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He does the dirty work, now could be benching Reaves and Walker

The Lakers got a huge win thanks to an outstanding performance by LeBron this Friday night, but this player has been doing the dirty work lately and has been underappreciated

By James Brown

The Lakers got a huge win thanks to an outstanding performance by LeBron this Friday night, but this player has been doing the dirty work lately and has been underappreciated

It is no surprise all the spotlight this Friday night went to LeBron James, who, team superstar besides being the superstar of the team, it was his 38th Birthday, and he got to score 47 points to lead the team to a new win. 

But now that Juan Toscano-Anderson is back after missing most of the month due to an ankle sprain, he has been great in the last couple of games, as he has been doing the dirty work for the team.

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In his comeback, he didn't score but got seven huge rebounds in 13 minutes and three offensive. He gave the team extra possessions and covered up some holes defensively. JTA also brings some necessary size. After his performances, he could be benching Lonnie Walkers and Austin Reaves, players that have lost their rhythm.

What coach Ham thinks of JTA on the courses"

“But yeah, just that guy gonna put his head down and do whatever is needed of him or what the team needs in terms of getting extra possessions, being a physical presence, battling, guarding different positions, setting great screens, rolling, running hard in transition.” said Ham on to JTA's" performances. 

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