Average of 13+5! The Magic gave up as soon as they said they would give up, Pelinka quickly grab it, this is the space inside the Lakers need

In addition, according to the NBA China official website, the Magic exchanged the Grizzlies for Desmond Bain with Pope, Cole, 4 unprotected first rounds and 1 first round swap.

Is Bain suitable for magic?

Explanation point: three points. In the 24-25 season, Magic three-point shooting accounted for 41.1%. During the same period, Bain's three-point shooting accounted for 46.4% and his three-point shooting rate was 39.2%. In fact, Bain has a 41.0% three-point percentage and averaging 2.6 goals per game so far in his NBA career.

From the perspective of three-pointers, Bain and the Magic are very good - the former is a top shooter, while the latter three-pointers are the main way to finish. The cost of the US-China deficiency is too high, especially the four unprotected first rounds have too many uncertainties. To put it bluntly, once an injury occurs or an effective chemical reaction cannot be formed, there is no chance of being distorted, just like the sun.

In fact, the "sexy operation" of magic is more than that.

According to the NBA China official website, the Magic refused to implement the team options for Wagner and Shiustein next season. In other words, the two will become completely free agents. Why did the magic give up the Great Wagner?

First, Wagner averaged 12.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in the 24-25 season. With 13+5 data per game, this efficiency is already very high. Secondly, Wagner, the Magic had a net loss of 6.0 points in 100 rounds in 2023 minutes on the court, ranking first in the team; in 1923 minutes on the court, the team had a net loss of 6.1 points in 100 rounds in 1923 minutes on the court, ranking first in the team.

is very efficient and is of great importance to the team. I really don't understand why Magic gave up on Big Wagner. To put it more, the annual salary of Wagner in the 25th to 26th season is 11 million.

For whatever reason, the result is that Wagner of the Greater is a complete free agent. Pelinka is quick to grab it, I think this is the space inside the Lakers need.

Reason 1: Location. Wagner is 211 in height and has played 12% of his playing time in his career and 88% of his playing position. Unlike Mikal Bridges and DeRozan, Wagner is a swingman in the inside - four or five.

Reason 2: Features. So far, Wagner made 2,259 shots and 802 of them from outside the three-point line. In addition, the three-point rate in the 24-25 season was 36.0%, which was not much different from Horford (36.8%) and Love (36.3%). The two sets of data show that Wagner mainly uses three-point shooting and is at the best level in the same position.

Reason 3: Psychological quality. Against the Knicks, Timberwolves and other teams, Wagner scored at least 4 three-pointers with no less than 50% + three-pointers. In other words, even when facing teams with strong defensive strength or strong inside, they have the ability to withstand pressure, which brings stable output from the outside.

To sum up the above three points, we can understand that the main position of Wagner is the inside, which is one of them. Second, three points are the main ending method and the characteristics are quite good. What he brought was the inside of the space like Towns, Markkanin and others. And such attributes are undoubtedly what the Lakers need. After all, both Doncic and Reeves are mainly ending in the inside.

In addition, considering that the Lakers lack inside and have a lot of exposure, I think Pelinka is still very likely to get Wagner with a contract that is slightly higher than the base salary.