There are 5 more players who can play! The Lakers are the biggest winners

On July 22, according to shams, Paul joined the Clippers, reunited with his old teammate Harden, and cooperated with his old teammate Clippers again. In this way, the Clippers became the biggest winner in the offseason. But in fact, as both Los Angeles teams, we may underestimate the Lakers. The Lakers may be the best team to strengthen the offseason, because they all suddenly had 5 more players who could play!

I have to say that the Clippers' reinforcement this year is very outstanding. Let's take a look at how many players they have gotten in total? Lopez in the 5th position, Collins in the 4th position, Bill in the 2th position, and Chris Paul in the 1th position, this time the reinforcement is indeed very powerful, but the Clippers' lineup has been relatively balanced last season. This year's reinforcement can only be said to be icing on the cake, and the Lakers' reinforcement is a real timely help.

So, why is the Lakers the biggest winner in strengthening this year? Judging from the characteristics of joining the Lakers players, the amplitude seems not that large, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the Lakers have really changed qualitatively, with 5 more players who can play. This is the key point!

The first thing to be said is that the Lakers have never been weak and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, but there are too many objective factors, mainly because in addition to Qiming's main players, there are too few people who can play on the bench, which makes the Lakers' main players excessively consume, and I lose.

With one game, you can clearly find the biggest problem with the Lakers. In a previous game against the Timberwolves, James played 46 minutes, Doncic played 46 minutes, Hachimura played 41 minutes, Finney Smith played 40 minutes, Rivers played 35 minutes, the substitute scored only 6 points, and none of the other players scored.

So, the biggest problem with the Lakers is that the substitute players are not good and overdraw the starting players too much. This leads to the Lakers being beaten by the opponent every time they reach the fourth quarter. Let’s take a look at the current situation of the Lakers. Compared with last season, the Lakers have 5 more players who can play.

1. Ayton, in the playoffs, Redick directly abandoned Hayes, which directly led to no one available at the Lakers at the No. 5 position, which is equivalent to the No. 5 position being a vacuum. Now there is an additional 15+10 player. The Lakers are like a pool with water leaks on all sides, but now, the Lakers have blocked the biggest hole, which is the biggest bonus.

2. Although Claiber, although he cannot have too much hope for him, the key point is that he is better than nothing. He may be more useful than Hayes. By this playoffs, Hayes has been basically completely shorted and cannot play any role in the defensive end. Claiber's 3-point shooting percentage of about 34% can at least open up some space.

3. Although Vanderbilt was originally in the Lakers team, he did not return to his peak state last season, and played too few games on the other hand. In addition, Reddick asked him to play center, which directly put Brother Biao on the fire and couldn't do that at all. This year, his body has completely recovered. In addition, he does not need to play No. 5, so his energy on the defensive end was shown, so it is equivalent to him being one extra person.

4. Laravia, of course, can't have too high expectations for him, but at least he must be better than Knector, especially on the defensive end, there was a game against the Nuggets, and the whole game was on the defense. This alone is a strengthening for the Lakers.

5. Smart, the so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse. According to the famous reporter Marc Stein, Smart has been polishing his body. He has brought more to the Lakers. Even if the defense is not as powerful as before, his strength on the defensive end and his hot temper can help the Lakers in all aspects.

So, overall, although the Lakers are not the best in the offseason, with the return of the wounded and the three new players, the team suddenly becomes rich on the bench. If they meet the Timberwolves again, they can only contribute 6 points in a game, even if the score is increased to 12 points, the Lakers can win! Another point is that, except Ayton, these players are not strong enough, but they all have their own characteristics. As role players, they are very suitable, and this is the most important thing.

In addition, when it comes to the decisive momentum, no matter which team is, how strong the strength is, it depends on how many people in the end. The Lakers' ultimate lineup is Ayton, Hachimura, James, Rivers, and Doncic. The strengthening of the inside alone has greatly increased the team's upper limit. Therefore, for the ultimate lineup of each team, in addition to the Rockets, the Lakers are the team that strengthens the biggest.

The last thing to say is that with 5 players, James and Doncic can rest for a while, especially James. If he only plays 30 minutes per game, he can be said to be the best player in the league.