$12 million in 2 years! Choose to join the Lakers, will he become the new Finney Smith in the new season?

After being traded by the Nets to the Lakers in the mid-season 24-25, Finney Smith played for 1,239 minutes, and when he was on the court, the team won 11.2 points in a 100-game match. Obviously, the "electric fan" still has a role in the team.

This summer, the Houston Rockets signed Finney Smith for four years and $43 million. I'm not optimistic about this contract. To be precise, it will be very competitive to have Durant, Amen Thompson and Jabbarry Smith Jr. face great competitive pressure.

However, under the premise that it has won the last big contract in its career as it wishes, it is no longer important to the "electric fan", but the important thing is that it has "put the money in peace".

For the Lakers, who should fill the gap left by Finney Smith?

I think it's Jack Laravia.

Offensive end

Since the NBA career, Laravia has made a total of 735 shots, of which 369 of them are from outside the three-point line. The 50.2% three-point shooting percentage and 37.1% three-point shooting rate show that three-pointers are its main ending method and its efficiency is relatively good.

In contrast, Finney Smith.

The three-point shooting rate has accounted for 61.8% and 36.2% of the three-point shooting rate.

Obviously, both of them mainly use three-point shooting on the offensive end and their efficiency is not much different. To put it more, Laravia's three-point assisted power in her career was 93.4%, and Finney Smith was 97.4%. In other words, the end of the two players' three-pointers is mainly based on attracting and attracting. The offensive characteristics and efficiency are not much different, this is one of them.

The defensive end

, like Finney Smith, although it focuses on the fourth position, it is not bad to defend some non-speed guards. In addition, with certain ability to confront Lavia can also sway upwards like a "electric fan" to prevent centers like Jokic.

Laravia's real positive and negative defense value is 0.3 and Finney Smith is 0.1, but it should be noted that the former has only played 136 games in total in the NBA, and the potential sample is not large. But from another perspective, the defensive end is still plastic. The two players on the defensive end have similar characteristics and functions, which is the second one.

Contract

Laravia and the Lakers signed a two-year, $12 million contract after the expiration of the contract with the Kings this summer. With an average salary of 6 million, it is only 9th behind Doncic and Aiton in the team. But this is not the point, the point is the role it plays.

Compared with Vanderbilt, Laravia has three points; compared with Vincent, it has a body shape advantage. In fact, it is not a big problem for Laravia to become the main rotation of the team with certain offensive and defensive capabilities. Moreover, the contract with 1+1 player option also requires him to perform hard. The contract with the player option has a spurious effect, which is the third one.

In summary, the reason why Laravia will become Lakers' new Finney Smith mainly reflects three points:

1. The characteristics and efficiency of the two players on the offensive end are not much different;

2. The characteristics and functions of the two players on the defensive end are similar;

3. The contract with the option of a player has a spurious effect.

Relatively speaking, I think the first and second points are the main reasons.

If there is no offense, it will become an offensive "black hole" just like Vanderbilt. If there is no defense, it is a copy of Knector - the existence of his opponent's "ATM".

At this time, the contract with player options plays a good role in promoting again. To put it bluntly, it is very important that Laravia chooses to join the Lakers, which is "gilded". To be precise, play a persuasive performance for a season and then next summer refused to execute the player option and sought a big contract.

Finally, let's wait and see whether Laravia can become Lakers' new Finney Smith in the new season.