Little Sabonis draws lots
Such as former Lakers players Ingram, Bauer and Hart.
-18- 19 In the middle of the season, when the Lakers and the Pelican were involved in the transaction of Anthony Davis, Magic Johnson, who was in charge of the management of the Lakers at that time, gave away all the young players and draft picks, including Ingram and Bauer, and even wanted to eat junk contracts.
But it didn't work.
Yes, what I want to say is:
Now young people's minds have moved to trading, and they will trade after all.
Finally, in the summer of 19, the Lakers got the league superstar as they wished, and the chips they sent included young players such as Ingram.
Let me add one more sentence here. It stands to reason that there should be Kuzma among these young players, but there is no such thing in the final trading plan.
Some people say that Kuzma can finally stay based on two points:
First, the fourth draw was accidentally drawn, and the high draw position replaced himself;
Second, the annual salary is low, which is convenient for management to follow up.
In my opinion, there are two reasons, but one thing can not be ignored, that is, his technical characteristics:
-According to the statistics of NBA official website, in the 18- 19 season, Kuzma scored 18.7 points with a shooting percentage of 45.6%, even though his assist power was as high as 69.4% (the team scored second only to James, ranking 42nd in the league).
In other words, Kuzma is an excellent player without the ball.
Obviously, this technical feature is very suitable for James or Brother Thick Eyebrows-when a team has two top superstars, the tactics are obviously to be played around them, then the share of other players' rounds will inevitably decline, so it is certain that players who miss the ball are more suitable than those who miss the ball.
It is very important to talk about Ingram and Kuzma here. He is very similar to myles turner in this article.
/kloc-in the summer of 0/8, Paul George left the team to join the Thunder. Turner, who was only in the third grade at that time, had a tendency to become the new core of the team.
But!
There are always accidents.
For Turner, Oladipo and Sabonis Jr., who joined George Trade, grew up one after another, which became a stumbling block to his growth.
Oladipo:
In the years of the Pacers, Oladipo fulfilled the talent of second place. Being an All-Star and being selected as the second defensive team of the year, this shows that a superstar is rising in Ran Ran.
Little Sabonis:
Perhaps no one would have thought that Sabonis Jr., who was once the No.1 in the trade, can now become the protagonist of the trade-after Durant withdrew from the All-Star due to injury on March 5, Sabonis Jr. was selected instead (selected for two consecutive years).
I want to say a few more words about Sabonis Jr., because unlike Oladipo, he can be said to be Turner's direct competitor, because they are both inside.
According to the statistics of NBA official website, in the 19-20 season, Sabonis Jr. not only played the star data of 18.5 points and 12.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, but also averaged assists second only to Jokic and Adebayor among all the inside players in the league.
That is to say, it has the rare coping ability of inside players, which is also the main reason that directly makes Turner fall out of favor.
In fact, Turner would be wearing a green shirt if the Celtics hadn't finally rejected the deal during the 20-year offseason.
However, as the article said at the beginning, once the idea of trading players is moved, the management will persevere-now it is revealed that the Pacers put Turner on the trading shelf again because of the existence of Sabonis Jr.
For the management of Pacers, absolute authority and the space needed for growth should be established.
So, this is a very good trading opportunity for the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers:
First, there are chips that can impress the management of the Pacers-Little Tucker, Kuzma and caruso, the first round in 27 years;
Second, the Lakers have the strength to win the championship, which can make Turner yearn for and can also play the absolute fifth position. Imagine winning the championship, then you can certainly prove yourself well in the whole league, then winning a big contract is a matter of course.
Moreover, it must be mentioned that when Howard and McKee were released and the newly joined Gasol declined, the fifth position of the Lakers was very empty, so Turner would get the absolute main position.
-The Pacers don't need Turner and Sabonis much, but that doesn't mean the Lakers don't need him. The most important point is that as the blocked shot king of 17- 18 season, Turner's defense is still online-3.4 blocked shots per game this season, and 43% of the basket protection rate is also at the middle and upper reaches of the league.
It can be said that after winning the league blocked shot queen Turner, the Lakers' hope of defending their title has greatly increased after substantial reinforcement.
What do you mean?
With two inside defense experts, Brother Thick Eyebrows and Turner, we can sacrifice last season's top defense-inside no-fly zone.
In addition, after Gasol became a substitute, his playing time was shortened to about 15 minutes, which also helped him to play efficiently-his coping ability probably brought about the revitalization of the second team's offense. In other words, the Lakers' reserves will not be as weak as they are now.
On the whole, with the growth of Sabonis, the Lakers have a good chance to get the league blocked king Turner, so the hope of defending the championship is greatly increased after the lineup is greatly strengthened.