The Lakers former players gathered in the division finals, and cultivated their rookie abilities are questioned again, giving away two tough guys for free becomes a laughing stock

Although the Lakers were easily solved by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, as the number one traffic team, the Lakers still have a lot of attention. Especially the four teams that reached the division finals, each with old Lakers players. It can only be said that the Purple and Gold Army really wastes talents in cultivating rookies.

According to the pictures posted by the media, the old Lakers players can be said to be gathered in the division finals, and the Purple and Gold Army's ability to train rookies has been questioned again. The Thunder have Alex Caruso, who is the team's number one defensive gate; the Timberwolves has Julius Randall, who has completed his transformation this year's playoffs; the Knicks have Josh Hart, who is full of vitality on the court; the Pacers also have Thomas Bryant, who is the number one substitute center, providing effective support to the team.

To be fair, losing some players is not blamed on the Lakers, but giving away two tough guys for free will definitely make the Lakers a laughing stock. First, Alex Caruso, and even Lakers fans themselves couldn't help but scold the management. At that time, Alex Caruso was even willing to cut his salary and renew his contract with the Lakers, but the management chose Horton Tucker, allowing Alex Caruso to join the Bulls. In the offseason, he switched to the Thunder. This year's playoffs, Alex Caruso performed active on both offense and defense, making great contributions to the Thunder's return to the Western Conference Finals stage.

Julius Randle was often ridiculed as a cancer before the start of this year's playoffs, but from which perspective, the Lakers chose Julius Randle with a lottery pick and trained him for another four years, but let him leave freely. It is very stupid no matter what. What's more, in the first round of this year's playoffs, Julius Randle, who represented the Timberwolves against his old club, the Lakers, was simply full of fire. He became a key figure in determining the trend of the series, which seems even more ironic.

The other two players should not be too harsh on the Lakers. Josh Hart was given to the Pelicans as part of the bargaining chips at that time in order to exchange for Anthony Davis. After winning Anthony Davis, the Lakers successfully won the championship, and Josh Hart really reached his peak after joining the Knicks.

As for Thomas Bryant, his situation is a little more complicated. Thomas Bryant sat on the bench in the rookie season and was sold directly at a low price the next year, and he made a fortune in the Wizards. The Lakers should take the blame for this. But after suffering from serious injuries, Thomas Bryant returned to the Lakers. This time he was trying to leave. He also sat on the bench for a long time after leaving the team. Even if his performance is OK now, he would not criticize the Lakers.