End! Pelinka said, is Finney Smith s departure from the Lakers this summer a foregone conclusion?

In the playoffs, when Finney Smith was on the court, the team scored 6.9 points more and lost 7.3 points less in a hundred rounds. As a role player, I can say that I have given it all.

From another perspective, we can understand that the Lakers lost but Finney Smith did not.

How important is Finney Smith to the Lakers?

Edwards, who played "crazy" against the Lakers, shot a 40% shooting rate and a 22.2% three-point rate under his defense. It should be noted that the sample of 125 rounds in total at 28 minutes and 44 seconds is large enough.

On the offensive end, three-point shooting accounted for 65.5% of the three-point shooting rate and 36.8% were down, and 1.4 goals per game were averaged. Let me say more about the main ending method, when the Timberwolves player is in a 6-foot open space, the three-point rate is as high as 60%.

As a comparison:

Hilde 41.7%, Prichard 46.7%, Jaylen Brunson 53.8%.

In other words, you have an elite-level three-point finishing ability under the open space.

If the playoff sample is too small, then in the figure below, we saw Finney Smith in 6 of the 9 pairs of five with the highest efficiency in winning in the Lakers. Obviously, Finney Smith is of great importance to the Lakers on both offense and defense and even winning.

However, interesting things are coming.

According to the NBA China official website report: Pelinka said in an interview that she would do everything to satisfy her offseason. At the same time, she stated that "Dong Zhanli" is not a product.

"Dong Zhanli" is not a problem, should Finney Smith be included?

Bi Vanderbilt?

Finney Smith has better shooting ability while not losing to defensive ability. At least it will not be the existence of the "offensive black hole". To be more, when Fan Debiao was on the court, the Lakers scored 14.5 points in a hundred rounds. To expand, the team's offensive efficiency is 107.6 when on the court. For comparison, Wizards 105.8, Hornets 106.7, and Nets 108.1. It's like a fish-bottom level.

Bihachimura?

has better defensive ability under the premise of offense brought by shooting.

By Vincent?

Not to mention both offense and defense, Finney Smith has a solid forward figure, and Vincent alone is beyond the reach of this.

It can be said that in the comparison of Lakers role players, Finney Smith is the one with the most advantage and combat power. Otherwise Redick would not have brought it to the start in G5, which is a life-and-death battle.

However, considering Pelinka's words just now, I think Finney Smith will most likely leave the Lakers this summer.

Description point: Contract.

This summer, Finney Smith holds a 15.3 million player option. I think the former will definitely break out of the contract.

First, 32 years old.

Second, this season has performed relatively convincing performances in both the regular season and the playoffs.

combined, it is a role player who pursues the best and last chance to have a big contract.

Once the contract is jumped out, due to the tight salary space, the Lakers will have no advantage against bottom teams such as the Pelicans, Trail Blazers, and Hornets. I think for role players, big contracts are much more tempting than championships, especially on the premise of the last big contract in their career.

Let's go back, even if you don't jump out of the contract, there is a high probability of leaving the Lakers.

Not jumping out of the contract means that the expiration contract is coming, and coupled with the performance on both offense and defense, it is still very transactional. The Lakers will definitely call Finney Smith if they want to strengthen their opponents.

Relatively speaking, I think Pelinka's words play a driving role. To be precise, it is undoubtedly heartbreaking when the importance of the team is not recognized. Once the contract is out of the way, the Lakers will have no advantage to retain.