Reeves waited for 3 for 3? The Lakers completed three lines to strengthen? This transaction is acceptable

In the regular season, Reeves made 1,037 shots and real shooting rate was 61.6%. It is worth mentioning that among the 47 players who made at least 1,000 shots, only Antetokounmpo, Alexander, Curry and other seven players had higher true shooting rates than Reeves.

will simply split the shots:

① The defender takes 388 shots from 2-4 feet, with a shooting rate of 51.2%;

② The defender takes 318 shots from above 6 feet, with a shooting rate of 43.7%. According to the split data, 30.7% of the shots were taken from the vacant position, which was indeed affected by Doncic and James. But 37.4% of the proportion comes from the defensive intensity within 4 feet and the shooting rate exceeds 50%. This is Reeves' own ability. To put it bluntly, it has certain hard-to-solving capabilities.

Based on this characteristic, it is not difficult to understand why Pelinka is unwilling to trade Reeves easily. To be precise, the Lakers can come up with three stable endpoints, and such allocation resources are unique in the league.

However, the Lakers' drawbacks are obvious from the easy elimination of the Timberwolves in the playoffs. Based on this, US media suggested that the Lakers and Mavericks make a 3-for-3 deal. Specific plan: The Lakers sent Reeves, Hachimura Shizuo, Kneckett to get Gafford, PJ Washington and Christie.

For this potential 3-for-3 transaction, my understanding is acceptable.

First, inside line. In the regular season, Gulfford suppressed his opponent's shooting rate from 63.0% to 48.3%. Even though the basket protection effect is not as top-notch as Gobert and Vinban Yama, it is also a qualitative improvement compared to Hayes.

To put it more, Doncic and Gafford have good chemistry. In terms of data, Doncic's shooting rate in 100 rounds can be improved by 2.3 percentage points when he is on the court.

Second, front line. So far, PJ Washington's real shooting rate has been 55.1%, Hachimura 57.8%; PJ Washington 64.1% and Hachimura 59.7% in the playoffs. Obviously, PJ Washington performed better in the playoffs with more defensive intensity.

In fact, to a certain extent, Hachimura Shizuo can do what PJ Washington can do on the offensive end. In contrast, the latter's defensive ability is impossible.

Third, defender. If the positioning of "Bryant" Christie is the defense of a role player, it will be better than 60% of the players in the same position. In the famous defensive scene, the former was limited to 3 of 16 shots against Morant with 8 minutes and 20 seconds. On the other hand, Kneckett is more about pitchers with single characteristics at this stage.

To sum up the three points, it can be said that through this transaction, the Lakers completed the three lines of strengthening, namely the inside, the forward and the backcourt. Although he lost Reeves because of this, the same sentence is still acceptable.

First of all, both Gafford and PJ Washington have good chemistry with Doncic, and was one of the key factors for the Mavericks to enter the Western Conference Final last season. Secondly, completing the reinforcement of three lines at a time also greatly improves the Lakers' immediate combat power, bringing them closer to the championship.

Finally, I hope the Mavericks will be fooled again.