—Tatum .
21-22 season, averaged 35.5 points per game in the two matches of Lakers , with a shooting percentage of 54.2%.
—Jeremy Grant.
21-22 season, averaged 34.0 points per game in the Lakers' games in the two games, with a shooting percentage of 51.1%.
—Morant.
21-22 season, averaged 34.9 points per game in the Lakers' matches, with a shooting percentage of 52.6%.
—Taylor Herro .
21-22 season, averaged 27.0 points per game in the Lakers' match against the First Game and hit a 50.0% shooting percentage.
If it is understandable that star players like Tatum and Morant can play luxurious data, then it is not appropriate to let non-star players like Grant and Herro play luxurious data. From another perspective, how bad is the Lakers' defense!
Fortunately, the Lakers traded from Jazz through trading in the offseason and came Patrick Beverly .
——Data.
21-22 season, he can contribute 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. It is worth mentioning that the average 0.9 block per game is second only to Seble's 1.1 times among defenders.
From this perspective, Beverly has good defensive ability. This is true. Under Beverly's counter-defense, the opponent's shooting percentage can be suppressed at 44.7% and the three-point shooting percentage can be suppressed at 27.1%.
Let’s look at several examples:
and Morant are in a match against 19 minutes and 52 seconds, limiting them to 6 shots and 0 three-pointers;
and LaVine are in a match against 6 minutes and 40 seconds, limiting them to 1 shot and 0 three-pointers;
and Paul George are in a match against 5 minutes and 0 three-pointers;
From the example, Beverly also has a certain ability to defend the front line.
In addition, it should be pointed out that Beverly also has very good pick-and-roll defense capabilities - can limit the counter score to 0.79 points per round, which is better than 72.6% of the league's players .
Obviously, with the arrival of Beverly, the Lakers' outside defense will be greatly improved in the new season, especially the defensive pressure on the ball holder will be very high.
The backcourt defense is strengthened, so what about the front line?
In my opinion, this forward defense is more important than backcourt defense:
First, James is older, thick eyebrows has hidden dangers of injury;
Second, today's league is an era when the forward is king, almost every strong team has strong forward points, such as Bucks Butler Leonard , etc.
Just as the second point is, if the Lakers want to make a difference in the new season, they must overcome these strong teams.
Now for the Lakers, there is a good candidate for strengthening the front line.
——Data.
21-22 season, Rudy Guy can contribute 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game with 18.9 minutes per game. If it is converted to 15.5 points and 8.4 rebounds every 36 minutes, it can be said that the efficiency is still good.
——Features.
①Three points.
, with a three-point shooting ratio of 53.6%, can average 1.3 three-pointers and a 34.5% shooting percentage.
② Defense.
can suppress the opponent's shooting percentage of more than 15 feet to 38.1% under the counter defense of Guy .
Let’s look at several examples:
① and Jaren Jackson Jr. is limited to 4 of 10 shots in 6 minutes and 30 seconds;
② and Vanderbilt are limited to 2 of 6 shots in 4 minutes and 48 seconds;
③ and Randall is limited to 2 of 7 shots in 5 minutes and 36 seconds;
From the example, Guy has a good ability to defend the front line.
In addition, given that the Jazz have started reconstruction, as long as the chips are appropriate, the Lakers are very likely to get Guy, the former Spurs strongman - 17-21, playing for the Spurs in four seasons per game 11.9 points per game . In terms of chips, the Lakers can give Nunn.
From a jazz perspective, , when there is no requirement for the record of reconstruction, it doesn't matter whether Guy or Nunn. However, compared to Guy's two-year, 12 million contract, Nunn is an expiring contract, so next summer will have a high probability of paying nearly 6 million in salary space, which is undoubtedly conducive to reconstruction.
From the perspective of Guy, , compared with the rebuilt Jazz, the Lakers definitely have more hope of winning the championship. In other words, it is still attractive.
That is to say, if the Jazz and Guy can be met, this deal is still very expected.
If the Lakers get Guy, in my opinion, I would like to thank Timberwolves . After all, if they hadn't traded Gobert for the Jazz to start reconstruction. At this stage, it is unlikely that the Lakers will get Guy. After all, the Jazz's immediate combat power is stronger than the Lakers before the disintegration.
