Since being demoted off the bench, Reaves has averaged 15.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. The basic data should be noted as follows:
First, efficiency. He averaged 63.7% true shooting percentage from 10.7 shots per game. For comparison, Embiid 65.1% and Durant 63.6%. That is, not to lose some star players.
Second, shoot. 42.1% of three-point shots, 39.8% of three-point shooting, and 1.8 shots per game.
As for the second point alone, Reaves' offense was mostly finished with three-pointers and was efficient.
However, although the offensive efficiency is good, given the average defensive ability. In fact, so far this season, Reaves' opposition shooting percentage has increased from 46.2 percent to 49.9 percent.
For example, in 4 minutes and 16 seconds against Alexander, the latter scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and in 4 minutes and 29 seconds against Wei Shao, the latter scored 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting.
Alexander may be understandable, but Wei Shao really shouldn't. In other words, it is enough to see that Reeves' defense is poor.
Based on the defensive point and the needs of the team. Reeves is still better suited to play as a substitute. As for the starting three, it fell more on Russell. But there are also problems with this.
Problem: Strong investment. He averaged 34.2 percent of his 5.4 three-point attempts per game, within four feet of defenders, and shot just 29.4 percent from the field.
In other words, Russell doesn't have the ability to shoot three-pointers. As a result, once the defensive intensity comes up, it is difficult to guarantee the projection efficiency of the outside line.
However, like Reeves, Russell was demoted from starting to coming off the bench.
Now the Lakers' starting three-point burden falls more on Prince.
Illustrative point: Data. In the 452 games of his career so far, Rio Princes has a three-point rate of 37.3% and an average of 1.7 goals per game. Judging from the data, even if it can't reach the same height as Curry and others, it is still close to the existence of a marksman.
As shown in the chart above, Prince has a 45.3% three-point rate and an average of 3.4 shots per game since the start of the game against the Rockets. Based on good data, Prince can be classified as a marksman.
Of course, thanks to a good three-point efficiency. Prince averaged 13.0 points on 9.2 shots per game. 13+3.4 means that he is a sharpshooter with good combat power.
After congratulating the Lakers on their marksmanship, I think Prince will be far ahead of Reaves in terms of his contribution to the team.
Reason 1: Termination. As mentioned earlier, Prince has shown a marksmanship since the Rockets, and this is a stable endpoint on the outside.
Reason 2: containment. Because of his good three-point shooting, Prince can contain defenders well when he is walking around the three-point line, thus opening up space for his teammates to attack.
In fact, the Lakers have a net efficiency of 0.7 when Prince is on the floor and -0.9 when he is not on the floor. The difference of 1.6 is a good indication of the importance of Prince - the team on the field is the one who wins and the one who goes out the game loses.