53 million in 3 years! He is the enhanced version of Knector. Is this really what the Lakers lack?

Since the offseason, the Lakers have successively abandoned five players including Ryan, Morris Biggest, and Goodwin.

Who is the most regrettable for the Lakers to give up?

I think it is Finney Smith.

In 43 games that represented the Lakers, Finney's three-point shooting accounted for 74.6% and his shooting rate was 40%. In terms of shooting rate alone, the Lakers are compared:

1, Hachimura's numerical value is 41.3%;

2, Doncic's numerical value is 37.9%;

3, Reeves's numerical value is 37.7%;

4, Kneckett's numerical value is 37.6%.

If new players Laravia and Smart can fill in defense, then three-pointers cannot be replaced by other players in the Lakers at this stage. In other words, the Lakers lost a very efficient pitcher.

Speaking of this, we have to mention Kneckett.

Rookie season, the three-point rate is 41.5% when the defender is in open space above 6 feet. In comparison, Halliburton 42.1%, Porzingis 43.7%, and Curry 44.9%. In other words, even a first-year rookie, Kneckett still has the ability to grasp three-pointers with a star player's open space.

However, when the defender was within 4 feet, Knector's three-pointer plummeted to 29.4%. But we can see that Curry, Lillard, Doncic and others can maintain the three-point rate at least 35+%.

From another perspective, Knector's three-pointer can only add icing on the cake (playing with a windy ball) and cannot help in time (playing with a windy ball). Of course, this has a lot to do with the lack of competition experience. But the problem is that judging from the fact that Wiggins and others have traded as bargaining chips, the Lakers can no longer wait for Kneckett to grow.

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

For Allen, I think it is the existence of the enhanced version of Kneckett.

First, the proportion of attacks. So far in his career, Allen's three-point shooting accounted for 65.7%, and Kneckett's value was 61%. The attack accounts for more than 60%, which means that both of them end with three-pointers on the offensive end.

Second, three-point efficiency. Allen's three-point rate has been 41.4% so far in his career. It should be noted that except for the rookie season, all three-point rate is no less than 39% in the Grizzlies, Bucks or the Suns. Compared with Kneckett's career three-pointer rate is 37.6%.

To sum up the two points, the enhanced version can be understood as the two of them ended with three-pointers, and Allen's three-point rate is much higher than that of Kneckett. In other words, the enhanced version reflects the difference in efficiency. In addition, I think the Lakers are still very expected to get it for Allen.

First, contract. Even if Allen has three years and 53 million contracts this summer, considering that Durant switched to the Rockets and Bills were sacked, the Suns' record in the new season will not be too ideal. Based on this, savings may be the top priority for team management.

Second, attitude. As I said just now, Allen is the Sun actively demanding trading. In this case, as long as the Lakers' chips are not too bad, the possibility of reaching a deal is very high. For example, using Vincent/Klebery expiration contract as the main body to help the Sun release salary space.

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

Active demand for trading means that there is not much demand for players, so it is still attractive to the Suns if it can release a large contract for many years.

Finally, if you can get Allen, it is really a lack of pitchers for the Lakers.