If the Lakers inside star wants to stay in the team, must they improve their form?

In a previous NBA summer league game, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 87-85 after a hard battle, achieving their first victory in the summer league.

In this game, the Lakers' substitute center Christian Koloko's performance in his summer league debut can be said to be very unsatisfactory and very disappointing. Kroko played 12 minutes and 55 seconds in the game, made 0 of 3 shots, 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. He also had 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -15. Kroko did not find his touch on the offensive end, his scoring ability was not displayed, and he did not perform in other aspects. He completely dragged the team down on the offensive end. Not only that, Kroko's performance on the defensive end is also very disappointing. His personal defensive ability is very average and his defensive contribution is quite limited. Kroko should have shown enough dominance on both offense and defense in this level of game, but it is obvious that he has not done this. The plus or negative value of -15 can also show how bad the team is when he is on the court.

In the NBA regular season last season, Kroko played 37 times for the Lakers in 82 games, averaging 9.2 minutes per game, averaging 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.3 turnovers and 1.2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 60.6% and a free throw percentage of 71.4%. In the playoffs, Koloko was unable to complete his appearance due to his identity as a two-way contract player. In the NBA Development League last season, Kroko played 12 times for the Lakers' subordinate team, Nanwan Lakers, with averaging 29.6 minutes per game, with averaging 14.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 3.2 blocks, and 1.8 turnovers and 3.5 fouls. His shooting percentage was 54.5%, his three-point shooting percentage was 17.9%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 73.3%.

Koloko's playing time in the NBA last season was relatively limited, and his performance did not have much highlights. However, in the NBA Development League, Kroko also showed quite good personal abilities. He has good scoring ability at the basket on the offensive end, and he has super strong basket protection and interior defensive ability on the defensive end. In theory, Koloko should be able to at least cause huge trouble for his opponents on the defensive end in this game, but it seems that he has not played his worth in this game at all. The Lakers previously gave him a two-way contract qualification offer, which made Kroko a restricted free agent. If Kroko's performance cannot make a breakthrough, it may be a question mark for him to stay in the team next season.