Almost Kneckett s single change! That s right for the Lakers, he is a fit for Doncic s inside line

What level does Doncic belong to before being injured?

first changed the time back to the 23-24 season, and Doncic scored a total of 2370 points, 647 rebounds and 686 assists in this season. It is worth mentioning that Jokic is the only two players in the league who have scored at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists.

What needs to be explained about the data is:

First, the ending method. Doncic made a total of 1,652 shots in this quarter, of which 33.8% were 539 times from the pick-and-roll with the ball, with an efficiency of 1.07 points per round. In terms of efficiency alone, the second 1.14 points/round to Alexander among the players who made at least 500 shots after the pick-and-roll.

Obviously, the ball pick-and-roll is Doncic's main ending method and its efficiency is at the top of the league.

Second, defense. A total of 1087 times interfered with opponents' shooting, and in this case the opponent's shooting rate dropped from 46.3% to 45.7%. The difference of -0.6% is basically negligible when looking at the whole season.

In fact, from the perspective of characteristics, Doncic is relatively strong in offense and weak in defense. From another perspective, the inside line that is suitable for Doncic must first have good pick-and-roll and finishing ability. Of course, the projection restraint is better - attracting defense, which is easier to create misalignment opportunities for Doncic. Secondly, we must have certain ability to switch defenses, and to be precise, to make up for Doncic's defensive end.

We all know that Ayton and the Trail Blazers chose to join the Lakers after buying out.

What can Ayton bring to the Lakers?

During the Sun era, Ayton has proven to be able to play a good pick-and-roll effect with Paul and Booker, which is one of them. Secondly, Ayton only has the top mid-range ability among players in the same position.

The only drawback is that Ayton's performance on the defensive end is very average - the true positive and negative average of career defense is -0.2. It should be noted that compared to the physical fitness and body shape of the hardware, Ayton's problem lies in the attitude of the software, which is even more terrifying.

So, for Ayton, I think the offensive end can provide great help to Doncic, and the defensive end remains to be seen.

At the same time, according to the US media Sports Illustrated, the Lakers and the Trail Blazers are negotiating a 2-for-1 deal. Specifically, the Lakers sent Kneckett and Klebert to get Robert Williams.

Considering that Kleber is a "trash contract", this potential transaction is almost a single exchange for Kneckett.

How should we understand Rowe?

First, ending method. The 24-25 season shots accounted for 25.5% of the time came from pick-and-roll, with an efficiency of 1.42 points/round - generally the same level as Jaart Allen and Gobert. In addition, 164 covers created 380 points - generally the same level as Zubac and Shin Kyung.

Second, defensive end. It accounts for 34.3% of the opponent's shooting rate is limited to 32.5%, accounting for 29.0% of the opponent's shooting rate is less than 6 feet, and the shooting rate is limited to 55.7%.

Third, injury. Due to injuries, he has only made 26 appearances in the past two seasons.

To sum up the above three points, we can understand that Rowe has good "eating cake" and cover quality. In addition to protecting the basket, we can also switch to the outside line. The only drawback is that the injury is a big potential, but from another perspective, there is no big problem for playing 15 minutes per game.

Based on this, I think Rowe is suitable for Doncic's inside line - able to pick-and-roll "eat cake", switch defenses and top defenses. More importantly, I think it is right for the Lakers to trade with Kneckett and Kleber.

First, the two are not very useful to the Lakers at this stage. On the contrary, Rowe is relatively more useful to the Lakers than the two.

Second, Rowe still has one year and 13 million contract, which is an expiration contract that has little impact on the subsequent team's salary space.

Finally, considering that the Trail Blazers are rebuilding the team, and with Yang Hansen and Klingen in the interior, it can be said that the Lakers are still very likely to trade to Rowe.