Just today, a deal was made earlier, with the Hawks trading Redish, Solomon Hill and 2025 second-round picks for Knox for Knox and 2022 Hornets first-round protected picks. Presumably, many teams regret not getting a tough 3D like Reddish, such as the Lakers, Nuggets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Bulls, Nets, these are all teams with scarce 3D. But in the end, the Knicks became the winner. Although they are currently only 21 wins and 21 losses in the East, they are only one win away from the playoff threshold Raptors, and I think Reddish has made up for the defensive shortcomings of Kemba Walker and Fournier, and the Knicks have hope in the playoffs!
In terms of trade ratings, I feel that the Knicks are at least A-grade, while the Eagles are at most B+ grades. The Hawks lost Reddish because of Hunter and Hult, but because of the quota reasons to get a reinforcement space; just now the Knicks also introduced, Knox is a first-round show that fell out of the rotation, in fact, the transaction value is close to the base salary, Reddish is becoming the league's new 3D star, the Knicks have Reddish, the playoffs are expected, and there is hope to play the role of dark horse! It can be said that it is a win-win deal for both parties, and the Knicks have a bigger win!
Previously, Reddish applied for a trade with the team early because he played too few games, and later played a career-high single-game 34-point crazy performance. Reddish has long become a tough 3D, with a height of 2 meters 03, an arm span of 2 meters 15, very good physical condition, the template early Paul George, this season's three-point shooting rate reached a considerable 37.9%, last year's playoffs were shot 64% of the three-point shooting rate, the Eastern Finals G6 7-of-7 is Reddish's masterpiece! Such a good Reddish, unfortunately, the Lakers missed, the Lakers were willing to make two second round picks for Reddish, but the offer did not impress the Eagles management! What do the Lakers think? The Hawks sold tough 3D, and the Lakers were reluctant to make a first-round pick and missed a championship puzzle.
At his peak, Ariza once won the championship with Kobe Bryant and became the top 3D in the league. Unfortunately, Ariza is now 36 years old, and he has only contributed 3.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in nearly 18 minutes per game this season, and his contribution is really limited. Although he is still 2 meters 03 in stature, unfortunately the athletic ability is gone, and the defensive ability is far from being comparable to the peak. The author feels that he is now an NBA fringe player, and can only break out occasionally, and cannot continue to output for the Lakers.
The melon is a thigh that the Lakers rely on, originally came to the Lakers to retire, and the result is that the Lakers nibbled on the old melon! Melon has performed well on the offensive end this season, averaging 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game; but the defensive end is bad, with a defensive efficiency of 108.7 per 100 rounds, ranking 185th in the league, which is still done with James and Howard and Jordan Jr. defending! Obviously, some blessed melons have become a defensive colander, which is difficult to use at key moments.
Bazemore has also started nearly half of this season, averaging 17 minutes per game, similar to Ariza's output! Bazemore's defensive efficiency this season is not bad, with 100 rounds of defensive efficiency reaching 105.6, ranking 98th in the league. In fact, more often than not, this is the defensive statistic that Bazemore completed against the opponent's defender. I think if Bazemore defends a forward line of more than 2 meters, Bazemore's defense will definitely be bad. After all, he's only 1.93m, do you think he defended Wiggins in the West? Can you defend Bridges? Can you prevent Gordon? Obviously, this is all a big question mark!
The Lakers recently signed a short 10-day contract with Stanley Johnson, can Stanley, who is 1.98 meters tall and has good athletic ability, stay? That's a question mark! The Lakers signed Dunbuya with a two-way contract, and were previously laid off by the Lakers, do you think Dunbuya is reliable? With "black and hard physique" Stanley and Dunbua, I feel that I can still contribute on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, they are outrageous, and there is almost no ability to open up space!
The problem of the Lakers' front line has long become a clichéd problem, except for James, the rest of the people are old, short, short, and there are too many people without three points! The short board is too big, before, the Lakers used to call Simmons less, but now it is not a problem; last offseason, they missed PJ Tucker; this year, they are still hesitant on Grant's chips. The author feels that Reddish is actually a 3D player with a higher cost performance than Grant, two first rounds may not be able to change the All-Star Grant, and the Lakers are not willing to pay a first-round pick for Reddish, the author feels that the Lakers really lost a lot! Reddish's stature, athleticism, defense, and three-pointers, I think the overall ability is not available to these players mentioned above, he is more suitable than them to win the puzzle!