Choose 1 in 2! The Lakers inside reinforcement goal is released. From three points, it is obvious that Doncic s old friend is more suitable

According to the NBA China official website, Clarkston and Gafford are the most commonly mentioned reinforcement targets of the Lakers.

2 choose 1, who will the Lakers choose?

Obviously, from the perspective of immediate combat power, who is stronger and who is more suitable. Based on this, let’s compare the two.

Offensive end

Clarkston's average shooting distance in 311 games so far in his NBA career, and 2.8 feet in Gafford's 378 games. Obviously, both of them end up with the inside.

Take the 24-25 regular season as an example.

1. Basic data

① Clarkston shot 323 times, with a shooting rate of 71.5%;

② Gafford shot 319 times, with a shooting rate of 74.3%.

2. Finishing method

① Clarkston received a power of 66.7%, and was blocked 16 times;

② Gafford received a power of 71.3%, and was blocked 20 times. According to the comparison data, the two of them are "half-pound" on the offensive end. To put it bluntly, they lack the independent offensive ability like Towns and Markkanen.

1, defending the basket

① Clarkston's basket protection rate was 45.2%, limiting the opponent's shooting rate from 64.3% to 59.7%, a decrease of 4.6;

② Goverd's basket protection rate was 43.6%, limiting the opponent's shooting rate from 63.0% to 48.6%, a decrease of 14.3;

Extended: defend against the same player.

① Clarkston and Jokic faced each other 8 minutes and 54 seconds, the latter made 6 of 10 shots;

② Gafford and Jokic faced each other 22 minutes and 16 seconds, the latter made 12 of 22 shots.

2. Swap defense

① Clarkston accounted for 30.3% of the three-pointers, and his opponent's shooting rate increased from 36.3% to 39.6%;

② Gafford accounted for 30% of the three-pointers, and his opponent's shooting rate increased from 35.2% to 39.2%.

Comparing the data, Gafford has better ability to protect the basket than Clarkston, but neither of them has the ability to switch to the outside line.

Auxiliary end

① Clarkston covers 208 times and creates 491 points;

②Gafford covers 147 times and creates 334 points.

Relatively speaking, Clarkston has better cover ability. Of course, looking at the league, both of them are at the mid-level - Sabonis Jr. leads in both the 416 screens and the 933 points he created.

Just Clarkston and Gafford, I think the latter is more suitable for the Lakers by choosing 2, which is mainly the following three points:

1. The offensive characteristics and abilities of the two are not much different. Gafford has stronger ability to protect the basket;

2. Gafford and Doncic have been teammates in the Mavericks, and have better chemistry than Clarkston;

3. Gafford has one year and 14 million contract, while Clarkston has three years and 70 million. The first point for these three points

is the main reason.

To put it bluntly, the Lakers lack players to protect the basket since the Davis were traded to the Mavericks. As I said just now, Gafford is very efficient in this aspect, and more importantly, it also has a good defensive effect on Jokic. This can make up for the Lakers' biggest shortcomings.

As for the second and third points, they play a good role in promoting them.

What I mean:

If you have been a teammate, the probability of "turning over" is very small. To take a step back, even if the environment is not suitable for the environment, the subsequent expiration contract will be easy to deal with. On the other hand, Clarkston is easy to lose his hands under a three-year contract.

Finally, as long as Pelinka is not stupid, Gafford's priority will be higher than Clarkston from the perspective of team strengthening or Doncic.