Dong Zhan combination data crushed! The Lakers championship shortcomings are obvious, and the US media s weird trading plan is questioned

The data of the East Zhan combination is impressive. How can the Lakers strengthen their path to winning the championship?

Recently, I looked through the regular season data and found that the combination of Doncic and James is quite interesting. In the 567 minutes of the two of them being there at the same time, the net efficiency value reached 6.5. What is the concept of this data in the league? Let me give you a few examples - the combination of Tatum and Brown is 8.1, Jokic is 7.1 with Murray, and Harden and Leonard are 4.2. With this comparison, it is no exaggeration to say that Dong Zhan is the top duo in the league. Looking at this data, I was thinking about it. If the Lakers could understand the lineup around these two cores, they might be able to win the championship. But the question is, how should the Lakers strengthen?

Ask me to say that the first step is to make up for the shortcomings of the inside line. Let’s talk about data. When Lakers players interfere with their opponent’s shooting less than 6 feet in the playoffs, their opponent’s shooting percentage not only did not drop, but instead rose from 56.5% to 63.1%. With this value, the 14th among the 16 teams in the first round, which is a perfect countdown. No wonder the Lakers were eliminated early, and even the Timberwolves could not defend themselves from rebuilding the inside, and their ability to protect the basket was a headache. The problem on the defensive end is not only in the inside. Statistics show that 49.1% of the Lakers' defense is aimed at the opponent's shooting more than 15 feet, and the opponent's shooting percentage has increased from 36.1% to 36.8%. Based on these two sets of data, what the Lakers lack is the defensive vanguards from the inside and on the wings. It is not difficult to understand why the team is eager to hope that Finney Smith will not jump out of the contract this summer, and even if it breaks out of the contract, it will have to find a way to renew the contract. This guy does have two tricks on the defensive end - he interferes with his opponent's 269 shots less than 6 feet, and can push his opponent's shooting percentage from 63.5% to 59.1%; he interferes with 292 shots more than 15 feet, and his opponent's shooting percentage directly dropped from 37.3% to 31.5%. He has a set of protection and defense support.

But there is a problem now, and Finney Smith may leave this summer. Recently, the US media FW launched a three-party trading plan, suggesting that the Lakers, Heat and Grizzlies operate. How to change it specifically? The picture is clearly written, but just talking about the Lakers, they will send Reeves and others out in exchange for Wiggins and Weil. To be honest, I saw that this transaction was going to be successful.

From the Lakers' perspective, Wiggins and Wel can indeed strengthen the inside and wing defense, but the price is to send Reeves and Finney Smith away. The importance of Finney Smith just said, where is Reeves? It’s not that Pelinka cannot trade him, but the key depends on what he can get back. Just Wiggins and Weil feel that it is not enough to meet the chip level of "swap Reeves". Besides, Grizzlies can exchange for a bunch of chips when giving Morant, but the problem is that none of them can match Morant, and there is not even a close connection. This effort and return are obviously not proportional. The Heat are even more interesting. Sending Butler to the Warriors means a high probability of rebuilding, but Morant is now in trouble off the field. Even if his combat power is OK, his driving ability is limited. Want to rely on him to win the championship? Disaster.

In the past, each of them took the needs. Look at this so-called three-party transaction. None of them got the players they really wanted. They were just a force to get together. I really don’t know what “FW” is thinking. Is it just to create a trading topic? Anyway, I think this is unlikely, so I just want to have fun.