Pop + Kuzma + Harrell, three rotation players Stud Harvey less, the Lakers completed this deal controversially, Westbrook is a ball-holding big core, and lack of projection ability, no matter how to look at it is incompatible with James, in the first 3 games of the new season, Westbrook can only get 12 points, 7.7 boards and 8.7 assists per game, but also send 5.7 turnovers, shooting 34.9%, three-point shooting rate of 9.1%, and James at the same time in the 81 minutes, The team's offensive efficiency is only 103.8, defensive efficiency is 110.9, and the net loss of the opponent in 100 rounds is 7 points, which is indeed a miserable performance.
In the fourth game, due to James's leg injury truce, Wei Shao immediately ushered in an outbreak, the whole field bombarded 33 points, 10 boards, 8 assists and 3 breaks, the mistake was only 3 times, 27 shots 15, the shooting rate was 55.6%, under the leadership of Wei Shao, the team defeated the Spurs and ushered in 2 consecutive wins, it seems to confirm the unmatched pairing of the two, for the Lakers, James and Wei Shao just started to cooperate, certainly will not trade any of them, the team needs to find a way to make both of them maximize the value, This has also become the biggest headache for Lakers coach Vogel.
In fact, the compatibility problem of the big three is not only the Lake talent, the Nets are also in order to form the big three to give up the depth of the lineup, the way the Basketball Network played this season is very worth learning from the Lakers, that is, staggering the playing time of the big three, are the top salary superstars, it is unrealistic to let one of them play the bench, and the big three have been the absolute core of the team, they have the strength to lead a team alone, let one of them lead the bench lineup more is the best solution, Wei Shao and Harden belong to the system of their own, Their ball-holding lethality maximizes the offensive firepower of role players, and they belong to the type of star with the highest lower limit of the team, which is very suitable for such a role.
James and Davis have worked together to win the championship, their tacit understanding is not a problem at all, but James is already a 36-year-old veteran, Davis' health has always been a hidden danger, only Wei Shao is a well-known iron man, the Lakers can replace Wei Shao in the middle of the first quarter, led by James and Davis duo to play until about 2 minutes left in the first quarter, and then changed back to Wei Shao to lead the substitute to play, continue the team's offensive firepower, let Wei Shao rest in the second half of the second quarter, and so on in the second half.
If the team has not yet entered the garbage time in the final moments of the fourth quarter, the big three can be present at the same time, basically any tactics are difficult to play at key moments, the best way to solve the battle is the superstar singles, then the personal ability of the star becomes the balance that determines the outcome of the game, Westbrook's shooting is indeed more criticizable, but he can break through to tear the opponent's defense line and create better offensive conditions for James and Davis.
For a team, the opportunity to get superstars will not give up, after all, no matter how many players can play, there can only be five players on the field in the end, when you have more top players on the field, there will be a greater probability of winning, the Lakers recruited enough shooters in the offseason, very suitable for single-core Wei Shao, as long as the most suitable rotation method is found, the Lakers are still the most powerful contenders for the championship, let's wait and see!