Oranges are oranges! Born in Huaibei, some players will always have a big change in their status after changing teams.
The team's three-point king last season! Sitting on the cold bench this season, is the Lakers not going to use him, or is he not suitable for the Lakers?
He is the 28th pick in 2009, he is also a famous homeless man in the NBA, 13 years of career, he has spent a total of 9 teams in the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Lone Rangers, Lakers, Nets, Heat, Pistons, Knicks.
He's Wayne. Ellington, the Lakers signed Ellington last summer, the first half of the season still has a stable playing time, but after entering 2022, Ellington fell out of the Lakers rotation, only 7 games in January, only 3 games in February.
Compare Ellington's three-point stats this season with last season's three-point stats. To describe it in four words,
Last season in the Pistons, he averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game, shooting 42 percent from three-point range, 1st on three-pointers per game, 1st on three-point range, and 42 percent in three-point shooting, which was also the highest in Ellington's career.
However, this season in the Lakers, they averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game, shooting 38% of three-point shooting, the second lowest three-point shooting rate in the past seven seasons, and the third lowest three-point shooting rate in the past seven seasons.
Why was it that last season was the Pistons' three-point king, but this season Ellington can't play on the Lakers?
First, the fault tolerance rate
The requirement for a three-point shooter is not a three-point spree, but a three-pointer that requires you to be able to produce a stable three-point output. Ellington has played in 36 games this season, including less than 30 percent from 14 three-point range and less than one from 16 three-point range.
In the Pistons, not being able to shoot may make you continue to shoot, but in the Lakers, it is completely different, and the fault tolerance rate is particularly low.
Second, the defense is terrible
Ellington's defensive efficiency is 111.6 this season, ranking second from the bottom of the team.
Against Ellington's defense, the shooting percentage of opposing players will rise directly from 44.8% to 47.8%, of which the opponents will shoot 33% from three-point range and 59.7% from two-point range.
The Lakers' outside defense this season is already poor, and when Ellington is on the court, the Lakers' outside defense will be worse, which is unbearable for defensive coach Vogel.
Three, Munch
This society has always been the survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, and the same is true on the basketball court, Bradley beat Bazemore to the bench, Howard eliminated Jordan Jr. from the Lakers, and it was Malik who made Ellington sit on the cold bench. Monk
In January 2021, Munch averaged 3.4 three-pointers per game, shooting 48.9% from three-point range, no way, Ellington playing time, just like Munch was robbed.
Fourth, personal strength
Of course, we must also say that although Ellington was the Pistons' three-point king last season, but the hard power and age are there, otherwise they would not have taken the basic salary in the Lakers.
If there is a team to give Ellington a contract of seven or eight million, Ellington should not be paid the basic salary to the Lakers, Ellington is originally a basic salary strength, and can not be too demanding.
In fact, not only Ellington, many players will decline in status after coming to the Lakers, but even so, there are still many players who want to come to the Lakers to get a basic salary. The reason is simple.
First of all, coming to the Lakers has the possibility of winning the championship, which is a supreme honor for the players.
Secondly, in the Lakers' high attention, the difference will be infinitely magnified, and the good play will be infinitely magnified, for the base salary players, it is a gamble.
Wei Shao will not be able to stay in the Lakers next season, and Wei Shao will not be able to stay in the Lakers, it is likely that there are these basic salary players.
Munch, Ellington, Howard, Ariza, Anthony, Bradley, Bazemore, Stanley Johnson, Reeves, Augustine.
The Lakers, a bunch of low-paid players, who will stay on the team this summer? Who's leaving this summer? Leave me a message to discuss.