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That buyout comin soon lol
Zach LaVine says he wants to transition into more of a support role for Darius Acuff:
“This isn't for me anymore… If that's playing off the ball a little bit more, or if that's in catch-and-shoot situations… I can go out and get it, obviously… But I'm trying to be in the best support role I can for him you know because he going to be real special.”
(h/t @fcpnba)
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Luka was the scoring champion and 1st team All-NBA with LeBron so…
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Vando the previous 4 years, Net Rating:
A -0.2 to a +1 overall average
This yr, with nearly 100% of his mpg played w/ Mamu, ~100 mins played:
he's a +11
Per CTG Percentile Rank:
Off Rating - 78th
Def Rating - 91st
Halfcourt Defense - 99th
Opp eFG% - 96th
Opp TOV% - 98th
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The reason why this is disingenuous is because the Lakers have two completely different rosters. We didn’t have a center as defensively proficient as Kessler, and we didn’t have the level of youth and athleticism at the forward position that we had last year.
And even with those, we were still the third seed in the West with Luka, Reaves and Bron all missing extended time.
That Mamu 3pt % really JUMPED up wow lol. 37% now is where i hoped he'd land for the season. Just needed him to be in that 36-38% range but on a higher volume. Just goes to show he wasnt taking very many becuz he was previously at 31% like 2 games ago
The Lakers are off tonight, so I had some time to do a little digging. 👀
I decided to take a closer look at our supporting cast and what the bench has been contributing this season.
Some of these numbers might surprise you🤯🤯🤯🤯
THE LAKERS' BENCH IS MAKING AN IMPACT 💜💛
Through 12 games, take a look at the production coming from the supporting cast:
ZIAIRE WILLIAMS
11.2 PPG | 2.8 RPG | 1.7 APG
54.5% FG | 45.2% 3PT
COLLIN SEXTON
10.3 PPG | 1.9 RPG | 2.5 APG
SANDRO MAMUKELASHVILI
9.8 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 1.6 APG
37.2% 3PT
QUENTIN GRIMES
8.0 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 2.5 APG
JAKE LaRAVIA
6.1 PPG | 3.5 RPG | 1.8 APG
TEAM BENCH PRODUCTION
32.3 PPG
14.1 RPG
7.5 APG
3.0 SPG
1.5 BPG
This is what depth looks like.
When your stars have this kind of support, you become a much tougher team to defend for 48 minutes.
The Lakers have options yall 💜💛
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This morning Andy & Brian Kam talked a little bit about Kessler and his deal with the Jazz on Locked on Lakers. They echo what I have been saying since the deal was announced. Are the Jazz nuts?
Giving up a 25 year old Bill Russell template except he is 7 feet 250 lb. Rob deserves his props for this trade as no draft capital to Jazz, 2 future FRPs probably in the high 20s. 2 swaps that may not ever be swapped & 4 yr deal average of 32m annually when Walker's people were aiming for $35m annually.
So Laker doubters, how is this deal looking now?
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So Thunder, Wolves, Pistons and Spurs luckiest teams in the league. Got it
NBA shot quality stats can paint an interesting picture.
Deeper in the red = teams are shooting better than expected against you
As the quoted visual shows, the heat are #8 in expected opp eFG%, but #30 in opp eFG%
What’s also interesting is bigger circles = harder strength of schedule.
Looks like in general teams in the red appear to have harder schedules. I have a feeling the second half of the season will be a lot different as schedule strength evens out
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Leaders in passes stolen per game...
Causing chaos in the passing lanes!
Honestly, the one shot he missed he got blocked by Rob Will. Lol elite hoops man. Im surprised there arent more attempts than this tho. Think it shows that we arent just heavily reliant on Luka to close/win these games which is encouraging
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