After the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship this season, the value of many players has skyrocketed, especially Rondo, who has made great contributions, and has been praised by the outside world, almost praised. I have to admit that Rondo's performance in the playoffs is indeed outstanding. Whether it is scoring or handling key balls, he is really a person who has experienced a big scene. Who has made people have won the total in the Celtics following the Big Three. The champion! Other than that, regardless of whether Rondo leaves the Lakers during the offseason, a big contract should not be able to run. However, this is also relatively speaking. For some players on the Lakers, I am afraid that they will not have such good luck. Not only will they not get large contracts, they may even be sent away. The first impression of this player
Kuzma is his handsome appearance. He once attracted a lot of fans. Before James came to the Lakers, although there were no three Lakers, but Kuzma, Ball and England back then Gram is also of the same name. At the time, the Lakers did not have an absolute core, so all three were core. Now that Ball and Ingram have gone to the Pelicans, Ingram is growing fast. The Pelicans are likely to offer a super contract. Ball is at least a starting point guard. Look at Kuzma and even hit the bench for a while. It is still subject to suspicion from the outside world. In contrast, I believe Kuzma is also very emotional.
Kuzma is eligible for an early contract extension during the offseason, and according to people familiar with the matter, Kuzma is looking forward to a super contract, but given Kuzma’s performance last season, I’m afraid his wish will come to nothing, even May trade Kuzma. In the Western Conference Finals, Kuzma scored 11 points in the first game, 8 points in the second game, 11 points in the third game, and 10 points in the fourth game. The key is that his plus or minus ranks the bottom of the team, and his performance in the finals is also very unstable. Throughout the playoffs, he averaged 10 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, and his field goal percentage was also the lowest among the team. Even after the Lakers won the championship, some fans actually hope not to award Kuzma a championship ring.
Of course, some people may say that Kuzma can't be the core when playing next to James. There is some truth to this statement. After all, the current Lakers are James's world, and Davis and Kuzma are on the front line. To a certain extent, it will indeed be restricted, but it must be understood that outstanding players can prove their strength under any circumstances. If their performance is continuously sluggish, it can only show that their skills are indeed not strong enough. What's more, this is in the NBA. There are a lot of talents and talented players. If you don't work hard to prove yourself, you can only be eliminated.
So, the current situation is that the possibility of the Lakers giving Kuzma a big contract is very small, and the worse result is to trade him. Although Kuzma won the championship with the team, he thought he would be worth soaring like Rondo, but the difference is that his contribution to the team is a bit different from the former. For Kuzma, it is still Instead of asking for a big contract from the team, what he needs is to be able to get a relatively weak contract and strive to become the core system of the team, just like Ingram, and gradually prove that he has the potential to become a superstar. , So as to slowly get the recognition of the team, when the time comes, the big contract will naturally come.
