3.6 million in 1 year! The Lakers old player is reemployed, but joining the Knicks is a wrong choice

Season 24-25, the Knicks averaged 94.0 points per game in the starting lineup, second only to the Nuggets 94.4 points; the substitute averaged 21.7 points per game, ranking first last in the league.

Among the teams with championships, there are indeed no second-team firepower players such as Hunter (average of 16.9 points), Prichard (average of 14.0 points), and Naz Reed (average of 13.1 points). But to take a step back, even if there is Thibodeau, it doesn't need to be - Towns, Anunobi, Hart, Bridges and Brunson played for a total of 940 minutes, and led the league in the out-of-stage game - Five Donkeys are well-known.

Therefore, those desire to prove themselves. To be precise, players who see that the Knicks lacks the firepower gap in two matches to increase their value must consider themselves - whether they can impress Thibodeau and turn the five donkeys into six donkeys tactics.

According to the NBA China official website, Clarkson, who had previously reached a buyout with the Jazz, joined the Knicks for 3.6 million yuan in one year.

Rickson made 342 appearances in 6 years of playing for the Jazz, including 249 of them as a substitute, which is one of them. Second, they scored 1251 points and 1266 points in the 20-21 season, and finally won the 4th place in the league's best sixth and sixth person respectively.

In other words, Clarkson has rich experience in playing substitutes, and can also provide offensive firepower at the "over six" level.

The Knicks lack substitute firepower, and Clarkson has both substitute experience + firepower. Is the two a perfect match made in heaven?

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with it, but after deep digging, the problem is very big.

First, Clarkson's attendance rate exceeds 85% so far has only been four seasons, and only seven seasons have been reduced by more than 70%. Playing under Thibodeau's hands, "durability" is the stepping stone. Obviously, Clarkson does not have this.

Second, it is not denied that Clarkson is indeed very comprehensive on the offensive end - the basket, near the basket, mid-range shot, long two-pointers, and three-pointers are 63.6%, 46.5%, 45.1%, 39.7% and 33.6% respectively - Durant-style half-time shooting without blind spots - there is a gap in efficiency but the tactical role it plays the same.

But compared to the omnipotent offense, the defensive end is very mediocre - the real offense positive and negative value of career attack is 0.8, the real defense is positive and negative value of defense is -1.7 - typical offense is strong and weak - the stronger the offense, the more outstanding the defensive end.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Clarkson. First of all, the size of 190 and weighs 87 kg is relatively small. Secondly, with limited talent, it is impossible to add skill points to the defensive end. This is unlike Trae Young, who is a second-round pick. If Clarkson, who is a second-round pick, does not seize the time to prove himself, he will immediately face the risk of being replaced.

Therefore, you can only add all the swords and moves to the offensive end to achieve "one move to eat everything all over the world". In fact, getting a "super six" is already an equivalent return.

In summary, we can define Clarkson as: the attendance rate is slightly average, the characteristics of strong offense and weak defense are distinct. In this way, it is not suitable for playing under the Thibodeau system.

The first thing is certain is that when less than 4 million get a "over six", both the management and the coaching staff will definitely be interested in giving more opportunities. But with the increase in opportunities, the test followed closely.

First, can the offensive efficiency be effectively guaranteed with a 40-minute super-game average of extremely long playing time in my career?

Second, can the defensive end be non-"sumption bottle"?

If the first point is expected to be achieved, then the second point cannot be achieved. After all, there is no skill point in this aspect.

Therefore, Clarkson, a former Lakers player, joins the Knicks, is a wrong choice. To be precise, it is likely that you will be "hidden" in the early stage and later stages.