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The success of the Thunder shows the great mistake that the lakers made in the summer of 2021

The success of the Thunder shows the great mistake that the lakers made in the summer of 2021

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On Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed in game 7 of the Western Conference semi-finals with a final result of 125-93. It was a controversial series, but the thunder showed signs of growth and development, and her victory on Sunday was a coming-of-age moment for her young squad.

You will now compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that the Los Angeles Lakers released in five games in the first round in the Western Conference Finale.

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A key factor in Oklahoma City's Triumph about the Nuggets was guard Alex Caruso. He made considerable contributions from the bank on both ends of the ground and in game 7 he made five of his seven attempts at shooting to score 11 points to achieve three templates and three steals in 26 minutes. This made it fifth time that he made two numbers in the series, which included a 20-point effort in game 1.

On Sunday he was a plus-40, which made him the third player who published such a plus-minus figure in a game 7 and the only player who does this from the bank.

It is also a solemn memory of the Lakers and their fans of the error that the organization made in 2021 when she had not resigned herself in a new contract.

The one who omitted the Lakers

Caruso was a diamond in the Rough that signed the 2017 franchise for a two-way contract. After he was promising in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, he played a key role in the Lakers that won the NBA championship in 2020.

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But they concentrated him low during the summer of 2021 during the contract negotiations, and he finally signed a four-year contract of $ 37 million at the Chicago Bulls.

This summer, the Lakers made catastrophic trade for Russell Westbrook and gave Wachmann Talen Horton-Tucker an extension of three years by $ 32 million. Perhaps this expansion that you gave Horton-Tucker, which has been very little equipped since then, would have been enough to keep Caruso in the city.

To be clear, it is not that Caruso is a mighty all-star caliber player, although some Lakers fans claimed in the 2019-20 season when he was fourth in the All-Star fan vote among the backcourt players of the Western Conference. He is a solid but inconsistent 3-point shooter, and otherwise it is very limited.

But he is an outstanding defender who was appointed to the all-defensive first team and the all-defensive team last year for the 2022-23 season. With 6-foot 5, he can effectively guard waking different sizes, and he is the type player who sacrifices his body to track loose balls and play hectic games.

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The current iteration of the Lakers urgently needs a high-quality two-way wachmann, who can lock the opposing back court player and start next to Luka Doncic, she seems as if he couldn't protect a turtle. Caruso would have fit the bill, and even if he hadn't been worth it to be in the starting line -up, he would have been a better option than Gabe Vincent, who is a sporadic outer shooter and can effectively protect larger guards.

When Lebron James the CEO of The Lakers and Luka Doncic is the Executive Vice President, Caruso is the kind of hardworking, selfless caretaker, who will always do his best to keep things clean and at the same time to double as a night watchman. He doesn't care that he is the guy who takes Schauer after work. He is simply proud to do his job to do the best of his strength without drawing attention to himself.

Caruso is under contract in the 2028-29 season, so fans should not keep your breath away. He is simply a constant memory of how the Lakers reset by at least a few years in the summer of 2021.

This article originally appeared on Lebron Wire: The success of the Thunder shows a big mistake that Laker made in 2021

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