The offense is more reliable than Vanderbilt! Why is he said to be the Lakers New Finney Smith?

This summer, Finney Smith joined the Houston Rockets for 4 years and $53 million.

As shown in the figure, the departure of the "electric fan" will definitely have an impact on the Lakers, especially on the defensive end. To be precise, there is a missing "piei oil".

Normally, Vanderbilt, who also has a certain defensive ability, can fill the gap in the defensive end caused by Smith's departure. But two prerequisites need to be done well:

1. Can injuries be effectively overcome in the new season?

2. Is there any improvement in the offensive end in the new season?

Relatively speaking, the second point is the main reason. After all, Redick needs "Van Debiao" to make achievements on the defensive end, but the offensive end cannot be a "black hole", so that the opponent can unscrupulously double-team Doncic and others.

is still this summer, Pelinka signed Jack Laravia, whose contract with the Kings expired for two years and $12 million. In fact, he looks more like the Lakers' new Finney Smith in my opinion.

Reason 1: Three points. He has a three-point percentage of 37.1% and has averaged 1.0 goals per game so far. The quality is very high, the quantity is not large. However, as shown in the figure, you can effectively grasp the opportunity when it appears. More importantly, it can attract defensive opponents to not be able to let go - after receiving Monk's pass, CJ McCollum stepped forward to form interference.

With only three-pointers, Laravia is more reliable than Vanderbilt on the offensive end. I mean, the former will not be an existence where the "black hole" is completely empty by the opponent.

Of course, Laravia on the offensive end also has shortcomings.

If the qualification line is drawn by 60%, then the end of 59.4% of the basket is an unqualified existence, which is one of them. Second, 60.1% two-point assisted power is 93.4% three-point assisted power, which lacks independent attack capabilities.

Reason 2: Defense. As shown in the figure, Laravia has good results whether it is upward to Jokic or downward to Harden.

In fact, from the perspective of the real positive and negative values ​​of 0.3 in life, the defensive end can still be relied on, at least not the existence of a "couple". Of course, like most white players, Laravia's lack of cross-transport ability is easily overtaken by speed guards like Fox and Morant.

To sum up two points, Laravia is the Lakers' new Finney Smith, which is mainly reflected in the following three points:

1. The three-point finishing skills of the two;

2. The defensive skills of the two;

3. The chances are guaranteed.

Relatively speaking, I think the first and second points are the main reasons.

First of all, compared to Vanderbilt, Laravia has offensive ability; compared to Hachimura and Reeves, Laravia has certain defensive ability. Therefore, from an offensive and defensive perspective, it can play a more role in Finney Smith.

As for the third point, it also mentioned that it is a good role in promoting the first and second points.