The reporter analyzed the Lakers lineup, the offensive league will maintain ten or five, and the defensive configuration is like a paper tiger?

After operating this summer, the Lakers' lineup seems to be much more balanced than last season, but the problem is also obvious. For example, James is one year older and his condition may decline, and he is about to retire, but he has a rift with the Lakers management. In addition, Reeves also had an unhappy relationship with the management due to the renewal of the contract, which caused a potential crisis in the Lakers' locker room atmosphere.

As a reporter with the team, Yowan Buha analyzed the current lineup of the Lakers. He believes that in terms of offensive end, the Lakers have the strength to maintain the league's ten-foot-five-five strength, which is already very gorgeous. However, the Lakers' defensive configuration is like a paper tiger. Although Vincent, Vanderbilt, Laravia and others can all defend, it seems that they are not at the same level compared to the Thunder, Timberwolves and the Clippers.

The Lakers' offense is indeed sharp. Let's look at their starting configuration first. Doncic and James are both the best-ranked players. Looking at the league, they have surpassed most teams. With these two players, the teammates around him are more relaxed, and whether Austin Reeves, Ayton or Hachimura Shizuki have the ability to average 15 points per game, which means that on the offensive end, they have reached the level of high-quality start.

Even if the Lakers substitute lineup has Vincent and Smart, they also seem to be unneglected if they feel online. Moreover, modern trendy basketball does not always play together. During most connection periods, the team will arrange some of the main players to play together with substitutes. So whether James, Doncic and Reeves are playing time, their playing time will be broken up, especially with substitutes, the Lakers' second team's scoring firepower can also be continued well.

However, there are many potential problems with the Lakers' defense. We can find that the Lakers' engineers are basically in the second team. In other words, the Lakers start with the five tigers, and the defense problems are very big. Among them, Ayton is the only one. If he keeps his attitude upright, he can exceed the league average on the defensive end. In addition, since James is old and is about to end his career, the remaining few people can ensure that they are not being beaten up in defense, so he has already tried his best. Smart and Vanderbilt on the bench are also different from the past, and it is difficult to regain their peak style. Therefore, the main theme of the Lakers in the new season is probably still relying on offense to drive defense, especially the core players.