On October 20, Beijing time, there were 3 pieces of news from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
The 31+13 inner line is expected to join
Today, NBA's Michael Scotto reported that the Phoenix Suns cut veteran Kaminski. Subsequently, according to the Lakers' follow-up report from the media, the Lakers may consider signing Kaminski with a non-guaranteed contract to improve the team's tight interior rotation problem. The 31-year-old Kaminsky is 2.13m tall, weighs 110kg, plays the 4/5 position on the court, he is the No. 9 pick in the first round in 15 years, played 8 seasons in the NBA (played in the European League last season), played a total of 413 regular season games, averaged 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.4 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game, shot 35% from three-point range, and scored 31 points and 13 rebounds at the highest.
For the Lakers, although Kaminski will be infinitely targeted by opponents on the defensive end because of his high center of gravity and slow lateral movement, he has the range of the half-court and the ability to stabilize the outside output on the offensive end, which is what the Lakers need. In addition, the Lakers' two current interior linemen, Koloko (the blood clot problem has not been completely resolved, and the NBA has not given him permission to participate) and Wood (who is recovering from knee surgery and is expected to miss some games at the beginning of the season) will not be able to play in a short period of time, and the only remaining Hayes offensive means are too single, which is easy to bring more pressure and injury risks to Davis. Therefore, the Lakers can sign Kaminski at a lower cost.
The official announced a ruling and a signature
Today, the Lakers officially announced that the team has cut center Castleton and signed guard Olivar with the vacated two-way spot. The 23-year-old Olivar was an undrafted pick this year and played in four preseason games for the Lakers, averaging 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assist in 13.3 minutes per game, shooting 52.2%, 57.1% and 100% from three. In the game against the Bucks on October 11, Olivar scored 11 points in the final quarter to help the team complete the big comeback; In yesterday's game against the Warriors, in the absence of many of the team's main players, Olivar efficiently contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
For the Lakers, signing Olivar on a two-way contract is not only a reward for his excellent performance in the preseason, but also a healthy competition within the Lakers. For Olivar, it is certainly gratifying that an undrafted pick like him can get a two-way contract, but he should calm down as soon as possible after the joy, and he needs to seize this hard-won opportunity, continue to maintain the characteristics of daring to fight, and continue to precipitate and improve his skills. With Olivia's big heart and positive attitude, he has a chance to replicate Reeves' trajectory.
Rookie or abandoned
After a poor rookie season, the Lakers' 17-pick pick in '23 spent a lot of time and energy in the training gym in the offseason. Just when the outside world thought that the new season would be a season for Cifino to prove again, he was disappointed again. Throughout the preseason, Cifino played in 6 games, averaging only 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.5 steals in 19.8 minutes per game, and the three-point shooting rate was only 28.6%, 10% (1 of 10 shooting) and 66.7%. Especially in the last three games, when many of the team's main players were absent from the rest, Sifino had a big chance to shoot, but he threw a disastrous performance of 4 out of 25 and 9 turnovers.
Judging from the process of the game, Schifino's shooting is still a mess, whether it is an empty position or a ball shot, it always ends in iron, and Schifino's basic skills are very bad, dribbling, passing often have low-level unforced mistakes, and even the new coach Redick shook his head and sighed. It should be noted that the Lakers' current guard line is very saturated, with Russell, Reaves, Vincent, Knecket, Christie in the regular rotation, and then Olivar and Bronny competing for opportunities.