In the team of Lebron James and company sounded the alarm after the fourth straight defeat. Los Angeles Lakers they miss Anthony Davis more than ever and began to make the first moves to try to make up for the absence of one of the stars of the NBA.
This Friday, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers signed Damian Jones on a 10-day contract with the goal of having more depth in the face of Davis ’injury absence, which will return after March 10th.
The Lakers were quick to formalize the new reinforcement for Lebron which caused surprise and to some degree disapproval from fans because of the numbers he has had in his career. Just a few days ago Jones was cut by the Phoenix Suns.
Damian Jones leads 118 games in the NBA, 49 as a starter, and has played for teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns. The pivot, 25, averages per game 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 13.3 minutes of play.
Damian Jones’ numbers in the NBA
In the last season (2019-20) of the new reinforcement of Los Angeles Lakers, Damian Jones average per game 5.6 points with a field goal percentage of 68%, while in the 2020-21 NBA he was dealt with 1.6 units and 1.3 rebounds per game in the Suns.