Paper Guiluo City丨Lakers rising star rising: Christy Summer United averaged 20 points per game and transformed perfectly

As the Summer League draws to a close, among the five rookies who played in the Summer League for the Lakers, Christie is undoubtedly the brightest new star in the Lakers.

Sophomore Rookie Christie played brilliantly in the Summer League: In the last five Summer League games, Christie averaged 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 55% from three-point range.

Among them, he scored 25 points, 4 boards and 4 assists in the second game against the Spurs, 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the third game against the Warriors, and 24 points plus 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in the fifth game against Green Kai.

Compared to last season, Christie has improved significantly.

On the offensive end, the ability to break through with the ball and the variety of attacks are increased.

Compared to last season, Christie has improved significantly in his possession of the ball. The build-up of muscle in the offseason has made Christie more comfortable with a confrontational and intense game. In the summer league, Christie not only relied on point-and-shoot shooting, but also improved a lot in breaking through the interior to create kills.

Last season's Christie, in terms of scoring, still relied more on fixed-point three-point projection, due to the disadvantage of the body caused by the lack of confrontation ability, coupled with the first step is not fast, the breakthrough killing effect is not good. In the offseason, Christie's muscle-building effect is obvious, and improving confrontation can make it easier to break through the score.

In short, Christie has increased her ability to hold the ball in the offseason, making him more than just a 3D player who can only play without the ball.

Defensively, Christie increased defensive aggression and improved traverse speed.

From the five games of the Summer League, it can be seen that Christie's improvement on the defensive end is very obvious, and when facing attackers of the same position and size, Christie's lateral footwork speed is much better than before, and he can basically do it without losing position. Against the Charlotte Hornets, Christie showed excellent defensive pressure and contributed four blocks.

Moreover, Christie does a pretty good job of controlling fouls, minimizing the number of fouls in the event of interference to opponents.

When he entered the league, Christie was favored by the Lakers management because of his excellent defensive ability and three-point shooting ability, and showed his potential in his first season.

Prospects for next season

If nothing else, Hamm will still choose a 9 to 10-man rotation in the regular season, and with the Lakers adding Reddish and Prince in the offseason and renewing Richard Jr., the competition for the second and third positions is more fierce. In order to enter the regular season rotation of the team, Christie will have a better chance if he can further improve his defense and three-point shooting ability.

Xiaoli will still occupy the team's starting No. 2 position next season, and Christie can only compete for the second and third positions in the second team, or the fragmentary time of the transition section. Christie has a better three-point shot than Reddish. In 41 games last season, he shot 1.5 three-pointers and 0.6 in 12.5 minutes, shooting more than 40% from three-point range. Reddish shot just 32.2 percent from three-point range in his career, and his three-point shooting percentage after being traded to Portland last season was less than his career average.

In Summer League, Christie shot 55 percent from three-point range and averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game. Although the intensity of the summer league is nowhere near that of the regular season or even the playoffs, it is a qualitative leap from the 22% three-point shooting rate when playing the summer league in the first year.

On James' side, the Lakers need more 3D players like Christie who can shoot consistent three-pointers, and due to the large number of Lakers forwards, Reddish's lack of shooting ability may lead him to become a role similar to Toscano Anderson last season. And if Christie can improve his defensive ability after gaining muscle, he may be able to replace the departing Troy Brown and lose a certain amount of playing time in the transition period.

When the Lakers were unavailable during his injury in January, Hamm had to bring Christie to the team rotation, and that's when Christie showed good potential. Although the team's big trade was exchanged for better team puzzles, and Christie could only sit on the sidelines and watch the game for more time, the young player was still ready to play. It's clear that every time you change Christie in garbage time, you can play more freely among players of the same ability.

In a recent interview, Christie said: "I just want to be in the rotation and play as much as I can," Christie said, "I just want to play as much as possible, and last year I was working on that goal, and it became my motivation." That's it, that's my mission and that's my goal. ”

The sweaty teenager was approaching the man with his efforts.

(Text/L.A. Basket Lake)