The Lakers have entered the free agent market during the offseason this year. On November 7th, Beijing time, the US media analyzed the prospects of Dion Waiters and believed that the 2012 No. 4 pick had failed to prove himself last season. It is difficult to renew the contract with the Lakers unless he is willing to accept the basic salary contract and can tolerate the situation of not much playing time.
The Lakers introduced Waiters in the middle of the 2019-20 season. The defender, who was known as "Little Wade", had high hopes. Waiters performed well during the regular season in the rematch, averaging 11.9 points and 2.4 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.
But unfortunately, Waiters suffered a groin injury, which caused him to miss the opportunity in the playoffs. Waiters had the opportunity to face the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals, but his injury was not good. Coach Vogel gave the opportunity to rookie Taron Horton-Tucker.
Tucker has outstanding performance in both games, proving his potential. Waiters could only play in garbage time in the playoffs, averaging only 2.0 points per game.
Waiters followed the Lakers to win the championship, but his prospects became confused. The Lakers don't particularly need him. The Lakers guard positions include Rondo, Pope, Caruso, Bradley, Danny Green, and Talen Horton-Tucker, all of whom are ahead of Waiters. Rondo and Pope plan to break out of the contract, but the Lakers will try their best to keep them.
Even if some of them leave, the Lakers may also bring in other players from the free agency market. US media silverscreenandroll believes that the Lakers may not have a place for Waiters.
Of course, if the Lakers still have a player position and Waiters is willing to renew the contract at the base salary, the team will also be willing to keep him. But if Waiters wants to get more salary or more playing time, then he may not get such an opportunity with the Lakers. Where is the future of
Waiters? He had some conflicts between the Heat and the team and was labeled as a thorn. Of course, he has a championship ring, and some teams may value his championship experience. If a team promises him more playing time, he will be more likely to leave. After all, his playing time will be more limited if he stays with the Lakers.
