No worse than Kessler! The Lakers choice is right, it s a pity to just give up Reeves?

In the regular season, Kessler scored 641 points and 707 rebounds, which was 11.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game in 58 games. It is worth mentioning that he is the only two-double inside player per game with Jokic and Thomas Thani.

Of course, when it comes to Kessler, it is impressive that defense is especially protecting the basket.

From a data perspective, the opponent's shooting rate was limited from 64.1% to 53.4%, a decrease of 10.7%.

As a comparison:

① Gobert restricted his opponent's shooting rate from 63.4% to 53.7% with 475 protections, a decrease of 9.7%;

② Wenban Yama restricted his opponent's shooting rate from 64.2% to 50.8%, a decrease of 13.4%;

③ Jaren Jackson Jr. restricted his opponent's shooting rate from 63.6% to 49.7%, a decrease of 13.8%. According to the comparison data, Kessler has the ability to protect the basket.

From the perspective of salary, Kessler still has a rookie contract of 4.8 million yuan.

For comparison:

① Gobert has three years and 110 million contracts;

② Wenban Yama has two years and 30 million contracts;

③ Jaren Jackson Jr. has one year and 23 million contracts.

To summarize the data and salary, Kessler's cost-effectiveness is very high from the perspective of protecting the basket, and even to a certain extent, it is not inferior to the literary class.

Speaking of this, according to the NBA China official website, the Lakers are expected to reopen trading negotiations with Clarkston in the offseason.

Let's make a comparison for Clarkston and Kessler.

Offensive end

① Kessler shot 419 times, accounting for 61.1% and 30.1% from the basket and near the basket, with a shooting rate of 77% and 59.5%;

②Clarkston shot 568 times, accounting for 48.1% and 35.9% from the basket and near the basket, with a shooting rate of 75.5% and 39.7%. According to the split data, both of them mainly ended in the penalty area. The difference is that Kessler has more extensive basket tips than Clarkston. Such as throwing, hooking, etc.

Defensive end

① Kessler interfered with the opponent's 1,144 shots, of which 438 were from less than 6 feet, and the opponent's shooting rate dropped from 64.1% to 53.4%; 255 were from outside the three-point line, and the opponent's shooting rate rose from 36.3% to 39.6%;

② Clarkston interfered with the opponent's 841 shots, of which 380 were from less than 6 feet, and the opponent's shooting rate dropped from 64.3% to 57.6%; 406 were from outside the three-point line, and the opponent's shooting rate rose from 36.2% to 35.0%.

Split data, Kessler has better ability to protect the basket but Clarkston has better ability to switch defenses. To put it bluntly, it can be replaced to prevent the outside line from the restricted area.

Based on this, in my opinion, Clarkston is no worse than Kessler, which is reflected in two aspects:

First, the offensive and defensive characteristics of the two are similar. To be precise, both ends of offense and defense are mainly based on the inside.

Second, in terms of combat power, the two can be said to have their own advantages. To be precise, Kessler has more skills in finishing the basket, and Clarkston has the ability to switch to defend the outside.

For this reason, if Kessler is used as a sample, it is right for the Lakers to choose to restart Clarkston's trade. Of course, if you want to succeed, you must go out to Reeves. But it doesn't seem to be a pity in my opinion. After all, Clarkston can make up for the shortcomings in the Lakers' inside line.