Former CBA player Bazley joins the Lakers and performs well in preseason

Time is coming in early July, and the 2025 offseason NBA Summer League is in progress.

Currently, we are in the California Summer League stage, so we can see the summer league performance of teams such as the Lakers and Warriors.

Summer League, on the one hand, is used by each team to examine rookies to see if the rookies can adapt to the NBA game rhythm and help them get into the state as soon as possible.

On the other hand, it is also a stage for those wandering players to find jobs. For some NBA marginalists, if they want to continue trying to find a job in the NBA and seek a short contract, the two stages of the Development League and the Summer League are the best opportunities.

So, in this summer league, we can see some familiar old faces.

On July 9, in a match between the Lakers and the Spurs, Guangdong foreign aid Bazley, familiar to Chinese fans, became the most dazzling star in the game.

NBA Summer United California Classic Championship, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 89-88, and Bazley, the first-round pick in 2019 and "Guangdong celebrity" made a final hit.

In this game, Bazley played for 25 minutes, made 8 of 10 shots, 1 of 13 three-pointers, 10 of 12 free throws, scored 27 points and 13 rebounds (4 front courts), 2 assists and 1 block, plus or minus value + 9 highest in the game.

After playing such a performance, Lakers media Washed Lakers vs Haters posted: "Bazley needs a chance, and the Lakers should at least give him a training camp contract."

Data media Statmuse wrote: "(With him) Do the Lakers have to find other big guys?"

It can be said that on a stage like the Summer League, Bazley's experience and physical conditions allow him to crush a bunch of new recruits. Besides, the foundation of the No. 19 pick in the first round is still there, so it is not surprising that he can perform like this.

For the Lakers, they can indeed consider providing Bazley with a training camp contract, and maybe they can scrape the lottery. Like Goodwin last season, he got it from the Lakers to pick up bargains and Taobao. In the end, he played better and better, becoming a stable rotation player for the team.

In fact, Bazley was originally a very good player. It turned out that the basket was not good and the offense was not stable. The Thunder gave up on him. He was also an important player in the Thunder's reconstruction process back then. Because he looks like Westbrook, he is also named "Westbrook Second Generation". Bazley is worth a chance.

In terms of technical characteristics, Bazley has similar characteristics to Vanderbilt and Lakers' new rookie Adu Tiero this year. He has excellent athletic ability and good defensive ending, but his shooting is unstable. He faded out of the NBA because of the basket. A player like him can provide some help to the Lakers' weak defense.

The only problem is that with Van Debiao and Adu Tiero who have similar styles, the Lakers may not want to stock up on so many similar players.

Some people also wondered that Bazley had the ability to kill and kill in the summer league. Why was it so hard to play in the CBA? Is CBA so strong in physical confrontation?

is really right. The CBA is really a very strong league. Although the overall level is much worse than that of the NBA and even the summer league, the players' various crazy resistance and standards are extremely large, and players need to frequently face physical confrontation.

CBA's inside line is very crowded, and even more so in the playoffs, and it is difficult for Bazley to play well. The NBA has a lot of space, which is suitable for his slightly rough but big opening and closing style.

More importantly, if the CBA does not have three seconds of defense and does not have shooting ability, it will be difficult to break into it.

However, Bazley has experienced CBA experience and has obviously become stronger, which is also a kind of sublimation. Perhaps, this could help him find another job in the NBA.

Fan friends, what do you think?