When Durant moves to the Suns and Irving leaves the Mavericks, it will be the beginning of a rebuild for the Nets. Potentially, it means that Mikal Bridges has a chance to perform.
Explanation point: Attack with the ball. This is the most important point in dividing players and stars.
Last season, the Nets averaged 11.6 attempts per game, and Bridges shot 51.7 percent from the field. For comparison, Booker 54.6% and Tatum 52.2%. With his star-level attacking ability, Bridges quickly rose to prominence. In the end, at the end of the season, Edwards, Brunson and others were selected for the U.S. men's basketball team.
The reason why I talk about Bridges is that it is "inextricably linked" with the Lakers.
So far this season, 21.5% of the Lakers' offensive rounds have been completed by shooting from the spot. Like the Clippers, Celtics, Suns and other projection teams, catching and shooting after running without the ball is also the Lakers' main offensive tactic.
Unlike the team's main offensive finishes outside the penalty area, the offensive finishes of the two core Zhan Mei are mainly on the inside. In terms of data, 71.4% of the shots with thick eyebrows came from the inside, and James's value was 56.4%.
For the team, 95.2 percent of the team's 428 career games have been driven by three-point attempts and 37.3 percent have been driven by three-point attempts. It shows that Bridges has a good ability to shoot three-pointers after running without the ball, and potentially can ensure that the team's tactics are executed.
Of course, excellent three-point ability can also play a role in holding the defender back and opening up space. In other words, it can open up space for Zhan Mei's attack.
Meanwhile, in '21-22, Bridges was named to the Defensive Team of the Year along with Antetokounmpo, Gobert, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Smart. In other words, Bridges still has top-tier defensive ability.
In fact, Bridges was a potential reinforcement for the Lakers when he was traded to the Nets.
Like Bridges, Prince has great three-point ability. In terms of statistics, in the 458 games so far in his career, Riflins has a three-point rate of 37.4% and an average of 1.7 goals per game.
Based on this, in my opinion, Prince is like the existence of a low-profile version of Bridges.
Reason 1: As the stats show, Prince also has Bridges' three-point ability and stats.
Reason 2: Compared to Bridges, Prince lacks the ability to attack. The latter's 2.9 breakaways per game are not even as good as the 4.6 of Thick Eyebrows.
Reason 3: Unlike Bridges, who can lead the defense of No. 1-4, Prince's defensive alignment is almost limited to the front line, and the effect is very average.
To sum up, at first glance, Prince and Bridges are both 3-and-D forwards, but the former lacks the ball and defensive ability of the latter. And the low-profile version reflects this: the characteristics are more similar, but there is a gap in efficiency.
However, for the Lakers, considering Prince's annual salary of 4.5 million is still a sure deal. You know, Hield is also a relatively single shooter but with an annual salary of 20 million. Prince, on the other hand, is almost a fraction of his annual salary.