The Lakers cut Goodwin! Give up two consecutive times for Smart Teng Space, and the team records the advantages and disadvantages of new players

On July 21, according to famous reporter Shams, ESPN sources revealed that the Lakers have cut back Jordan Goodwin. Goodwin became a key rotation player for Reddick at the end of last season, playing 29 games and participating in four playoffs. The Lakers cut Goodwin and Milton in a row to make room for new aid Marcus Smart. The Lakers recently executed the team option of Goodwin's $2.3 million contract, but only $25,000 of Goodwin's contract is the security part, but if he remains in the Lakers' roster in January, the contract will become full security. Cut off Goodwin and Milton, allowing the Lakers to sign Smart with a biennial exception (2 years and 11 million).

Team reporter Buha also talked about Smart's advantages and disadvantages in today's podcast program, as follows:

Advantages

won the Best Defensive Player of 2022 and is an excellent and elite-level outside defender that the Lakers urgently need. Although it is not as good as it was in 2022, its high-level defense data is still excellent. The defensive ability can be rated 8 points or 8.5 points (out of 10 points). He will become the best defender of the Lakers and should enter the starting lineup.

can defend the number 1 to 4, preferring to defend the wings rather than the ball point, but can also be competent for defense in multiple positions.

is an elite defensive organizer. He has excellent defensive data such as steal rate. He is good at intercepting the ball, creating offensive fouls, and predicting the passing route. He has strong ability to put pressure on the ball and his defense is extremely destructive.

can defend the back in the pick-and-roll, and can also switch defenses to the inside to fight against big men, providing diversity for the team's defensive tactics. It is suitable for the Lakers' defensive system that focuses on switching defenses, and can also adopt different defensive strategies according to the lineup.

plays a positive role in defensive communication and team defensive culture construction. Similar to the previous Finney Smith, although it may not necessarily have gorgeous defensive data, it can improve the team's overall defensive performance through communication and other means.

has certain secondary ball holding and organizational skills on the offensive end. He has averaged more than 4 assists per game in his 8 seasons. He is the best passer and organizer of the Lakers except James, Doncic and Reeves. He is better than players such as Vincent, Laravia, and Goodwin.

has averaged more than 10 points per game in 7 seasons, able to hit open three-pointers, attack close defense, participate in pick-and-roll, and hit the basket, especially perform well in conversion and offense.

is perfect for partnering with Reeves and Doncic, and is an ideal wingback, running without the ball, hitting three points and serving as the secondary organizer.

There is a high room for growth for low-cost contracts. If it can return to the level of a few years ago or exert its strength of 70%-80%, it will far exceed the contract value.

Disadvantages

Only played 54 games in the past two seasons, and only played more than 70 games in two seasons in 11 seasons. It is expected that more than 15 games will be missed in each season. Age and attendance are the main problems. Age of 31 is at a high risk for character players to decline in their state, and it is difficult to judge whether their state decline is due to injury or age.

The shooting selection and turnover issues are prominent. The emergency stop three-point shooting rate in the past few seasons is usually less than 30%, but they still make frequent moves; passes are sometimes too fancy and prone to unnecessary mistakes.

The offensive efficiency is not high, and his career shooting percentage has never exceeded 43%, which is less than 40% in 8 seasons; his career shooting percentage of three-pointers is 32.4%, and his receiving and shooting percentage is only 33%-34%. He is a shooter who is below average. The opponent will let him shoot, which has a certain impact on the team's offensive space.

The defensive end has declined compared to its peak period. It performs poorly when facing a fast-speed and strong athletic defender and is prone to fouls. It cannot solve the defensive problem of the Lakers facing a speed-type defender. As a defender, the athletic ability is lower than the average level, and the Lakers still need more outside athletic ability.

has poor rebounding ability, ranking low in the Lakers lineup in terms of offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and rebounding rates, and is lower than many players who seem to be inferior to him.

The data in the past two years have shown a downward trend. There are questions about whether it can recover to the level in the Boston era. If it cannot be restored, it will affect the upper limit of the Lakers.