The off-season of NBA continues. After the defeat of last season, the Los Angeles Lakers are still one of the teams in the league that are worth looking forward to in the new season. After leaving Wei Shao, the Lakers seem to have found their vitality again and found the details of a strong team. Last season, Russell returned to the Los Angeles Lakers by mistake and returned to the team that selected him. After the initial sweet period, Russell became the third core of the team. Larse officially voiced, signing 18 million a year, James, you are the core!
First of all, Russell, when attending the program, Russell was also asked about what happened in the Lakers last season, and Russell also directly said:"I have done whatever the team wanted me to do in this team, and I accepted my position, but you can’t let me be the one who hit the key ball!"From this, we can also see some attitudes of Russell. Obviously, the team or the Lakers fans are asking too much of him. When Russell came here, he was only the third scorer in the team, or even the fourth and fifth place. Russell didn’t get many opportunities. However, after the playoffs, the fans hoped that Russell could do everything. Obviously, this is impossible.
Now, Russell has successfully renewed his contract again. The management of the Lakers gave Russell an annual contract of 18 million yuan. In this league where 40 million contracts are flying all over the world, 18 million yuan a year seems really low. Obviously, the Lakers did not treat Russell as a team core.
In contrast, Brown, who also performed poorly in the playoffs, signed an average annual contract of 50 million this summer. It can be seen that Russell is only regarded as a role player. In this case, you can’t ask Russell too much. He can only play James, Brother Thick Eyebrows and even a helper around Rivers.
The Lakers should also understand that James is the core of the team here. The reason why the Lakers were swept out last season cannot be simply attributed to Russell. Of course, it is undeniable that Russell did not play well in the Western Conference finals. However, as the top stars of the Lakers, the greater their ability, the greater their responsibility, and James and Brother Thick Eyebrow also need to bear more responsibility. When the core of the team can’t stand up and harvest the game at a critical moment, they are doomed not to go too far. Perhaps now the fans can understand Russell’s difficulties and helplessness!