2 years and 12 million US dollars! Compared to Bicknecker, the Lakers did not lose money by signing him?

He made 2 of 10 shots against the Suns and 3 of 11 shots against the Warriors. It can be said that after the preseason, Knecht still continued the sluggish performance of the summer league.

What happened to Knect?

For comparison, against the Warriors when "Dong James" was absent, Vincent's 16 points and 5 assists showed the team's "third point guard" containment in the new season.

I think there is one thing I have to mention about "Old Ke": being traded by the Lakers and returning to the team is not only embarrassing but also "absent-minded". What is very convincing is:

1. The three-point rate before the All-Stars is 40.7%;

2. The three-point rate after the All-Stars is 36.0%.

If the first three points of the trade were close to the elite level, then after the trade they were average. One more thing, rookie Ji Knect's three-point shots accounted for as high as 61%. In other words, when the three-point shooting tends to be mediocre, it is normal for the overall offense to be mediocre. This is just like Russell - the Lakers couldn't open three-pointers during the Lakers period, and they didn't have a stable finishing method, so the overall game was mediocre.

Speaking of this, I have to mention Jack Laravia.

In the preseason games against the Suns and Warriors, he made a total of 16 shots and hit 8 goals, with a shooting rate of 50%. It can be said that he showed very good personal finishing ability.

How should we understand Laravia?

I think it’s not a loss for the Lakers to sign Bicknecker.

Offensive Features

So far in his NBA career, Knecht has accounted for 61% of his three-point shots and a shooting percentage of 37.7%. Laravia's two values ​​are 51% and 37.1% respectively.

In terms of shots, both of them focus on three-point shooting on the offensive end, and there is almost no difference in efficiency.

In terms of finishing method, Knecter's career three-point assist rate is 92.2%, and Laravia's value is 93.5%. In other words, both of them lack the three-point shooting ability of Curry and others. To be precise, nearly 95 of every 100 three-point attempts come from off-ball catch-and-shoot attempts. The offensive characteristics and efficiency are similar, this is one of them.

Contract

This summer, Paul joined the Clippers for 3.6 million in one year. Looking at it this way, the Lakers signed Laravia for US$12 million over two years - an average salary of US$6 million, which is higher than the base salary but not by much.

Knecht still has a three-year contract worth US$14 million, with an average salary of 4.67 million. Regarding the contracts between the two, it needs to be explained:

1. Both Knect’s and Laravia’s contracts are above the minimum salary and between the mini-middle class;

2. Compared to Knect, Laravia’s “1+1” contract brings higher enthusiasm.

Regarding the second point, the reason why Laravia chose to join the Lakers was that he was "gold-plated". To be precise, after performing well in the new season, he refused to exercise the player option and then sought a big contract, just like Monk and Schroeder did in the past.

Of course, whether Laravia can succeed in "gilding" is aside for the time being. Since this is the goal, the attitude towards the game in the new season will definitely be very positive. Invisibly, this will have a "buff" bonus to the immediate combat power. The enthusiasm for competition brought by the contract is the second one.

To sum up, the reason why it is not a loss for the Buckneck Lakers to sign Laravia is mainly reflected in two points:

1. The characteristics and efficiency of the two on the offensive end are similar;

2. The enthusiasm brought by Lalavia's contract is higher.

Regarding these two points, we can understand that compared to Knect, Laravia is more cost-effective. And the two points are indispensable.

First of all, if the two offensive characteristics are not similar, there is no comparability. Secondly, if Laravia does not have a "gold-plated" contract, he will not show the same enthusiasm as in the preseason. In other words, it will not show very good immediate combat effectiveness.

Finally, it’s still the same sentence. Just compared with Knect, the Lakers did not lose in signing Laravia.