The Lakers are one of the most popular teams in the NBA, they are a big-ball market, with superstars James and thick eyebrows, and they are also very strong. Such a team is the best choice for puzzle players. Especially in the past few years, there have been a lot of depressed players who have chosen to join the Lakers, and they usually play for a short period of time for a year or two before leaving. If you succeed, you will get a big contract, and if you fail, you will continue to be unknown, so how will Lonnie Walker Schroder, who left the Lakers last year, perform this year? The contrast is stark
Schroder is a very good point guard, who has performed well in the Hawks and Thunder eras, has averaged 19 points and 6 assists per game, and is a super sixth man. He joined the Lakers in '21 and turned down a big contract, and after two years, he returned to the Lakers last season and averaged 126 points 25 rebounds 45 assists. He proved himself, the Raptors poached Schroder with a 2-year, 26 million contract, and this year he averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and is a qualified starting point guard.
Wei Shao also played for the Lakers before, but he struggled, with a super cap salary, but he was very inefficient. He averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists per game last season, and was eventually traded. He has since joined the Clippers, where he has been an off-the-bench player this year, averaging 112 points 63 rebounds and 4The statistic of 7 assists, although it has dropped a lot, but Wei Shao's current contract is 2 years and $8 million, so it is completely worth it.
Beverley is a role player who is known for his defense and had a decent performance with the Lakers last year, averaging 64 points 31 rebound 26 assists, is qualified as a role player. After being sent away in a big trade and briefly with the Bulls, Beverley moved to the 76ers this year, where he can contribute an average of 46 points 28 rebounds and 23 assists, a decent performance, can be regarded as a fringe figure of the team.
Malik Beasley, a player acquired by the Lakers in the middle of last year, is a good shooter who has been given high hopes. However, after joining the Lakers, Beasley's performance was not good. In 26 games, he only averaged 11 points and 3 rebounds per game, and his three-point shooting rate was only 35%. Since then, Beasley has left the Lakers and played for the Bucks this year, although he only averaged 12 points per game, but his three-point shooting rate came to 46%, and he became a super shooter again.
Lonnie Walker proved himself last year, he is a talented young man, but he has not been favored, he chose to join the Lakers with a base salary last year, and he has been playing off the bench most of the time. Handed over an average of 11 per game7 points 17 rebounds 19 assists, but he can play tough battles, and even beat Curry in the playoffs, and he became famous for a while. This year, he switched to the Nets and is still playing off the bench, but he is averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds per game, and is expected to pursue a big contract.
It can be seen that the contrast between several players who left the Lakers is very stark, Schroder and Walker have proven themselves, and Beasley has regained his form, but Wei Shao has taken a lot of salary cuts.