Average of 8.6 points per game in a single month! Congratulations to the Lakers, is another Monk coming?

Recently, it has been a bit annoying for Lakers' former player Malik Monk. First of all, the king was willing to give up Westbrook in order to sign him. At present, it seems that "thunder is loud and rain is small" - there is no further information.

Secondly, the management signed the new Men's Basketball Team European Cup MVP Dennis Schroeder for 3 years and 45 million US dollars. Keegan Murray and DeRozan locked in two fronts to start, while LaVine locked in one backcourt. Now the "Xiao Hei" is in such a hot state. If nothing big of an accident occurs, Monk will return to the substitute in the new season - 65 appearances in the 24-25 season, 45 starts.

For the Lakers, Monk is one of the few highlights in the 21-22 season.

1. Average 13.8 points per game, fourth in the team;

2. When he was on the court, the team had a net victory of 0.3 points in a hundred rounds, second only to Reeves' 1.8 points.

In other words, you can make a core contribution with the basic salary.

This summer, Pelinka signed Jack Laravia for 2 years and $12 million. In my opinion, he will be another Monk of the Lakers.

Features

Laravia's three-point shooting accounted for 50.2% and a shooting rate of 37.1%. It shows that three points are the main ending method and efficiency belongs to the middle and upper level. More importantly, the three-point rate under the vacancy is as high as 42.6% (24-25 seasons).

The Lakers have "two and a half" playmakers, and are obviously better at creating open spaces for role players than other teams. In terms of data, after the All-Star season in the 24-25 season, the Lakers averaged 20.8 open three-pointers per game, ranking sixth in the league in the same period.

can create spaces as much as possible, which is conducive to the performance of Laravia's three-point characteristics.

Monk is characterized by holding investment. Take seasons 21-22 as an example.

This season, he averaged 7.0 breakthroughs per game and shot a 50% shooting rate. For comparison, Middleton averaged 8.0 shots per game and shot 50%. In other words, Westbrook and James were able to hold the ball to a certain extent in the absence of injury. It is one of the things that are conducive to the development of characteristics like Monk.

Competitiveness

Westbrook performed poorly this season, with James and Thick Brow constantly suffering from injuries, and Reeves becoming a newcomer, so Monk is very competitive with his outstanding ability to hold on to the investment. From another perspective, this is also the main reason why Ham is willing to give him the fourth most average of 10.9 shots per game.

Laravia's competitiveness lies in her career 0.3 defense, which is second only to Vanderbilt's 1.3 and Smart's 1.1 among Lakers' role players. However, compared with "Van Debiao", the former has a three-point shooting advantage and is healthier than the former "Little Cannon".

To say something more, considering that Finney Smith has switched to the Rockets. Combined with three-pointers and certain defensive ability, it is largely true that Laravia can fill the three-pointers and defensive vacancy left by the "electric fan" leaving the team.

In fact, as shown in the figure below, Laravia averaged 8.6 points per game in a single month of March, of which the three-point rate was as high as 43.9%. In other words, giving opportunities still has the ability to fight. Having certain competitiveness is the second.

In summary, the reason why Laravia can become the next Monk of the Lakers is mainly reflected in two points:

1. It is suitable for performance like Monk;

2. It has certain competitiveness like Monk.

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

First of all, only if you have a certain degree of competitiveness can you get the opportunity, otherwise you will be a "sauce" like Brownie. Of course, opportunities are guaranteed and combat power is relatively easy to convert into data and team importance, which promotes further improvement of opportunities. Just like Xiaoli, who is a fledgling girl, he is about to achieve the team's non-sale products step by step.

Of course, given that Laravia is a contract with the 1+1 player option. In other words, once you perform well, it is not ruled out that you will break out of the contract and leave the team next summer. If this is the case, it may not be a bad thing. After all, this at least means that the performance in the 25-26 season is excellent.