The Lakers have been in the spotlight recently, with a number of key players missing due to injuries, resulting in a serious shortage of the team's roster. However, according to the Lakers' official disclosure, there will be a number of injured players returning tomorrow, and the only one who will not be able to play is Vincent. Officials say Hachimura and Vanderbilt will return tomorrow for the game against the Rockets. Hachimura has missed the last four games with a broken nose, while Vanderbilt has been out for the first 20 games of the season and tomorrow will be his debut of the season.
Fans may be more looking forward to Vanderbilt's return than Hachimura. Because without Vanderbilt, the Lakers' outside defense this season has been extremely vulnerable, which has also been named by Russell and Reaves. Vanderbilt's return will improve the Lakers' perimeter defense, not only reducing the defensive pressure on the thick eyebrows, but also hopefully improving rebounding protection.
In addition to Hachimura and Vanderbilt, the injured thick eyebrows, Hayes and Reddish are also expected to play in tomorrow's gameThere are still questions about whether James will play, but Lakers fans know that he is a player with an "addiction to playing". According to the current roster, Lakers fans can expect to see a five-major lineup of James, Hachimura, Reddish, Vanderbilt, and Bushy Eyebrows in tomorrow's game, while Vincent is the only player who is still unavailable, and he has missed many games due to knee fluid.
Given Vincent's injury history, some have even compared him to a fraudster. Predictably, if the Lakers remain sluggish after Vanderbilt and Vincent return, they are likely to make a trade in the middle of the season, and Russell and Reaves could be the focus of the trade.