37 million in 4 years, Caruso held back for three years!
According to previous news, the Los Angeles Lakers have been wanting more news before the transfer window closes, and now they have set their sights on the Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine, DeRozan and Caruso. However, it's worth noting that the Lakers prefer DeRozan and Caruso to trade for LaVine, and Caruso is their best candidate. Caruso's role is very suitable for the Lakers to build a championship roster with James and thick eyebrows.
It's been three years since they left Caruso, but they still feel bad when someone mentions Caruso. They really shouldn't have let Caruso, who has a top defender, run. Due to limited salary levels, the Lakers will sign multiple players to contract extensions in the summer of 2021. This leaves the Lakers with a decision to make, either Horton-Tucker or Caruso. In the end, Pelinka decided to keep Tucker and let Caruso go. At that time, Lakers managers felt that Horton-Tucker was a more talented player and a valuable player. So, what the Lakers have been regretting for the past three years has finally happened! Caruso then signed a four-year, $37 million contract with the Chicago Bulls to begin a new chapter in his career.
If the Lakers had chosen Caruso instead of Horton-Tucker, their lives would have been much easier over the years. Caruso is a defensive part of the Lakers, and when he was coaching, he did a very good job defensively, especially in the 2020 season, when the Lakers won the championship, he played a vital role! Without Caruso, their backline will be greatly affected. Yes, the Lakers shouldn't have let Caruso go in the first place, and Caruso himself looked sorry for his choice because he had already decided he was leaving Los Angeles.
In a recent interview with his high value, Caruso said, "Yes, it's great. When asked if there would be any "assumptions" about him, Caruso said, "Yes. Because when I came here, we played great. I kept improving, and in the end, I couldn't stay any longer. ”
Three years later, Caruso made his real reason for wanting to leave the Lakers, believing that he was growing too fast, and that the Lakers didn't have enough time to develop him at that time, so he decided to join Chicago. Sometimes we wonder if Caruso would still be able to make it to the NBA and win the league's eighteenth championship if they were bought by the Lakers? You know, Caruso was a key figure in the Lakers' championship at that time. With him, the Lakers will have a stronger championship!