Signing 10 players at the minimum wage at the beginning of the season is not always the right idea, on the contrary: sometimes things go well like in the case of Malik Monk and Austin Reaves, proved to be useful in their own way in a regular season so complicated for the yellow and purple, while others add even thick players does not work. This is what happened with the two players who, after Rajon Rondo, risk leaving LeBron James and his teammates – thus allowing the management to take advantage of the two free places left on the roster. Sono DeAndre Jordan e Kent Bazemore, used to a minimum within the yellow-violet rotation and become deleterious every time they set foot on the parquet. The former Clippers and Nets center he “forced” LeBron to take his place under the basket (playing 5 to avoid putting him on the field), while Bazemore – who had ambitions as a starter – did not turn out to be the expected defensive specialist, unable to find rhythm and attacking baskets that justified his presence on the court. Result: try to get rid of their contracts iIn a short time, without getting anything in return but to ensure that the Lakers can return to the market in search of other useful players.
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Scheme that in the past few hours the yellow-violet have followed in confirming Stanley Johnson – joined the team on a 10 day contract he immediately became a starter thanks to his impact in defense and the ability to be effective in marking the ball. Effective in the Christmas game against Brooklyn (the one that marked his debut), he has never left the parquet floor, so much so that he deserves a second agreement for 10 days; ousting the competition from Darren Collinson – back from retirement just to try – e ready to become a fixed component of the rotation from here until the end of the season.
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