85 million in 3 years! Lakers get the former No. 1 pick? That's what James was looking forward to

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2024-05-14 06:44Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

James 206;

Reddish 203;

Rui Hachimura 203;

Vanderbilt 203;

Prince 198.

From "Forward" to "Forward", the Lakers only took one offseason.

Seasons 19–20, 2:2;

Seasons 20-21, 0:3;

Seasons 21-22, 0:4;

Season 22-23, 0:4;

Seasons 23-24, 3:1.

As the data shows, since James, thick eyebrows, Leonard, and Paul George teamed up, the Lakers have been at an absolute disadvantage against the Clippers. However, things have changed a lot this season.

The Clippers' advantage over the Lakers is gone.

In the past, the Clippers were able to "bully" the Lakers on the front line, but this season the Lakers' front line has changed a lot.

58 appearances in the 19-20 season;

26 appearances in the 20-21 season;

49 appearances in the 21-22 season;

40 appearances in the 22-23 season;

48 appearances in the 23-24 season.

It can be said that Reddish's attendance has not been high since he entered the league. Zion, Barrett, and Reddish, collectively known as the "Duke Three", gradually widened the gap, and injuries were one of the main reasons.

Like Reddish, Hachimura and Vanderbilt have suffered different injuries this season, especially the latter — 35.4% attendance is the lowest since '20-21.

Looking at it this way, the only forwards with higher attendance rates among the five forwards are James and Prince.

1. Three-point shots accounted for 62.2%;

2. The three-point assisted power is 94.3%.

Like Malik Beasley, Buddy Hield and others, Prince is positioned on the offensive end with a simple position – a fixed-point pitcher. Of course, because of the lack of shooting ability, once you don't feel good on the court, you have almost no sense of presence on the offensive end.

Looking at it this way, although the Lakers have many forwards, it is difficult to help James and thick eyebrows because of their own problems.

averaged 4.7 points per game in the first quarter, shooting 52.4% from the field;

averaged 7.4 points per game in the second quarter, shooting 54.2% from the field;

averaged 5.8 points per game in the third quarter, shooting 54.2% from the field;

He averaged 8.1 points per game in the fourth quarter and shot 47.5 percent from the field.

Statistically, physical strength did largely limit James' finishing. Of course, this is the main reason why the Lakers have high hopes for Hachimura.

Ability to hold and have mid-range ability.

So far in his career, Hachimura has a shooting rate of 44.3%, which is not even inferior to DeRozan, Booker and others. More importantly, like Leonard, Durant and others, Hachimura has the ability to hold shots from mid-range.

There is a holding shot, to a large extent, it can share the pressure of James's attack.

In the 22-23 season, he averaged 9.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game;

In the 23-24 season, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Compared with last season, Kuminga can be said to have ushered in a full-scale explosion this season.

More importantly, Kuminga is completing his transition from role player to core. As you can see in the chart above, we see Kuminga in the 4 of the 5-on-5 groups where the Warriors have the highest winning efficiency.

Thanks to his stellar play, Kuminga is undermining Wiggins' presence with the Warriors — an irreplaceable value of -0.3, the lowest since the latter joined the Warriors from the Timberwolves. A negative non-fungible value means that Wiggins' absence has little impact on the team.

In the 21-22 season, the assisted power was 37.1% and the true hit rate was 56.0%;

In the 22-23 season, the assisted power was 26.0% and the true hit rate was 56.4%;

In the 23-24 season, the assisted power was 32.9% and the true hit rate was 56.3%.

It can be said that as the champion of 14 years, Wiggins still showed good holding ability. For Wiggins, I think it's a very good addition for the Lakers and a very promising one.

Reason 1: irreplaceable. As mentioned earlier, because of Kuminga's rapid growth, Wiggins is not as irreplaceable as he used to be with the Warriors, and it can even be said that there is none.

Reason 2: Salary pressure. Despite having a much higher luxury tax than the Clippers, Bucks, Suns, and others, the Warriors didn't make the playoffs this season.

Compared to the first point, I think the second point is the main reason. As shown in the chart below, Wiggins and the Warriors have three years and 85 million contracts left this summer. In this regard, it is better to change to small contracts such as Hachimura and Reeves to "digest". Moreover, Kuminga's contract will be renewed soon.

From Wiggins' point of view, the Lakers are certainly more attractive than the Warriors, after all, the opportunity is largely guaranteed.

To sum up, the Lakers still have a good chance of getting Wiggins. With the ability to shoot, this is also what James expects. To be precise, it can share the pressure of tackling tough problems.

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