Reemployment! The Knicks sign the former Lakers three-point shooter. What can he bring to the team?

Nikkan has been a little crazy in the past two days, signing several players including Shamet and Brogden. With such a big noise, it is obvious that the Knicks' primary goal to win the championship in the new season.

No, according to the NBA China official website: The Knicks have signed Matt Ryan and he will participate in training camp.

Speaking of Ryan, two points are impressive.

First, the game against the Pelicans on November 3, 2022 was his tied three-pointer at the last moment of the fourth quarter to help the team drag the game into overtime. This key three-pointer, coupled with the Lakers' super high exposure, made fans remember this undraft who had worked as a deliveryman, a cemetery salesman, etc.

Second, since entering the NBA, he has made 82 appearances and made a total of 257 shots, of which 199 were from outside the three-point line and had a shooting rate of 40.2%.

Obviously, like most undrafts, Ryan is also a single player - a fixed-point pitcher. But like the undrafted draft who can gain a foothold in the league, Ryan also used three-pointers to "eat everything in one move".

So what can Ryan bring to the Knicks? The Knicks' overall three-point shooting accounted for 38.2% in the 23-24 quarter, the 23-24 quarter value was 40.4%, and the 22-23 quarter value was 40%. Although the coach was replaced by Thibodeau to Mike Brown, the main rotation almost did not change, which means that the three-pointer in the new season is still the Knicks' main ending method.

Three-pointer, which is exactly what Ryan is good at, and the potential to be able to stabilize the team's outside. Being able to stabilize the end point of the team is one of them.

Auxiliary core

Brunson scored 40.4% in the inside shots, Bridges's 37.4%, Anunoby's 46.1%, and Towns 63%. In other words, the inside line is the main ending method of the team's core.

Ryan is more or less able to restrain the defenders with stable three-point efficiency on the outside. In other words, when he is away from the outside, he can open up the offensive space for Brunson and others to a certain extent. With space, efficiency will be improved while reducing the occurrence of injuries. Being able to assist core players to a certain extent is the second.

In summary, what Ryan can bring to the Knicks are:

1, becoming the stable end point of the team's outside line;

2, being able to assist core players to a certain extent.

From this perspective, even though the characteristics are single and the overall combat power is limited, if you do "eat all over the world with one move", you can still find opportunities to play.

Finally, I wish Ryan good performance in the new season.