The multi-team deal for Russell Westbrook has been officially announced, and Wei Shao himself announced on social media that he will wear the No. 0 shirt back in the new season. So, who in the history of the Lakers has worn the No. 0 jersey before?
As the team with the most finals and championships in NBA history, the Lakers have retired many jersey numbers, namely Kobe Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24, Magic Johnson's No. 32, Shack O'Neal's No. 34, Karim Abdul-Jabbar's No. 33, Jerry West's No. 44, Wilt Chamberlain's No. 13, Elgin Baylor's No. 22, James Worthy's No. 42, Gayle Goodrich's No. 25 and Jamal Wilkes' No. 52.
Although the Lakers' No. 4 jersey has not yet retired and the longest-used player has been Byron Scott, Wei Shao could have continued to wear the No. 4 shirt worn by the Wizards this season, but it is clear that he prefers the No. 0 jersey worn during the Thunder. So, who in the history of the Lakers has worn the No. 0 jersey before?
Only five people in Lakers history have worn the No. 0 jersey in an official game, most recently Kyle Kuzma, who has been sent to the Wizards by the Lakers as a bargaining chip for Wei Shao. As the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft No. 27 show, Kuzma in the rookie season in 77 regular season with 45.0% shooting rate and 36.6% three-point shooting rate average of 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, is the Lakers in the trade to get Anthony Davis left young players, but unfortunately played for 4 years still did not achieve the effect of "Aunt Jenny" wanted, had to be "cut love" by the Lakers.
Nick Young wore the No. 0 jersey during his four seasons with the Lakers, and the "nerve knife" who played for six teams in his 12-year NBA career averaged a single-season high of 17.9 points in his NBA career in 64 regular season games for the Lakers, including 41 points on april 14, 2014, when the Lakers came off the bench to beat the Jazz 119-104 with a 60.9% shooting percentage.
Andrew Goldlock, who was selected by the Lakers in the 46th overall overall pick in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft in 2011, spent 2 seasons in his 3-year NBA career with the Lakers, and his performance in the No. 0 jersey was as bland as no. 0, without making any impression.
In addition, the Lakers have worn the No. 0 jersey in history, including Orlando Ulrich and Somalilla Samage. The former was a qualified substitute during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons for the Lakers, and the latter was just a dragon suit player who played 303 minutes in the NBA and left the NBA after playing 13 regular season games for the Lakers in the 2002-03 season.
The Lakers' history of wearing the No. 0 jersey of the players has only 5 people, and most of them have not had a very wonderful performance, NBA history triple-double king is expected to become the greatest No. 0 in the history of the Lakers!