The boss becomes the third! Average of 5.8 points in the playoffs! It was the wrong choice for him to join the Bucks. Where should this Lakers former player go this summer?

Regular season, the Bucks 3:1 Pacers. But in the playoffs, the Bucks were eliminated by their opponents 1:4.

The entire round of the series, Antetokounmpo averaged 33.0 points, 15.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and a shooting rate of 60.6%.

As a comparison:

1, 23.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists in the first round of the 22-23 season, and 52.8% averaged 28.6 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists in the first round of the 21-22 season, and 56.8% averaged 23.5 points, 15.0 rebounds, 7.8 assists in the first round of the 20-21 season, and 45.0% averaged 23.5 points, 15.0 rebounds, 7.8 assists in the first round of the 20-21 season.

In other words, Antetokounmpo's best first-round performance in the past four seasons (last season did not play due to injury) still cannot escape the fate of the team being easily eliminated.

Looking at this round alone, from tactical initiation to ending, it was entirely up to one's own strength - even if he had physical contact with Siakam, he still dunked - his explosive physical fitness was unobstructed.

Correspondingly, this round shows a rare middle distance.

Antes Brother did his best, his teammate "CBA"?

The words are rough and not rough, and to a large extent, it can be understood this way.

In the middle of the season, the Bucks and Wizards reached a deal involving Middleton and Kuzma as the main body. In this way, Milwaukee's core framework became Antetokounmpo + Lillard + Kuzma.

Lillard averaged 7.0 points per game and shot averaging only 22.2%. Of course, such a sluggish state has a lot to do with injury. Another core member, Kuzma, averaged 5.8 points per game and shot a 34.3% shooting rate.

Kuzma was also injured?

At least there are no similar reports on both the NBA official website and the Bucks official website.

How bad is Kuzma in the playoffs?

made a total of 35 shots, 17 of which came from defensive players who were more than 4 feet away from open positions but had a shooting rate of only 38.1%.

As shown in this round, Kuzma was already in a big open position when he took the shot after Antetokounmpo attracted the defender.

If the shooting rate of the double-team at the basket is reasonable, the shooting rate under the large open position is less than 40% of the shooting rate, it means that a "pseudo-star" - it cannot fight a tough battle, or the data "brush".

The three cores were injured and one was in a sluggish state, so it was no surprise that the Bucks were easily defeated by the Pacers.

Looking at it now, it is really a wrong choice for Kuzma to join the Bucks. What I mean:

1. From being a master of the Wizards to being a third leader of the Bucks - the team's status is reduced;

2. The poor performance in the playoffs once again proves the essence of a "pseudo-star" like the league. To put it more, Kuzma averaged 15.2 points per game in the Wizards in the regular season. The average of 5.8 points in the playoffs means that even the role players are not as good as Trent Jr., with a basic salary, averages 18.8 points per game.

was eliminated too early to end the season journey. The Bucks management will inevitably adjust and optimize the lineup this summer. So where should Kuzma, as a former Lakers player, go? For this, I think there are two possibilities:

1, continue to stay in the team;

2, be traded.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is more likely.

Reason 1: Antetokounmpo. More than once it has been revealed that he has finished his last game with the Bucks. Subtext, the superstar will leave Milwaukee this summer.

If you leave the team, considering that Lillard is going downhill and his Achilles tendon has recovered from his condition, reconstruction is the best choice for the Bucks. Once rebuilt, it doesn't matter whether to trade Kuzma, after all, there is no need for combat power.

Reason 2: Equivalent chips. Kuzma has two years and nearly 43 million contracts. The average salary is nearly 22 million, but the performance in the playoffs is extremely poor, which invisibly makes the former's trading value very low. For the Bucks management, it is very difficult to exchange for equivalent chips.

This is like the Lakers trading Russell. The whole league knows that you want to trade, so this is one of them. Second, the player's own performance is not convincing. With two points and one combination, other teams will have a 100% sharp price cut. Although it is an expiring contract, the Lakers will pay three second rounds to get Finney Smith. The latter is a high-quality role player, but if the "water pull" is more convincing, the Lakers don't have to make three second rounds.

Overall, despite poor playoff performance, Kuzma will likely remain in the team this summer. Of course, this is more due to Antetokounmpo's departure and his own transaction value is not high.

If the Bucks choose to rebuild, there is a high probability that Kuzma will be "live" again, just don't play in the playoffs.