Okogie scored 28 points, 2 steals and 3 blocks. The Lakers disliked him and preferred Smart.

As the saying goes, comparing people to each other can make people angry. This sentence is quite apt when applied to the Lakers management. In the current preseason, many players who were interested in joining the Lakers have played high-profile data, but it happened to be them who the Lakers management still disliked. It is really speechless!

In today's game between the Rockets and the Hawks, the entire main lineup of the Hawks played, and Pozin, who was newly joined by the team, also returned. The Hawks' Trae Young, Lisa Xie, and Pozin all participated in the game, but the Rockets broke the appointment. Originally, the Hawks wanted to test how strong this year's new lineup was, but they did not expect the Rockets to let go. It can be said that neither the first team nor the second team will play.

In this game, the Rockets started with Shepherd, Okogie, Holiday, Crawford, and Green. The last two of them have never been heard of. This lineup is the Rockets' third team, but what they didn't expect was that they overturned the Eagles in the game. During the entire game, the Rockets led the entire game, and finally defeated the Eagles 133:115.

In this game, Rockets star Shepard performed very well. He scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. He was the biggest contributor to the win, but there was one player whose performance was definitely not worse than him.

He is the Rockets' new aid Okogie. He played an offensive and defensive game, scoring 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He was outputting at a high level throughout the game. For this 27-year-old guard, the Rockets only gave him a veteran's basic salary of $3.08 million. The Rockets made a lot of money this time.

As it happened, during this offseason, Okogie intended to join the Lakers, and Lakers fans liked him very much. Although he was only 193cm tall, his wingspan reached an astonishing 213cm, a full 20cm more than his height. He was very defensive. This type of player is exactly what the Lakers' defense line lacks, but the Lakers management has no intention of him at all.

In the end, the Lakers management chose the 31-year-old Smart. The reason is that Smart is more famous and has been brilliant. However, Smart played 20 minutes in the last game and scored 0 points. , 0 rebounds, 0 blocks, 0 steals. He looked stumbling on the court and his movements were stiff. His impact on the game can only be said to be that he went up to play, but made no contribution at all. Compared to the younger and healthier Okogie, there is no comparison at all.

But the Lakers management can't see this. What are their selection criteria? Only they themselves know.

In addition to Okogie, Lopez was also interested in the Lakers during the offseason. As a former Laker player, he has always wanted to return to the Lakers. As a result, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the Lakers. Pelinka didn't even know what he was doing?

In the end, Lopez couldn't wait any longer and decided to join the Clippers. The games after joining the Clippers proved that Lopez's current strength is still very strong. Although he is 37 years old, he was still the best player in the Bucks last season. A proper starting center, he can still average 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. In the last game against the Kings, he threw 4 3-pointers and scored 16 points. This was only 17 minutes of data.

Not much to say about other players. Originally, as long as the Lakers wanted Okogie and Lopez, they would definitely be able to get them. Especially Okogie, who only needed a veteran's minimum salary, but the arrogance of the Lakers management made them choose other teams in the end.

In addition to signings, the Lakers management is in a mess when it comes to transactions. Take this year's rookie Knecht, for example, his current performance is even worse than Brownie. In the last game against the Mavericks, Knecht made 3 of 12 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, and a plus-minus of -25, which can be said to be terrible.

Some experts have conducted the latest evaluation of Knecter's value. The result is that he has no value now, not even a second round. Originally, after last season, Knect's value was still very good, and he could be traded for a player with immediate fighting ability, but now it has been wasted.

In terms of transactions, it is said that the Lakers do not have enough chips, but in fact, for two consecutive years, the Lakers have wasted two first-round picks, one Schiffino and one Knect, all in vain. The fundamental reason why the Lakers do not have a first-round pick is the waste of the Lakers management, which is equivalent to two first-round picks.

Extend the timeline and look at all the operations of the Lakers management. It is really mind-numbing and infuriating.

1. The trade came to Westbrook. At that time, the Lakers had already completed preliminary negotiations with the Pacers, and the trade came to Hilton and Turner. If this deal goes through, how dominant will the combination of Turner and Big Eyebrow be? I can't imagine it, but in the end, the Lakers management unexpectedly regretted the trade to get Westbrook, which ended up cheating the Lakers for several years.

2. Signing a series of patients. The players signed by the Lakers management are either recovering from injuries or on the way to injury. Vincent, Vanderbilt, Wood, and Kleber, except for Wood, all have annual salaries of tens of millions, but they have been recovering from injuries in the Lakers for several years.

3. If you don’t like what you want to come, focus on picking up the leaks. This has become a characteristic of the Lakers. In fact, with the influence of the Lakers, many players want to come to the Lakers to play, but the Lakers management dislikes them every time. The result is that they are in the buyout market, including various leaks in the Development League, such as Koloko, Jamieson, etc. It is really unbearable to look at.

The last thing I want to say is that many Lakers fans believe that after James retires, the Lakers management will build a competitive championship lineup around Doncic. But judging from the resume of the Lakers management, will anyone really believe it? It doesn't matter that Lao Zhan is retiring soon, but now Dongcic is suffering. His championship dream may really be just a dream.