NBA/not LeBron James, the highest net performance of the Lakers team is this rookie Austin Reaves

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The Lakers have recently played a long-lost winning streak, and the winning percentage has returned to more than 50%. Of course, LeBron James, who has taken up the role of center, is the key, but the contribution of the rookie Reaves (Austin Reaves) deserves more. affim.

The 23-year-old Reeves missed 7 games a while ago because of the triggering of the health and safety agreement. After returning to the lineup recently, he helped the team win a winning streak, although he averaged a very inconspicuous 5.6 points and 2.5 points per game this season. Rebounds, but if you carefully examine the advanced data, you can find that among the players who have played more than 10 games in the team, the net performance of Reeves is the highest at +11.1, and James is only +2.5.

Refoss’ main contribution is the defensive end where data is difficult to present. His current defensive performance is 98.6, ranking first among players who have played at least 10 games, and is the only one to suppress this data to triple digits. The main rotation players within, followed by Malik Monk (105.5).

On the offensive end, Reeves is one of the most stable outside shooters in the Lakers. At present, 30% of the outside shooting percentage is also among the best among the core members. The true shooting percentage of just 60% is also better than James’ 50%. 94, ranked first in the team.

When interviewed a while ago, Reeves expressed his hope that he could inherit the footsteps of Alex Caruso and become the dark horse in the Lakers. He said: “Everyone knows how successful Caruso is. He can always play. The most correct basketball, and doing my best, this is what I hope I can do. I know that there are many good scorers in our team. I try to contribute other aspects to the team, such as defense, hard work, and so on.”

There is a statistic that may best reflect how important this rookie is to the Lakers. In the 20 games that Reeves has played this season, the Lakers have won 15 wins and 5 losses, and he missed 19 games. The team only won 5 wins.