Today, Lakers ushered in the annual new season media day, and players appeared to take makeup photos and accepted media interviews. Except for Schroder who was unable to come to the scene due to visa issues, the other players took photos with a smile. James Westbrook, these three giants are still standing together, leading the promotional photos of Media Day.
James said today when talking about Westbrook: "I am looking forward to embarking on the journey with him in the new season. This will be an excellent season for him, and we will fight side by side with him."
Westbrook stayed in the Lakers at the moment, which is a foregone conclusion. The Lakers' idea is to keep Westbrook first. What if Westbrook can have miraculous results under Ham's leadership? Even if he continues to be incompatible with the Lakers, the Lakers can still stay before the trade deadline for the new season and find a way to send him away. The Lakers are just taking the idea of looking at Westbrook step by step.
The new season is Westbrook's contract year. He must perform well to get a long contract, otherwise he is very likely to fade out of the league. So, I think Westbrook will be a brand new look, change his playing style, follow the arrangements of the coaching staff, and maximize his role.
Westbrook himself said: "The offseason is beneficial to me and James and Mei. We have a conversation together to discuss how to succeed."
"In my opinion, it is still very optimistic. AD, LBJ and I can become unstoppable."
"For this team, I will do my best, and I am ready to welcome everything."
"For this team, I will do my best, and I am ready to welcome everything."
html ml0reporter asked Ham if Westbrook has locked the starting point guard position in the new season. Ham said: "We still have a long way to go about this matter, and we have several choices. Let's wait and see. There are several alternatives in the team that satisfy us now."
estimated that Beverly is the biggest threat to compete for starters with Westbrook, but Beverly said that after he joined the Lakers, Westbrook has always been his "best friend" here. He often comes to exercise at 7 a.m. and goes to the gym together. The relationship between these two is a bit incomprehensible.
Davis said today that his goal in the new season is to play 82 games in the regular season. Previously, Davis's most appearances were 75 games in the 2016-17 season and 2017-18 season.
James is wearing his Nike LeBron 2nd generation boots today, Lakers new player Anderson wears James' latest generation Nike LeBron 20, and James forwarded it on social platforms to express his gratitude.
Similarly, in the east, Cleveland Cavaliers, Love also wore these pairs of James 20th generation boots, helping Old James to promote it hard.
James had posted a photo of himself bald, but today a reporter asked James: "LeBron , your hair looks very good." James laughed.
Beverly also caused James to laugh. The reporter interviewed James and said, "I just asked Beverly and asked him which highlight moment in James's career he liked the most, because you have been playing in the league for 20 years. Do you know what he answered? This stupid guy said 'I GaleBron's goal'."
James laughed wildly: "What's going on with Beverly? Oh, my guy, this guy has a problem. Hahaha, he has a problem."
Right, the Lakers signed two new players today, but neither of them were formal contract employees. They are Dwyne Bacon and Matt Ryan respectively. Bacon is a training camp contract, and Ryan is a non-guarantee contract.
Bacon is 1.98 meters tall. He played for the Magic in the 2020-21 season, averaging 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game; Ryan is 2.01 meters tall. He played in the Development League last season, averaging 19.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 41.5%.
Currently, the Lakers have 14 official contracts, 2 players in both contracts, and one of them will be full. The Lakers will use this empty quota to maintain the flexibility of the lineup.
How much do you expect from the current Lakers?
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