Lakers news: Brownie is difficult to rotate, the best physical coach joins, management decisions are exposed

Brownny is difficult to enter the rotation

During this year's Las Vegas Summer League, Lakers teenager Brownie James performed well, playing in 4 games, averaging 24.3 minutes per game to score 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 steals, with three shooting percentages of 47.6%, 30% and 78.6%. In some games, Brownie played extremely confidently and aggressively, and the offense and defense both ends showed a feeling that she was one level stronger than other players. It is obvious that after the grinding of the rookie season and hard training in the offseason, Brownie has made significant progress. In this regard, many fans are quite concerned about whether the "Crown Prince" has the chance to be reused by Redick in the new season.

Today, according to Lakers' team reporter Matt Peralta, although Brownie looks like one of the best players in the Lakers' team in the summer United game and has proved that he has the ability to gain a foothold in the NBA, due to the upgrade and transformation of the Lakers' lineup this summer, especially the backcourt has become more crowded (the introduction of Smart and Laravia), it is difficult for Brownie to enter the rotation, and he will spend most of his time with the South Bay Lakers, a team under the Development League. In fact, missing the routine rotation is not a bad thing for Brownie. He can better polish his mind and skills in training and development league games, so as to grow slowly in a low-pressure environment. I also hope that Brownie can maintain a positive and enterprising attitude, which is the day when gold will always shine.

Best physical fitness coach joins

Today, according to famous reporter Marc Stein, the Lakers will hire Jeremy Hallthorpe as the team's physical fitness coach. Holthorpe has served as director of Athletic Performance for many years at the Dallas Mavericks. He has rich work experience and advanced training concepts. Holthorpe will develop personalized training for each player, so that every player can have abundant physical fitness, better athletic performance and stay away from injuries. In March 21, Holthorp was awarded the Best Fitness Coach, which was the best recognition of his work performance; in the summer of 2024, Holthorp was fired by the Mavericks for various reasons.

It is worth mentioning that after Hallthorpe left the team, the Mavericks suffered a large-scale injury last season, and Thick Eyebrow, Irving, Lefley, Gafford, and Exam were all affected to varying degrees of injuries. Among them, Irving won’t come back until next year because of a torn ACL and reimbursement of the season. This is enough to reflect the importance of Hallthorpe. For the Lakers, Holthorpe's arrival will allow players to stay away from injuries and stay healthy, which is also an important driving force for the team to go further.

Management decisions were exposed

Today, according to Ashish Mathur, a reporter from the US media "Hoops Wire", an anonymous executive in the West revealed that the Lakers management is quite satisfied with the current lineup. They will not make any transactions before the start of the new season. The subsequent plan will be made according to the running-in situation and the team's record. During this offseason, the Lakers let out Finney Smith, Goodwin, Milton and Ryan, and introduced Ayton, Smart, Laravia and Thiero (rookies). At present, 14 people on the Lakers' lineup have an official roster and another quota, but because the Lakers' total salary is about to reach the hard salary cap, there is no room for signing people.

The author believes that it is wise to make decisions about not blindly trading in lake management. On the one hand, after the summer signing operation, the Lakers' lineup shortcomings have been filled, and their competitiveness has been significantly improved compared to last season; on the other hand, except for the three core players James, Doncic and Reeves, there is no sufficiently valuable chip in the Lakers. Unless they are willing to take out several draft picks as compensation, it will be difficult to exchange for players who can help the team even if they trade, and they may face an embarrassing situation where the gains are not worth it. So what do you think about this? You can communicate and discuss in the comment area.