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Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

After the defeat in the first round of the '21 playoffs, Lakers management realized that the team seriously lacked a third scoring point, so they brought in Wei Shao to form the "Jane Wei Mei" Big Three combination. The intention is to use the advantage of the Big Three to help the team return to the championship ranks.

After joining the Lakers, Wei Shao still averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 boards, 7.1 assists, and shot 44.5% from the field. But the Lakers' actual record not only did not usher in an improvement, but even did not get a play-off ticket that season...

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

At the end of the 21-22 season, Vogel became the "scapegoat" of the team's defeat and became the first person for the Lakers to leave the team. And just when the outside world speculated that Wei Shao might become the second person to leave the team, the Lakers management was reluctant to have two future first-round picks in hand, so that there was no substantial progress on the trade for Wei Shao.

In the new season, Wei Shao was relegated to the bench, despite playing a good game. However, due to the fact that he has a contract of 40 million +, he can't play a superstar performance, and the Lakers' record has always ranked in the top three in the bottom three in the West, so Wei Shao is still a "team cancer" in the eyes of many fans...

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

However, after Wei Shao was traded for base salary to join the Clippers on this year's trading day, it seems to have returned to its "peak". After joining the Clippers, Wilson averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists and shot 47.7 percent from the field, and scored more than 20 points in six of those games.

More importantly, after the start of the playoffs, Wei Shao G1 scored 9 points, 10 boards and 8 assists, G2 scored 28 points, 5 boards and 5 assists, G3 scored 30 points, 8 boards and 12 assists, and G4 bombed 37 points, 6 boards and 4 assists. The Lakers struggled during the period, but after joining the Clippers, they played a superstar performance, in fact, this is not our illusion, after joining the Clippers, Wei Shao really played better and better...

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

So, from the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

1. The Clippers system and the "Kachi combination" are more suitable for Wei Shao to play. In fact, as early as when Wei Shao just joined the Lakers, some fans raised concerns - if Wei Shao can't practice elite-level shooting in the offseason, will his playing style contradict the "James" combination, resulting in the Big Three not playing their due strength?

In the end, Wei Shao really failed to develop elite-level shooting ability, so that James had to give up some of the ball, and thick eyebrows had to give up the offensive area he was good at. In this context, although the balance between the three giants can be barely achieved, the effect of 1+1+1 is greater than 3 cannot be achieved.

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

After joining the Clippers, George and Leonard were both 3D players, and they were not so dependent on the ball. On the contrary, if Wei Shao can comb the team well with the ball, he can even unleash the strength of the "Ka Pepper combination", allowing them to play dominance at both the offensive and defensive ends.

In addition, the Clippers, who are young enough, can speed up for a long time, keeping Wilson in a comfortable rhythm. That is to say, compared with the Lakers period where they were constrained everywhere, after joining the Clippers, Wei Shao was able to maximize his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and maximize his own advantages...

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

2. From 40 million to 780,000, Wei Shao no longer has to bear great pressure. The reason why Wei Shao was so easily ostracized by the outside world during the Lakers period and became the first choice for the team's losing "back pot man", in addition to his failure to play a superstar performance, is mainly because his annual salary is too high.

When Wei Shao receives an annual salary of 40 million+, it is appropriate to play a superstar performance, and if he occasionally "pulls across", then he will become the "back pot man" of the team's loss. However, after joining the Clippers, Wei Shao only received a base salary of 780,000, so now Wei Shao will only be praised for playing well, even if he plays poorly, he will not become the team's "back pot man".

Taste NBA|Re-play superstar performance! From the Lakers to the Clippers, how did Wei Shao play better and better?

Under the premise of a sharp decrease in the pressure of public opinion, Wei Shao is now more able to maintain self-confidence, so naturally he is fighting better and better. If it is like the Lakers period, no matter what the reason for the team's loss, Wei Shao will always become a "pot man", then no one can maintain a calm state of mind.

To sum up, the reason why Wei Shao played better and better after joining the Clippers, in addition to the Clippers system and the "Kajiao combination" are more suitable for Wei Shao to play, in fact, the pressure of public opinion has been greatly reduced, which is also one of the main reasons why Wei Shao is more confident and better the more he fights.

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