The second defense lineup has been obtained! In the new season, this old Lakers player will take on more offensive and defensive burdens from the Clippers?

At this stage, the farce of the "yin-yang contract" between the Clippers and Leonard is still fermenting. The ideal result was in no way out; the worst result was that the Clippers faced punishment and Leonard suspended.

Of course, considering the injuries and rest of the past, it is largely not enough to see whether he has any impact on the team's entry into the playoffs in the new season. What's more, Paul and Bill are joining.

—Paul. The 24-25 season saw the 11th assists in the league and the 7.4 assists per game. In other words, organizational connection is already at the top level of the alliance. Potentially, it can share Harden's organizational pressure well.

—Bill. This season, the two-pointer was 44.2% and the shooting rate was 56.5%. More than half of the three-point line shots come from holding and their efficiency is at the All-Star level. This can share Harden's pressure on ball holding and the potential "eat" the ball rights gap left by Leonard's suspension.

Apart from this, we cannot ignore Zubac, the old Lakers player.

Thanks to his outstanding performance on the defensive end, this season was selected as the second team of the year along with Camacho, Gobert, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jalen Williams.

For Zubac, I think the team can take on more offensive and defensive burdens in the new season.

The end of the basket is 71.4%, 70.2%, 71.1%, and 70.6%, which is Zubac's shooting rate at the basket in the past four seasons. For comparison, the value of thyric eyebrows in seasons 24-25 was 75.6%. From the data, we can draw two points:

1. Zubac's ending efficiency at the basket has stabilized;

2. Looking at the league, compared with the super giants, it is not too disadvantageous.

Although the proportion of 54.7% of the basket shooting in his career shows that Zubac's offensive methods are relatively single, the efficiency can be considered "one move is full of food" to a certain extent. The ending efficiency at the basket is one of them. Like the offensive end, Zubac has more defensive areas under the basket due to its relatively poor mobility - 53.1% of the defensive rounds are defensive and defensive in the opponents to shoot less than 6 feet in the 24-25 season. In terms of efficiency, the opponent's shooting rate is limited to 54.3%. To put it more, the -10.6% reduction in the opponent's shooting value is second only to 6 people including Wenban Yama and Kessler.

More importantly, when Zubac is on the court, the Clippers can lose 4.6 points less than the season average of 112.8 points. Obviously, this defense is of great importance to the team. The basket protection belongs to the top of the league, which is the second one.

Compatibility

As shown in the figure below, we can see Zubac in the 10 five-sided teams with the highest winning efficiency in the 24-25 season. Among them, Harden, Jones Jr., Powell, Leonard and Zubac were present and the team had a net victory of 23.8 points in 193 minutes and 07 seconds. Strong compatibility, this is the third one. In summary, Zubac is able to shoulder more offensive and defensive burdens in the new season because of the following three points:

1. High ending efficiency at the basket;

2. Protecting the basket is the top level in the league;

3. Strong compatibility.

Relatively speaking, I think the first and second points are the auxiliary causes, and the third points are the main causes.

First, one needs to be clear. The first thing to do is to have strong combat power to adapt to teammates with all kinds of characteristics. Although Zubac is relatively single on both offense and defense, the end of the basket and the protection of the basket are at the top level of the league.

Secondly, with Paul, Bill, Collins and other strong players joining, the skills and tactics of the Clippers will definitely change in the new season. At this time, Zubac's strong compatibility characteristics can be well adapted to various tactics and teammates.

Finally, now look at the Lakers' trade for Zubac to exchange for Muscala and Beasley in 2019 is really a big loss. It is very important that the former has become a center that is close to the top of the league.