Does James's personal system really have the attribute of "destroying teammates"?
Look at the role players who left him, especially Irving and Kevin Love, after becoming the boss of the team again, they did not play how dazzling the stadium dominance, Irving is better, in addition to the lack of leadership temperament, the ability to fight alone is still among the best, while Lefour, the giant who is always called "back pot man" by fans, did not seize the opportunity to prove himself.
In the summer of 2018, despite James' departure, the Cavaliers had no intention of rebuilding, and they hoped to continue to fight for the championship around Lefour, a four-year, $120 million maximum salary renewal contract, which was handed to Lefour, however, since the date of signing, the Cavaliers have not regretted a moment.
Don't look at Lefu was also known as the "Wolf King", often can blast out 30 + 15, 30 + 20 horror data, but its stadium influence is not high, because as an inside line, his defensive ability is almost negligible, it is completely how many points the offense takes, how many points the defense sends back, the real defensive plus-minus value is negative for 5 consecutive years, which is one of the worst 10% of the players in the same position in the league.
For example, in the 13-14 season, the opponent's shooting rate will increase by 2.8% under the defense of Love, and in the less than 6-foot area, it will increase from 60.1% to 64.4%, what is this level?
Let's compare Downs, who has also been criticized for his defense, this season, the opponent's shooting rate will drop by 1.3% under Downs' defense, and if it is less than 6 feet, he will reduce the opponent's shooting rate by 2.9%.
It is also because of the drag of defense, so the Timberwolves in the years led by Lefour, never entered the playoffs, from this point it is not difficult to see that this level of players, is not suitable for leading the team alone, so in the post-James cavaliers, Lefour did not support this former Eastern Hegemonic team.
In the 18-19 season, he averaged 17 points, 10.9 rebounds per game, shooting 39% + 36%, and when he was on the floor, the team lost 4.5 points per 100 possessions;
In the 19-20 season, he averaged 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds per game, shooting 45% + 37%, and when he was on the floor, the team lost 8.8 points per 100 possessions;
In the 20-21 season, he averaged 12.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, shooting 41% + 37%, and when he was on the floor, the team lost 5.0 points per 100 rounds;
Such a team role not only gave the Cavaliers a headache, but also scared off many buyers, unless the Clevelanders were willing to take the draft pick.
As for this season, although Luck has found some presence on the bench, especially in the last 2 games, in the games against the Knicks and Bucks, he has 20 points and 11 rebounds, as well as 25 points and 9 boards, but compared to the annual salary of 30 million, this level of contribution is still too expensive.
Today's Love, completely turned into a space shooter, 62% of the three-point shot ratio, most of which are catch shots, although the scoring means are single, fortunately, the efficiency is good, the shooting rate is as high as 40.6%, and the production is not low, has shot 102 three-pointers, and, with the reduction of playing time, as well as the sake of the bench, his damage to the team's defensive end, also reduced a lot, the net win score is positive for the first time, reaching 4.4 points, but when Love is not there, the Cavaliers can also net 5.0 points per hundred rounds.
Look at the other space shooters in the league, the Lakers Cameron Anthony, also have similar three-point production and efficiency, but the salary is less than 3 million;
There is also the Bucks' Portis, who averages 15+ 9 + 41% of three-point shooting per game, and his annual salary is only 4.3 million;
The only good news is that Love's contract is only one year left, which will not affect the renewal of Sexton, Garland, Mobley and others, of course, for Love, this attempt on the bench is also to save his career, otherwise, he is likely to disappear on the field like Wall, and in the next few years, Love should shine in the sixth man position.