I Los angeles lakers their guards just confirmed Austin Reaves e Avery Bradley. Their contracts have become fully guaranteed last night at 23:00 (Italian time), and now the two will remain with the team until the end of the current season.
These are two very important decisions, as both are players who can make a difference on the pitch and they both received thesupport from comrades and staff, which confirm how much it was important to keep them in the roster.
Besides them it was then added also Stanley Johnson, who got another one 10 day contract, and it seems that things are starting to fall into place.
Meanwhile, the Lakers are at sixth place in the ranking of Western Conference, with a record of 20-19.
Los Angeles Lakers: the performance of Austin Reaves
So far the rookie Austin Reaves played 20 games with the Lakers and gave a ‘excellent proof of self, showing his skills in doing even dirty work when needed, filling what it was a lacuna of the team.
The guard has an average of 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, while shooting with the 49.4% from the field and with 37% from beyond the arc and proved to don’t back down even in the face of pressure, as his own confirms triple winning in a match against the Dallas Mavericks.
Seems almost unlikely, but his winning impact on the team you see and the record del team with him on the pitch he is extremely good.
“I just want to play and help the team succeed” he said Reaves. “This is the main goal and it is what we want to do in the future”.
The main criticism that was addressed to him was his own lack of availability, but unfortunately Reaves suffered a hamstring injury and then has contract the Covid, playing alone 7 games in the period that goes from 10 November to 29 December. “It’s hard“He said about it. “Because of Covid I was out for about 11 days and I couldn’t do much, so it was more complicated than the injury. With the knee problem I could at least stay in the gym, pull or something. You just have to stay mentally prepared for being stuck no matter what the team is trying to do”.
When it was available though, Reaves was extremely useful for the Lakers, and reached a unimaginable level for an undiscovered rookie like him.
“I think it’s just a matter of making yourself willing to do anything on the pitch” he said. “Whether it’s playing defense, diving to the floor for turnovers, or all those little things that can lead to a win or a loss, I’m here to do it.”.
He is, in short, the type of rookie referred to the team needs, who knew earn his place in rotation.
Los Angeles Lakers: the trend of Avery Bradley
Even the veteran Avery Bradley has become a key player of the rotation, as shown by the 26 games (of the total 31) in which he started in quintet.
The guard has an average of 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game, but his greatest contribution comes from beyond the arc, with a 39.4% for triples.
He is a player powerful in defense, which is just what miss the Lakers, and also coach Vogel he has praised its performance this season. “He did a great job for usIn fact he said the head coach. “He helps us in particular on the defensive side, but he also gave a lot on the offensive side“, Aspect on which it had been much criticized in the previous years.
In particular Bradley has produced many positive results When LeBron James was deployed from the center, which led to a greater field opening, going to accentuate the offensive strengths Bradley’s and going to hide hers instead weaknesses.
In particular, one was then created good chemistry between Bradley and LeBron, and the latter also stated: “He knows exactly how to make his mark on the offensive side, around the guys who have the ball and attract defense. He knows how to be effective on the offensive side“. After victory of tonight (on Atlanta Hawks, per 134-118) James then added: “Bradley is a true professional. He knows exactly what his role is and he never gets out of it. Brings a fundamental defensive intensity. It is a pleasure to have it.”
