Lakers Draft vision has been criticized in recent seasons. Before James and Davis joined, the Purple Gold Legion, which was in the reconstruction period, once had multiple lottery draws and first round picks, but only those who really made the name were Ingram and Kuzma . Russell was a flash in the pan, and Ball gradually became a vulnerable role player. In contrast, the Lakers sent these young people to exchange for Anthony Davis was a good deal, and the latter helped James and the Purple Gold Legion win a precious O'Brien Cup.
Because the first round pick of this season was traded, the Lakers only have one second round pick in the offseason to use to arrange rookies. In the end, the No. 35 draw was exchanged for Max Christie , a shooting guard who looks like Kobe Bryant and has a height of 1.98 meters. Buff seems to be full, "a rookie traded by the Lakers", "a shooting guard who is 1.98 meters tall", "a look similar to Kobe ", but judging from performance, Christie is close to Kobe, and even has a considerable gap with the former Nick Yang .
In the summer league, he made 8 appearances for the Lakers, but during his 23.8 minutes of playing time, Christie's data was only 7.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.1 blocks, and his shooting percentage was only 27.3%, not to mention that the three-point shooting percentage was just over 20%. In addition to the good free throw shooting percentage, Christie's performance was a disaster. In the past three preseason games, the Lakers rookie has gained a lot of playing time, but has made only 7 hits in total in three games. If it weren't for the Timberwolves James and Davis both rested, Christie barely scored in double digits with more shots. It seems that the 1.98-meter-long shooting guard selected by the Lakers has vaguely potential to become a parallel stock.
In fact, there are many players who have made a name for the last second round pick and even the undraft. In the past few years, Kendrick Nunn , Caruso , if Reeves, another second-year rookie in the Lakers, is not a high starting point, but gradually takes a firm rotation and even the main position. Christie is different. He has a strong physical talent and has been firmly at the end of the first round in his previous predictions. The Lakers' selection was considered a good bargain.
Christie, who just turned 19, is considered one of the young defenders with the best physical talent among this rookie. Christie, who is 1.98 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.08 meters, can play in three positions on the court. While having excellent athletic ability, his defensive end and three-point ability are his biggest selling points. According to the scout report of nba rival, Christie performed well on the defensive end, had top single defense capabilities in college, and had different responses to different opponents, and the ball quotient was extremely high. Although the shooting efficiency was average, the shooting style was perfect and had the potential to become an elite 3D player. The template was considered Shamet and Klay Thompson .
But just judging from the performance of the preseason and summer leagues, Christie seems to have not adapted to the strength of the league on both offense and defense. Beside James, you can get good data by doing a good job of defense and shooting, like James Jones, , Korver , and Monk last season. Projection and defense are exactly the biggest selling points of Christie, but his current average shooting percentage of less than 40% is difficult to convince Ham that he can play with James. Perhaps in the rookie season, the Development League will become most of Christie's leveling venues, and it is even more fantasy to expect him to grow into the next Kobe.
