After the Lakers' fiasco over the Denver Nuggets, many believed that the Purple and Gold Legion needed to make changes as soon as possible. When Anthony Davis returns, it will undoubtedly enhance the Lakers' internal strength, but they also need some excellent wing players to share for James, Westbrook and others, "Lake Show Life" recently wrote an article pointing out that the Lakers should desperately pursue Grant, and his three major characteristics can save the Lakers.
The specific deal plan is that the Lakers send Horton Tucker, Nunn, Jordan Jr. and future first-round picks, and get Jerami Grant and Saben Lee. In this deal, the Lakers gave away almost all the valuable chips, so why do they need Jeramie Grant so much?
First of all, Grant has top-notch defensive ability, and when Anthony Davis returns, the Lakers' defensive weaknesses will be exposed on the outside. Grant has shown his defensive qualities, not just in the regular season, but still in the playoffs. In the 2019-20 playoffs, Against James and Anthony Davis, Grant had a good defensive performance.
If he joins the Lakers, he will become the team's number one defensive gate. Today's NBA has gradually entered a stage where the front controls the game, and having Grant can not only make the Lakers more efficient defensively, but also bring them more offense through solid defense.
The defensive end is trustworthy, the offensive end Grant will not drag down the team, james won the championship years, what is the characteristic of his teammates around him? There are a lot of three-point shooters on the outside, and while Grant isn't a pitcher like Ray Allen and Klay Thompson, his three-pointers are still respected by opponents.
If you look back at the time when Grant's best three-point shot was actually his time with the Nuggets, the Nuggets have Jokic, can be tied on the inside, their outside line also has a large number of shooters, during denver, Grant's three-point shooting rate reached 39.05%, there is no doubt that James and Thick Brow will attract a lot of defensive attention from the other side, at this time, you can expect Grant to get more easy three-point shots.
Finally, Grant will let the Lakers add a scorer who averages 20+ per game, and for a long time, people have been saying that defense wins the championship, obviously this is what Grant can bring to the Lakers, but do you know what else can bring you the championship? That's 5 or 6 players who have the ability to get 20+ per night, and the Lakers already have James, Davis, Westbrook, Anthony, Munch, and if they can add Grant, it will definitely increase the Lakers' lineup depth.
Grant has averaged 21.2 points per game for the Pistons over the past two seasons, and when Grant joins, he can start with Davis, James, Munch and Westbrook. Grant is versatile and can shoot on the outside, attack on the inside, and make free throws, just like in Denver and Detroit.
Grant's addition may change the balance in the West, and the addition of a player with good offensive and defensive skills may make everyone in the Lakers better. He can better open up space for Westbrook, can play with thick eyebrows inside and outside, and the Lakers have no problem if they want Grant to lead the second team. If the Lakers want to keep winning mode for the next two years, then Grant is the right person.
in Kelsang