Important decisions will come sooner or later

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Of course there are other options in the market, such as Dillon Brooks, a front line puzzle with great strength, may change the home team during the season, and probably not too expensive. But the atmosphere in the locker room is... this sentence seems not to be the first time it has appeared in recent articles. Longzi's road is narrow!

After talking about so many reinforcement expectations, I still want to express one thing - the Lakers' lineup has not been completed yet. Without a defensive system based on strong frontcourt assisted defense, it is difficult to win the top-level competition in the West. This may be a sword hunting, but Doncic's team building experience in the Mavericks' finals can somewhat explain what kind of teammates he needs.

Doncic has strong personal offensive capabilities, integrating digesting ball rights and driving teammates. In terms of solving most of the core work of offense by one person, the league is still unparalleled in today's league. Doncic's offensive plus points is too focused on personal ball-holding drive, so he will need the purity of the puzzle rather than diversity in simple work. This characteristic may not be a disadvantage, especially Doncic is unparalleled in controlling pure final centers, and even the average level of this type of center often contributes to the defensive end. In other words, with the same investment, the quality of the puzzle on the defensive end will not be low.

Of course, this does not mean that building a team around Dongzi will definitely gain a team with a high defensive ceiling. Dongzi was very weak when facing the five-for-one lineup, especially multiple five-for-one lineups that could attack with the ball. He might not be able to save him by 1 to 2 strong points of defense. Teams like the Pacers and Celtics are to restrain Dongzi. However, the offensive configuration of most teams in the league is not that extreme, and it is completely possible to build a large-sample defensive strong team around Dongzi. With two No. 5 positions that can eat cakes and protect the basket, the two of them take turns to keep their energy full, covering Dongzi's inside defense on the field. Let’s go to two 3D wings with outstanding athletic capabilities (No. 2-4), one leads the defense and the other sweeps the defense, and the foundation of a strong defensive team will be achieved. If another core defense is matched with Dongzi, it will be a bad idea, and a very competitive lineup will be in its shape.

The Lakers' current configuration is obviously somewhat different from the prototype of this ideal lineup, and the differences are both beneficial and disadvantageous.

The advantage is that the Lakers have sufficient driving force to hold the ball, and the offensive resources at multiple positions are overflowing. James and Reeves need not talk. The ending radius of Dunbao is extremely large. Although the hardness is insufficient, it is quite inclusive of the quality of the cake and can be taken care of if you give it. Hachimura has a strong ability to adjust and then take action, creating an opportunity for him to misalign. Laravia is a forward with the ability to hold the ball, and can even create opportunities for his teammates. As for Smart, he actually prefers to practice his own ideas than others making decisions on his behalf. The Lakers should be quite easy to develop and attack.

In general games, the Lakers' defense should be reasonable. Last season, the Lakers ranked 15th in the league in defensive efficiency, which was done when they only had half a season of Davis and Hayes was the only center in the later stage. When the entire team works completely, everyone is remarkable. There is no need to talk about Fan Debiao’s defense, but he just means poor attendance. Vincent and several edge backcourts last season can be defended. Hayes has excellent athletic ability and can keep it in the pick-and-roll and be considered as protecting the basket. At least, Hachimura has height and tonnage, so it can withstand great strength. Dongzi's defensive rebounds have never been bad. Xiaoli worked very hard. And the night when James was careful to defend was actually very existence.

Ayton and Smart who are now joining also have a statement. The former lacks the ability to wipe his butt, and he still has self-protection ability. When the Suns were at their best, the pick-and-roll defense with Bridges was quite amazing, which was one of the factors that made the Suns become a strong defensive team in the regular season. Smart is a comprehensive defender, able to defend players in most positions, and a smart team defensive commander. He may have outstanding contributions to maintaining the Lakers' regular season defensive energy.

Now let's talk about the bad thing - the bad thing is, how much reliable is this content?

The defense of Ayton, Hachimura and Hayes in high-end games is unreliable. Xiaoli is going to be beaten. Dongzi wants to be beaten. What should Smart choose between pulling energy and keeping attendance?

James is more metaphysical, not just one defensive end. He is still very powerful, but he doesn't know when he will be powerful, or even how he will be powerful. He transformed into a sharpshooter, frequently instigated a counterattack, and suddenly transformed into a defensive master, contributing to the sky and chasing his body, and repeatedly stealing it in the diagonal thorn, which is possible. In the first game of the playoffs this year, everyone thought he was finished. After the playoffs, this guy averaged 25.4 points + 9 rebounds + 5.6 assists + 2 steals + 1.8 blocks + 60.1% real hit rate... Anyway, you can say that James is a defensive weakness or a defensive strength point, and then toss a coin every night to see what form he is.

The overall situation is similar, and you need to further think about it carefully. This may be the current stage of the Lakers. Hachimura, who has refined abilities, Dunbao who has been strong, Smart who is healthy and fucked, Reeves who takes the initiative to substitute in the playoffs, and LeBron who is younger, would be almost the same, but unfortunately the situation would not be so ideal. The Lakers still need 1 to 2 higher-level rotations. Looking further away, the first three core questions must also have an answer.

After all, important decisions will come sooner or later.

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