On February 16, Beijing time, the Cavaliers away to the Eagles, although in the first quarter to achieve a 2-point lead, but after the Eagles gradually took the initiative, the Cavaliers also lost to the Hawks 116-124, in the recent wave of two consecutive defeats, failed to let their ranking continue to improve (currently ranked fourth in the East with a record of 35 wins and 23 losses). But in fact, this game the Cavaliers once had a chance to win, but unfortunately the new signing LeVert's downturn, the Cavaliers in the backcourt only Garland alone to support, or failed to reverse the game.
Le Vere played 28 minutes off the bench, shooting 4-of-12 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, and only 9 points and 2 assists, the worst performance since joining the Cavaliers. According to relevant statistics, in the 4 games after Le Ver joined the Cavaliers, his playing time has reached 31 minutes, and the average number of shots per game has come to the second place in the whole team (second only to Garland's 16.3 times), but he has only averaged 13.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are only 39.7% and 28.6%, respectively, the overall efficiency is not good, and he does not call on the court and the young lord Garland. Both are the kind of ball carriers who need plenty of ball power to be able to play, and with Garland already sitting firmly in the Cavaliers' absolute core position, the newly recruited LeVert is likely to face the dilemma of changing the goalkeeper again.
LeVert, 27, is 1.98 meters tall and has a standard forward-guard swinging figure, which he won at the 16-year draft
The first round of the 20th pick was taken by the Nets, and during his years with the Nets, he did show great talent, and in the 19-20 season, Le Ver also played a new Nets career high of 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists, and together with Dinwiddie, he raised the team's offensive banner.
After being traded to the Pacers by the Nets last season, thanks to the fact that the team's main striker TJ Wola was still in the recovery stage of injury, Le Vere was also directly entrusted with the task of starting, improving his average score per game to a career-best 20.7 points, of course, at the same time, his average of 17.5 shots per game is also the highest value since entering the NBA.
In the NBA in the past 6 years, LeVille is actually not an efficient offensive player, his seemingly beautiful data, in fact, are based on his own crazy shots, it is true that his career is also based on 4 assists, but in fact, there are fans who pay attention to LeVert's game, you can also find that LeVille is not a player who is good at organization, when he opens the offensive mode, it is easy to ignore teammates in the empty position, but obsessed with his own personal singles, even if the defender has been sticking to him, LeVert also prefers to end the offense by forced pulling, rather than sharing the ball with his teammates to complete easier scoring.
And this time joining the Cavaliers, in the second most shots in the whole team, LeVert, the offensive efficiency is so low, it is inevitable that fans will begin to question, did the Cavaliers really make the wrong trade in the first place? Being able to supplement their most lacking wing is indeed commendable, but in the case that the team has Garland, Mobley, Allen, and even veteran Love who need the ball, the Cavaliers should choose a 3D type of wing player, rather than continue to add a ball bully, to destroy the team's inherent chemistry, if Le Vere still does not change his "ball bully" attribute, the offseason Cavaliers are likely to trade it out.