Top shooters are put on the shelves! Lakers don t be impulsive, this is not suitable for the team

1. Doncic's three-pointer rate was 37.9%;

2. Reeves' value was 37.7%;

3. James' value was 37.6%;

4. Finney Smith's value was 39.8%;

5. Kneckett's value was 37.6%;

6. Hachimura's value was 41.3%.

This is the player with a three-pointer rate of more than 36% in the Lakers season 24-25. Compared with the 24-25 season, only the "electric fan" left the team in the new season, but the newly joined Laravia's career three-point rate was 37.1%. To a large extent, it can fill the three-point gap caused by the former's departure.

To put it more, the Lakers' overall three-point shooting accounted for 42.5% in the 24-25 season. Based on this, I think three-pointers in the new season will be the main ending method of the Lakers.

First, Doncic's three-point shooting accounted for 42.2%, and he is the Lakers' main attack point and tactical starting point.

Second, Redick was known for his shooting during his time as a player. Now, after becoming a coach, he has to rely more or less on the direction he is good at.

At the same time, according to the NBA China official website, the Suns are still looking for a deal, putting Allen and O'Neal on the trading shelves.

What Allen only needs to explain is that in 403 games so far, he can average 2.1 three-pointers with a 41.4% three-pointer. With both quality and stability, it can be called a top scorer.

Top shooter, and three-pointers are the main way to end. At first glance, Allen is very suitable for the Lakers, but in fact I don't think it's suitable.

First, Allen made 46.1% three-pointers in the 23-24 season, averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game, with a total of 425 shots and 195 of them. Let's take this as an example.

1. The defender is within 4 feet and has a 4-foot three-pointer rate of 44.4%;

2. The defender is within 4-6 feet and has a 26-foot three-pointer rate of 36.6%;

3. The defender is above 6 feet and has a 165-foot three-pointer rate of 47.8%. According to the split data, Allen mainly focuses on three points in large vacancy. In other words, they do not have the ability to make a strong three-point shot. What we bring is only three points of "icing on the cake" but not "timely help".

Second, Allen's real positive and negative defense value is -0.2 so far. Although they play hard, they give people more of the feeling of being "dirty" rather than the efficiency on the defensive end. To put it bluntly, if the defense is negative, it means the existence of an "ATM".

Third, as shown in the figure below, Allen has a 3-year contract of 53 million. The average salary is less than 18 million, the amount is not large, but the problem is the long term. The potential will more or less affect the Lakers' subsequent signings.

In summary, Allen is not suitable for the Lakers, which is mainly reflected in two aspects:

1. Compared with strong offense and weak defense, and the three-pointers who are good at are also biased;

2. Being a big contract.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

First of all, in terms of stadium positioning, Allen and Kneckett are both fixed-point pitchers. Secondly, in terms of three-pointers alone, Kneckett is far behind Allen but not to an irreparable level.

Overall, I think it is better to train Kneckett than to buy Kneckett at the cost of trading Allen. After all, the latter is very similar to the former in terms of characteristics and efficiency. The key is that the latter is currently a rookie contract.