LeBron James is indeed a trustworthy leader. The thick eyebrows followed him to win the championship in the first year, and JR Smith followed Lao Zhan to the second championship. Although many black fans say that James is abandoning his teammates, in fact, the players who left James do not mix well. Owen and Love are examples. Young players, if they have the opportunity to play with James and learn basketball skills from Lao Zhan, that would be a happy thing. 7 points, 2 boards and 3 assists! Fourth in the league, seventh in the league! He used to be a young man with no ball to play. He had the most successful ending to joining the Lakers. It was true that he played with James. Old Zhan's vision was sharp and he didn't see the wrong person.
In the 2016 NBA Draft, Alex Caruso, who averaged only 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in the college league, lost the draft in that year. After losing, Caruso participated in the summer league, but did not get a chance to play in the NBA. At that time, Caruso and his agent had begun to consider Germany or Poland to play. During the training camp of the 2016-17 season, the Thunder offered Caruso a two-way contract, and Caruso played for the Thunder's development league team. But soon, within a month, the Thunder cut him again.
can play without the ball for one season. In the summer of 2017, Caruso got a chance in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers offered him a two-year two-way contract. In the 2017-18 season, Caruso played 37 games with the Lakers, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, scoring 3.6 points + 1.8 rebounds + 2.0 assists + 0.6 steals, shooting only 43.2% from the field and hitting three-pointers. The rate is 30.2%, and the data is fairly average. In the summer of 2018, LeBron James joined the Lakers and led the Lakers' young players to a good season. However, after Lao Zhan suffered a groin injury, the Lakers fell from the top four to ninth and missed the playoffs. Caruso averaged 9.2 points + 2.7 rebounds + 3.1 assists + 1.0 steals per game this season, which seems to have improved a lot.
In the summer of 2019, Caruso and the Lakers signed a two-year $5.5 million guarantee contract. In the 2019-20 season, he averaged 5.5 points + 1.9 rebounds + 2.0 assists + 1.1 steals in the regular season. Caruso's offensive ability may be relatively average, but his defensive efficiency is as high as 97.6, which is surprisingly fourth in the league. Caruso played in the playoffs for the first time in his career. He averaged 24 minutes per game, contributing 6.6 points + 2.3 rebounds + 2.8 assists + 1.2 steals and shooting 42.5% from the field. Caruso's playoff defensive efficiency was 103.6, ranking 13th in the league, with a net efficiency of 8.5 and seventh in the league. Nearly averaging 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal per game, Caruso's playoff data is not bad, especially on the defensive end, his contribution is a bit big.
The Lakers assistant praised Caruso's playoff performance, thinking that he is the perfect piece of the team's championship puzzle, and James and the thick eyebrow brother always want him on the court. Caruso now has relatively rough offensive skills, and his defensive attitude and ability are getting better. If he can perfectly develop a stable three-pointer ability, then his 3D worth will be much higher. LeBron James likes Caruso, a young player, and has publicly praised his performance many times. Caruso is also very smart. He knows that playing with James will definitely benefit a lot, so he often asks Lao Zhan for some basketball technical issues. Lao Zhan also likes to teach these juniors, so Caruso's progress is in the eyes of Zhan Huang. Old Zhan has a sharper vision, and Caruso is a studious young player who is expected to progress to become a 3D champion in the future.
Caruso, a young player without the ball to play, played a certain strength after accidentally joining the Lakers, and happened to have a good opportunity for James to join the Lakers. Caruso followed the Zhan Mei combination to win the championship successfully and was young. He had a championship at a glance, and he was one of the core players in the rotation. This should be the best ending for Caruso to join the Lakers. Caruso talked about LeBron James: LeBron’s most impressive thing is his professionalism. He will always be the first person to come to the training hall, and he continues to work hard every day to become better. People always talk about players like Jordan, Kobe and James. Their basketball talents are very high, and the stronger they play, but at the same time they pay every day.The effort always surpasses others.
