No one cares about 1 of 7 three-pointers? Compared to Brownie, the Lakers should be more worried about Kneckett

After the Lakers lost to the Suns preseason, former NBA player Kwame Brown updated his podcast program and evaluated Brownie James' performance in the first game of the preseason. Kwame Brown said: "Browne is just a guy who wastes the roster spots. No matter what others say, I think so. He can't help the Lakers this year, next year, and the year after year, and it won't be useful at all." In this game, Brownie played 12 minutes, made 1 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

It must be admitted that Brownie's performance is not good. Although it is worthy of recognition in defense and passing, he did not give much surprise on the offensive end. But it should be noted that as a second-round pick, the Lakers management and Lakers fans have no great expectations for Brownie. It is a huge contribution to helping the team sell tickets. As for what some people say, changing Brownie to other second-round picks can help the Lakers, it can only be said that their brains are the same as Kwame Brown, either stupid or bad. Brown obviously speculates on topics to make money and takes advantage of the traffic of James and Brownie. Otherwise, what he should really discuss should be another newcomer from the Lakers, Kneckett.

In terms of the first game of the preseason, Knector's performance was worse than Brownie. Knector played in 26 minutes in the whole game, made 2 of 10 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, scored 6 points and 6 rebounds. You should know that Kneckett was the 17th rookie in the first round last year. He was once a puzzle of combat power that was highly anticipated by Lakers fans. He was regarded as Klay Thompson Jr. by the Lakers management. However, after last year's trading storm, Kneckett's performance became worse and worse, and he felt a bit broken. But why did almost no one discuss or care about Kneckett after the first playoffs, but instead discuss Brownie? To put it bluntly, Knector was not very popular enough and he said he had no traffic either. But as a real Lakers fan, I really need to pay attention to Kneckett, because his stay and performance are very important to the Lakers this season.

If Kneckett was just a sluggish preseason game, then there was no big problem, but in fact, from the second half of last season, Kneckett suddenly couldn't play, and was hidden from the end of the regular season to the playoffs. What's even more disaster is that he was very sluggish in the summer league. In the whole summer league, Kneckett played 3 games, averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of 27.9%, a three-point shooting percentage of 23.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 33.3%. Simply put, nothing can be seen.

But he played three summer league games, with little intensity and little contribution. In an interview a few days ago, Redick also said that Knector was exhausted. Redick said at the time: "Knector is in very good shape now. He did too much after the end of last season, but he was exhausted after the summer league. Now, he is in excellent physical condition and has recovered very well." Redick is very good at speaking on the scene. , but the NBA will eventually have to rely on the performance of the court. If Knector is still in this state, then he will soon put the Lakers on the shelves. You said that Brownie is not good at playing, but Brownie is just a second-round pick and can still sell tickets. No matter how you hold it in your hands, it won’t lose money. But Knector is a first-round pick. It’s a rookie for three years. As an older rookie, he can’t play this season. Then Knector will depreciate quickly. If he doesn’t take action early, he will be in his hands.

Many people think that Kneckett was sad and didn't want to play because he was traded by the Lakers, but he once again emphasized in a recent interview that there was no grudge between him and the team. He said: "This matter has passed, who still cares? I am ready to play." But now it seems that Kneckett is not ready, and I don't really believe that he has done his own work well, but Kneckett needs to understand that in the NBA, any respect and value must be played by his own efforts. I still have expectations for Kneckett, and I just hope that he can adjust his mentality as soon as possible and become a truly reliable artillery on the Lakers' outside in the new season.