Abandon Kneckett and others to chase the best sixth man? The Lakers have a good deal, but they can become a good helper for Doncic

Where do you appear with your teammates?

1, Doncic and Finney Smith's net efficiency was 14.3;

2, Doncic and Reeves' values ​​were 6.5;

3, Doncic and Kneckett's values ​​were 2.3.

Whether Smith, Reeves or Kneckett have excellent outside finishing ability—the three-pointers correspond to 39.8%, 37.7% and 37.6% respectively.

Take Kneckett for example, 340 of the 557 shots came from outside the three-point line, with a shooting rate of 37.6%. This shows that like Beasley, Simmons Jr., and others, the former's main ending method and efficiency is 60% better than that of the league's players.

What is the role of Kneckett on the Lakers?

Explanation point: Team tactics. In the regular season, the Lakers' overall three-point shooting accounted for 42.5%. Obviously, like the Celtics, Warriors and other projection teams, three-pointers are also the main way to end the Los Angeles Lakers.

Then, under the premise of relatively good ending efficiency, Kneckett can become the main key link of the team's ending tactics. On the other hand, it can also open up space for teammates to promote the improvement of ending efficiency.

Like Kneckett, three-pointers are also Naz Reed's main ending method - the shootings in the past three quarters accounted for 37.6%, 47.9% and 50.1% respectively. In terms of efficiency, the 175 three-pointers hit this season are ranked first among inside players; the 37.9% three-point rate is not much different from Towns and Markkanen.

Based on excellent spatial attributes, the Timberwolves shot a 47.0% shot in 100 rounds when Reed was on the court, and the team's shot a 43.5% shot in 100 rounds when he was not on the court. The 3.5% difference is a good example of how important Reed is to attack the Timberwolves.

According to the US media "Sports Illustrated", the Lakers and the Timberwolves are negotiating a 3-for-1 deal. Specifically, the Lakers gave Kneckett, Hachimura Shizuo, and Naz Reed the 55th draw this year.

The Lakers chase Reed?

I think this deal is good. On the one hand, from the perspective of the playoffs, neither Knector nor Hachimura helped the team much; on the other hand, as the sixth man last season, Reed still has the ability to fight. Take this year's playoffs for example, the 11.0 win contribution is second only to Edwards and Randle. In other words, its importance to the team has reached the core level.

Also, if this potential deal can be reached, I think Reed is a good helper to Doncic.

Reason 1: Features. As I said just now, Reed has shown good spatial attributes in the past three seasons, which brings relatively good combat power.

Reason 2: Reference. Just looking at the spatial attributes, Reed and Porzingis are very similar. As early as the Mavericks, Doncic and Porzingis' shooting rate increased by 2.4 percentage points in 100 rounds when they were on the court. Potentially, Reid can do what he can do.

To sum up two points, good helpers are reflected in the Reed space attributes that can help Doncic's offense, just like Porzingis.