Reject Irving and LaVine! The Lakers recognized him on a 4-year contract, and congratulations to the thick eyebrows for welcoming a good helper

So far in the 23-24 season, the net efficiency is 8.6 when Zhan Mei is present. For comparison, Jaylen Brown and Tatum have a 7.7 value, East Jones and Irving have a 4.0 value, Jokic and Murray have a value of 12.4, and Antetokounmpo and Lillard have a value of 10.5.

Through comparison, Zhan Mei still has the league's top offensive and defensive dominance. In other words, the Lakers have the possibility of winning the championship if the two stay healthy. Of course, if you want to win the championship, you must have a third star other than Zhan Mei to "stand" out. For example, Harden of the Clippers and Jrue Holiday of the Celtics play such roles.

Speaking of which, we have to mention Owen.

First, he has averaged 12.4 breakaways per game so far this season and has shot 53.8 percent from the field. For comparison, Morant 54.5% and Daron Fox 51.5%. In other words, Irving still has the top offensive ability among the backcourt players. For the Lakers, this will greatly alleviate the lack of attackers other than James.

In addition, in the 698 games so far in his career, Irving's three-point rate is 39.2% and he averages 2.3 goals per game. In terms of data, Owen also has a good spatial attribute. Even compared to the data and the outside line, Curry is not lagging behind. What it brings is to be able to open up space for Zhan Mei's attack.

In fact, the Lakers had a chance to trade Irving in the offseason when he had not signed a contract extension with the Mavericks. According to follow-up reports, the Mavericks asked Reaves by name, but the Lakers refused. In a way, the Lakers rejected Irving because of Reaves. The same goes for this season's Lavin.

In addition, last offseason, the Lakers and Reaves agreed to a four-year contract. Looking at it this way, the Lakers have recognized Reaves. I mean, to be a big part of the team. It's worth mentioning that Reaves averaged 36.1% of his 11.0 shots per game this season, coming from within 4 feet of opponents, shooting 56.0% from the field.

In terms of data, Reaves has a strong shooting ability comparable to Durant, Leonard and others. One more thing, compared to last season, Reeves has become "famous" this season. In other words, they are often defended by their opponents. Therefore, strong investment is more convincing.

I think Reeves is a very good helper for Bushy Eyebrows. Even to some extent, Reaves can be positioned as the No. 3 star on the Lakers.

First of all, with strong shooting ability, it can contain defenders, so that it can open up space for thick eyebrows' offense. Secondly, having a strong shooting ability means that you can play steadily at critical moments in the game, which reduces the burden of attacking at critical moments with thick eyebrows.

In fact, so far this season, when Bushy and Reaves are on the floor, their shooting percentage per 100 possessions has increased by 2.4 percentage points. Judging from the data, Reeves has indeed made it relatively easy for thick eyebrows.