Up to now, the Los Angeles Lakers have a bunch of problems to be solved, they are caught in the lineup is not complete, the cohesion is insufficient, in the new year, the Lakers should make changes from 5 aspects.
1. Keep Stanley Johnson
Johnson has proven himself to be a defensive wing in the last three games, and after trading Rondo, the Lakers may choose to give up Jordan Jr. Based on high-level stats and plus-minus, Jordan Jr. no longer seems to be a rotational level player, the Lakers will get worse when he plays, and if the Lakers want to add a player through a buyout, then Jordan Jr. will be the primary target.
2. Shorten the rotation
So far, the Lakers have not established a complete and unchanged rotation lineup due to injuries and other reasons, and they need to complete this link as soon as possible, exclude those players who are not helpful to the team, and establish their rotation under different lineups.
3. Limit mistakes
After the loss to the Grizzlies, both James and the coaching staff criticized the players for their sloppiness on the court. "There's a difference between careless mistakes and offensive compulsive mistakes, and we have to reduce our careless mistakes."
The Lakers have averaged 15.9 turnovers per game this season, ranking 28th in the league, with Westbrook and James at the top of the league's player list. They need to think about rotating balls, not hero balls. As one of the worst rebounding teams in the league, it's hard to win a game if you're ahead of your opponents in terms of turnovers.
4. Increase the free throw shooting rate
The Lakers' free throw shooting rate of 72.7% this season is the third-lowest in the league, which is difficult to understand, and the team that has been composed of veterans, a team of players who have been in the league for more than a decade, actually ranks at the bottom of the free throw data.
5. Reduce James' workload
The 37-year-old James, who has averaged 37.2 minutes per game this season and ranks second in the NBA, is unbelievable and ridiculous, the Lakers must strictly control his time in the regular season, and the Lakers' improved medical team is taking a rationalized approach to managing every player.