The maximum number of points in a single game is only 12 points! The Lakers left him with little time to prove that he was not in a good way, and then he was traded?

It has been less than a week since the new season's NBA training camp started. We are still trying to strengthen our teams, especially those who have the idea of ​​winning the championship. For example, the Knicks signed Shamet, Brogdon and others one after another.

The Lakers, who have "Dong Zhan", said they don't want to win the championship in the new season, but the problem is that after the center strengthens Ayton, there is still a lack of a defender who can lead the wings. So the news that the Lakers and the Heat had been exposed that Wiggins restarted trading negotiations.

Considering that Riley wants to make the first round, it will be difficult for the "big mouth" to put on the purple and gold battle robe in the short term.

In fact, the wing leaders defend the Lakers include Vanderbilt and Smart, but the premise is that the two effectively overcome the injuries. Considering that Smart is here to "gilded" the Lakers.

How should Vanderbilt understand?

I think his problem is more "serious". To be precise, the Lakers have left him with little time to prove that he has no time, and then he is likely to be traded.

Defense irreplaceable

As a second round pick, Vanderbilt was able to gain a foothold in the league and gradually become the main rotation. Defence is reliable. To be precise, players who can defend against remaining positions like Jokic, who have a big center, have an average of 1.3 in terms of efficiency in life defense. How to understand the

value 1.3? Jaylen Williams, who was selected for the second season of the year in 24-25, has a real plus-minus value of 1.4 in defense. In other words, Vanderbilt's defensive efficiency reaches the level of defense.

However, unlike previous seasons, there is Smart in the Lakers' team in the new season. Putting aside injuries, the former's defensive ability alone is not inferior to Vanderbilt, which is one of them. Second, another new player, Laravia, has a career defense average of 0.3.

There are two people in existence, and it is obvious that the Lakers' defensive dependence on Vanderbilt in the new season is no longer as big as before. The irreplaceable defense is reduced, which is one of them.

Offsetting is difficult to make a breakthrough

Compared with defense, the offensive end is Vanderbilt's point-deduction.

First, lack of independent offensive ability - two-point assisted power in his career is 69.1%;

First, lack of shooting ability - career inside shots account for 84.2% and three-pointers 13%. However, except for the good shooting rate of 70.7% at the basket, the rest of the areas are very average, such as the three-point rate is only 28.8%;

First, butter hands have begun to appear in the past two seasons - nearly half of the 0.8 turnovers per game in the 24-25 season are from non-confrontation.

lacks offensive means and limited ability, so as shown in the figure, the highest score in a single game of the 24-25 season is only 12 points. In fact, it is precisely for this reason that I think it is difficult for Vanderbilt to make a breakthrough in the offensive end in the new season. After all, there are many areas that need to be overcome and improved. It is difficult to make a breakthrough in the offense, this is the second one.

In summary, the Lakers have left Vanderbilt with little time to prove that it is not too long, and there is a high probability of trading in the future, which mainly reflects two points:

1. The irreplaceability of the defensive end is reduced;

2. It is difficult to make a breakthrough on the offensive end.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

First of all, when Vanderbilt already had the "offensive black hole" attribute in the 24-25 season, Reddick was still willing to give opportunities, and he was more interested in the former's defense. To be precise, Reeves, Vincent, Russell and others either do not have defensive capabilities or have hidden dangers of injury.

But the problem is that when Pelinka traded Finney Smith, Vanderbilt's playing time showed a significant downward trend - the All-Star averaged 20.8 minutes in front and 11.4 minutes in the All-Star post-game. It is very important that the "electric fan" is largely in view of the defensive ability of "Van Debiao".

Now, although it cannot be said that Smart and Laravia can completely replace Vanderbilt's defense, at least there is a choice.

Therefore, if Vanderbilt cannot prove his importance as soon as possible in the new season, it is likely to be traded by the team.