48 million average of 1 point per game is too premium?
On December 14th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Spurs sat at home to meet the challenge of the Lakers, and it is estimated that many fans have already known the result of this game, the Lakers once led the opponent by 19 points, but at the fourth quarter break of the thick eyebrows, the opponent chased only 1 point at the last moment, if it were not for the stable free throws of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers would have knelt in this game, and finally the Lakers defeated the opponent 122-119.
Wembanyama played back and forth with Brother Thick Mei in this game, which made people unexpected, his progress is indeed visible to the naked eye, the previous few days of confrontation ability is not good, the offensive choice is not good, how long has it been, recently he has not only been more stable offensively, but also has a greater influence on the defensive end, this campaign 21 shots 11 of 21, 4 of 5 three-pointers got 30 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks, so far this season Wembanyama can win an average of 3 blocks per game, the league's first!
Keldon Johnson also played very well in this game, 10 of 14 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers got 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, compared to Vassell, Keldon is more like the Spurs' second leader, because his ball impact is better, and the scoring is more secure, but this game Vassell was locked by the opponent, 5 of 15 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers only got 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the absence of Lao Zhan, the Lakers opened the state of the park eyebrows again, 13 of 23 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 got 37 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, and the opponent was about to turn the tables in the fourth quarter, but after the thick eyebrows came on the court, he cut 11 points and 2 steals in 2 of 3 shots, killing the suspense of the game.
Russell and Hachimura got more tactical positions and ball possession in James' absence, I thought they could seize the opportunity to prove themselves, but the result was still not good, Shuila shot 6 of 13 in this game, 0 of 4 three-pointers got 12 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, since entering December, he has averaged only 11.2 points per game. Hachimura scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-10 shooting.
It is estimated that many fans have also seen the news from the American media that the Lakers intend to send Russell and Hachimura away, the reason why they sent them away is because they are not of great help to the team, Russell's current work Reeves is competent, and he has a better ability to play tough battles, in addition, although Hachimura can score, but his defensive and spatial ability is limited, the offensive Prince is better than him, and the defensive end Reddish and Vanderbilt are better than him.
If they can be exchanged for a good scorer, then the Lakers will be stronger. And the main reason why the Lakers want to send them away is to let more suitable players get a chance, such as Vanderbilt, after returning from a major injury, Vanderbilt does not have much playing time at all, and has been playing the existence of marginal rotation, but because the team has a good record and the players are very capable, it is impossible to arrange more playing time for Vanderbilt.
After Vanderbilt's return this season, because of less playing time, and he is not a good scorer, it has led to his statistics are not good-looking, so far this season, Vanderbilt has averaged 15 minutes of playing time per game, scored 1.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, and the shooting rate was 28.6%.
Therefore, his data is ugly, and the Lakers renewed him with a 4-year 48 million contract in the offseason, if you look at the data alone, you do think Vanderbilt is very premium, but friends who often watch Lakers games know how critical Vanderbilt is, and one of the players similar to him is Tucker, Tucker at his peak Everyone has seen it, can lock the opponent's scoring core, in terms of defensive ability alone, Vanderbilt is the top existence of the active team.
And so far this season, he has played in 5 games The team has not tasted a defeat, and his value can be seen from here, although he does not have much playing time, but as long as he plays, he can lock the opponent's scoring core, this season's net efficiency is 19.5, the team wins 19.5 points in 100 rounds, the league ranks first in the defensive efficiency of 97.8, and the more high-end data can explain his value, 4 years and 48 million are not a premium for him, but a great value for money.
Previously, after watching the Lakers' game, American reporter Kristian said: "If I were the Lakers coach, I would let him play 48 minutes, his defense is too horrible." It is estimated that as the season progresses, Vanderbilt will get more playing time, after all, he is the team's No. 1 outside gate, even better than Reddish. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about Vanderbilt and the Lakers now?