According to well-known NBA reporter Shams, Lakers guard Vincent is strongly considering undergoing surgery on his left knee, which has an estimated recovery period of 6-8 weeks. Fans who mention Vincent Lakers know that this is Lakers general manager Pelinka's big reinforcement in the offseason, bringing Vincent to Los Angeles with 3 years and 33 million US dollars, before he was an undrafted pick, played a famous role in the Heat, and served as the starting point guard in the playoffs last season after Oladipo's injury to help the Heat complete the Black Eight Miracle, defeating the Bucks, Knicks, Celtics and other strong teams all the way to the Finals, and in the second game of the Finals, Vincent also scored 20+The performance helped the team beat the Nuggets on the road, handing the opponent their only home loss in the playoffs, Vincent's technical characteristics are daring, he is able to take advantage of open opportunities, and he is also very active defensively. The Lakers' original backup point guard Schroder performed poorly in the playoffs, and often hesitated in the face of vacant opportunities, so Pelinka did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to sign Vincent, you must know that this is the Lakers' biggest offseason new signing, Prince, Reddish, and Hayes are all exchanged for base salaries.
Vincent suffered a knee injury in the preseason after coming to the Lakers, and at that time it was just a normal knee effusion, which was not taken seriously, and Vincent was reused by Ham in the first four games of the season, averaging 30 minutes per game and contributing only 6 points and 15 assists, and then it took 50 days to recuperate from the injury, until December 21, when the Lakers played away against the Bulls, they ushered in a comeback, I thought that the Lakers finally waited for the time when the health of all the team tested the strength of the team's overall lineup, but I didn't expect to break the news that Vincent needed surgery on his knee, the Lakers' guard line was already weak, Reaves was weak in attack and defense, Russell's state was uncertain, and now Vincent has been hanging up the exemption card, not only the Lakers' record is not guaranteed, but even the transaction will be affected, after all, Vincent's injury is difficult to trade as a bargaining chip.
However, Vincent's team said they would exhaust all options before deciding on surgery. Vincent has played in five games since joining the Lakers, averaging 54 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, shooting 375% and a three-point shooting percentage of just 118%。The performance is far inferior to the previous Schroder, and what is even more unacceptable is that this is a waste of $33 million in salary space for the Lakers in the next three years, and the Lakers are afraid that their bowels will be repentant now!