradually resume strength training and court training in the near future, and the reassessment time is expected to be advanced. In addition, some media posted photos of Wood's play, in which Wood walked freely and smiled, not at all like he was in the haze of injury. For the Lakers, Wood's early return is undoubtedly good news, and the team will have more options in the interior rotation.
The rookie is making great progress
Today, Lakers second-year rookie Schifino updated his social media and posted a video of himself practicing three-point shooting. In the video, in the face of the sparring defense, Schifino first made a dashing turn and dribble under the crotch, and then stepped back for three points, only to see the basketball draw a wonderful arc in the air and drill straight into the net. Although Schifino's overall moves are not as smooth and natural as those of top handlers like Curry, Lillard, Trae Young, and Harden, he has improved significantly compared to last season, which is enough to prove that Schifino has put in a lot of effort in the offseason.
Schifino was a 17-pick pick in '23 and played 21 regular season games in his rookie season, averaging 1.6 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.1 blocks in 5.2 minutes per game, while shooting 22.2%, 13.3% and 60% from three. In particular, George, who was in the front of Schifino in the draft, and Hakes and Podzemski, who were in the bottom two, all played and stood firm in their respective strong teams, which put Schifino under tremendous pressure from public opinion. Now that Schifino can calm down and polish his skills and make progress, it is gratifying enough, and I hope he can make a strong comeback in the new season.