48.2 million in 2 years! The Lakers won 20+5+4, that is, combat power? Good luck to Hachimura and others

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2024-05-13 16:03Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

Jalen Brunson averaged 25.1 attempts per game and shot 47.0 percent from the field;

Alexander averaged 22.7 attempts per game, shooting 46.7 percent from the field;

Doncic averaged 21.7 attempts per game and shot 53.0 percent from the field;

Edwards averaged 14.3 per game and shot 61.9 percent from the field;

James is averaging 12.0 attempts per game while shooting 54.8 percent from the field.

Even in the playoffs, James' offensive efficiency is still good. In fact, of the 24 players who have averaged at least 10.0 breakouts per game so far in the playoffs, only Mitchell and Edwards have shot more from the field from the field than James.

In the regular season, he averaged 10.3 times per game, with a shooting rate of 59.8%;

In the playoffs, he averaged 12.0 shots per game and shot 54.8% from the field.

Compared with the regular season, James has increased the number of breakthroughs in the playoffs, which must have a deeper meaning.

Jalen Williams averaged 14.7 attempts per game and shot 46.3 percent from the field;

Booker averaged 14.0 per game and shot 48.0 percent from the field;

Jaylen Brown averaged 11.4 attempts per game and shot 52.8 percent from the field;

Irving averaged 11.1 attempts per game and shot 51.9 percent from the field.

As the data shows, the Thunder except Alexander, the Suns except Durant, the Celtics except Tatum, and the Mavericks except Doncic can effectively digest the ball. And that's what the Lakers lacked.

In the regular season, the two-point assisted power was 67.0%, and the three-point assisted power was 96.6%;

In the playoffs, 66.1% of the two-point power and 100% of the three-point power were assisted.

As the second leader of the Lakers, it is obvious that thick eyebrows prefer or are good at "eating cakes" to finish. Of course, thick eyebrows are not a shooting style like Brother Alphabet, Jokic, and Embiid.

Russell shot 60.3% from three-point range;

Prince made 58.6 percent three-point shots;

Vincent made 58.3% three-point shots;

Dinwiddie shot 57.1 percent from three-point range.

Looking at it this way, the Lakers role players who can digest the ball are basically Hachimura and Reaves.

Hachimura's round usage rate was 13.2%, and the true hit rate was 47.0%;

Reeves has a 20.0% use rate and a true shooting percentage of 58.9%.

In terms of data, the efficiency of Hachimura and Xiaoli is very average, especially the former.

Based on this, we can conclude that the Lakers lack a player who can digest the ball except James.

Here's what comes the way: James age.

In the 20th season, the Lakers also lacked attackers other than James, but the 35-year-old old Zhan's physical strength was able to support him until the fourth quarter. This season, Lao Zhan is 39 years old, and it can be seen with the naked eye that the second half, especially in the fourth quarter, is "suddenly".

What chips are available to the Lakers this summer?

In terms of players, Hachimura, Reaves and even Vanderbilt are all tradeable; In terms of draft picks, the 24/25, 29, and 31 first rounds are tradeable, and the 26, 28, and 30 first rounds can also be set up as swaps.

In the 22-23 season, he averaged 26.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game;

In the 23-24 season, he averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Compared with last season, Mikal Bridges' scoring has dropped a lot this season.

For comparison:

In the 22-23 season, he averaged 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game;

In the 23-24 season, he averaged 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

Like Bridges, Ingram is on a regressive trend. It has been revealed that the Pelicans will not renew the latter contract this summer. Admittedly, the Nets won't give up Bridges, but the latter is in a trade slump for a large part.

What is the attraction of the Lakers?

First of all, it's important to point out that this season has been a losing season for Bridges. Then the Lakers' super high exposure can help them re-prove themselves to the league; Secondly, as mentioned earlier, the Lakers lack attackers other than James. Bridges, on the other hand, has shown good ball-handling ability since the Suns switched to shooting the Nets.

Based on Bridges' current situation and Lakers' attractiveness, I think the latter can trade Bridges in the form of Hachimura + Schifino + first and second rounds, and is very likely to get this 20+5+4 per game this season.

Unlike LaMelo Ball, Wembanyama and others, Bridges has not shown the building blocks of the rebuilding at all. Therefore, the irreplaceability is not so great, and this is one of them. Second, Bridges and the Nets have a two-year, $48.2 million contract this summer. For the Nets, this contract renewal pressure comes - it is not appropriate to give a big contract, and it is impossible to keep a small contract.

To sum up the above two points, I think the second point is the main reason. To put it bluntly, Bridges didn't show the cornerstone attributes, so it was hard to feel comfortable with the contract extension. It's better to use this in exchange for Hachimura, the first round and other chips to push to the reconstruction.

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