Good brother! Warriors help, the Lakers get the defensive champion? Now you can trade Vincent

According to NBA reporter Brett Segal: Horford and Melton have agreed to join the Warriors, but the specific time and contract amount will be settled when Kumingga will stay or not.

24-25 playoffs, Horford averaged 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.3 blocks in 32 minutes per game - the overall offense and defense means that the average "top" of 15 minutes per game in the new season is not a big problem.

Melton played for the Warriors, the team scored 10.9 points in 121 minutes on the court, and the team scored 3.9 points in 1036 minutes on the court.

The sample is not large, but it is a positive effect on the team's winning. To take a step back, it is basically not necessary to get along with Curry and Green when he was a teammate.

Unlike Horford, Melton, who was 27 years old and had just suffered a serious injury, must have obtained the Warriors who were guaranteed to play time. In this way, it is unlikely that Payton Jr. will return to the Warriors.

At the same time, according to the NBA China official website, the Lakers are paying close attention to Payton Jr.

How should we understand Peyton?

I think it is a defensive player.

Description point 1: Data. In the 270 games so far in my career, the real plus-minus value of defense is 2.3. For comparison, Caruso 2.5 and McDaniels 2.2. Of course, Payton Jr. averaged 15 minutes per game and was not a big sample. But from another perspective, the defensive influence per unit time is no less than that of the top defensive players.

Explanation point 2: Efficiency. Also a new defense MVP, Payton Jr. limited Alexander's shooting rate by 42%, and Dyson Daniels and Amen Thompson's defense efficiency was 43% and 45% respectively.

Considering that the Warriors don't have much demand for Payton Jr. and the Lakers pay close attention to it, I think the Lakers are likely to get the former.

Reason: Opportunity. Although the Lakers signed Smart, they had already been able to catch up with the first and second positions due to injuries. As for Vanderbilt, they gave people the feeling of Leonard - they played and they didn't know when they would stop playing.

Therefore, with the ability to pursue defenders, the Lakers can still provide Peyton with stability. Of course, with the latter, I think the Lakers can trade Vincent.

Reason 1: Features. Payton Jr. accounts for 73% of the defender, and Vincent has a 70% value. In other words, both of them are mainly guarding the defender on the defensive end.

Reason 2: Efficiency. Also a defensive guard, Payton Jr. limited the overall shooting rate by 40% and Vincent's 44%.

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

First of all, since Christie was traded to the Mavericks, the Lakers have lacked the backcourt leader to defend. Compared to Vincent, Payton Jr. has done better - the sample is larger and more efficient.

Secondly, the Lakers' defense pick-and-roll accounts for 32%, which shows that this is the main defense method faced, and the ball-holding pick-and-roll is usually initiated by defenders, which returns to the second point just now - Payton Jr.'s defense is better.

Furthermore, Payton and Curry played together in 24-25 seasons for 504 minutes, and Curry's net efficiency increased by 3.2 in 100 rounds. Obviously, compared to Vincent, Payton Jr. has better experience in cooperating with Super Giant.

In summary, with similar defensive characteristics and higher efficiency, Payton Jr. can completely replace Vincent. Then the latter has no need to keep the Lakers.