Incompatible, Ayton detonates the alliance, and for Doncic, Pelinka bets on the moment

In the new episode of "All NBA Podcast", the well-known basketball commentator Legler put forward a thought-provoking point, highlighting the serious compatibility problem between Ayton's style of play and the Lakers' starting lineup. Legler said confidently on the show: "I can make an argument to explain why they are regressing compared to last year." This remark instantly caught the attention of many listeners, and everyone was curious about what kind of analysis and insights he would give. Among them, Legler emphasized that if the Lakers' management and coaching staff are completely dissatisfied with Ayton, there are actually traces to follow.

Although the team's general manager Pelinka intercepted many competitors in the free market and used a new two-year contract with a total value of 16 million to bring the talent of the No. 1 pick to the Angels City, Ayton, whose fame is far greater than his strength, cannot cause a qualitative change in the Los Angeles Lakers. You should know that since joining the NBA, Ayton, who has a higher starting line, has been regarded by the Phoenix Suns as the cornerstone of the future team building, and has formulated more tactics for him to hold the ball at a low post, so that he can have more scenes on the offensive end. Up to now, both face-frame singles and organizational offenses are excellent, but he needs a lot of ball rights as an important way to improve his strength.

As for other aspects, it is a bit unsatisfactory. Apart from his slack defense, he cannot even use the most basic positional battles and pick-and-roll perfectly. Looking at Ayton's performance in the past many seasons, his performance in his entire career can be described as bad; according to statistics, his scoring efficiency after pick-and-roll is far lower than the league average, such hidden dangers will lead to a worse actual view of the subsequent amount, and his awareness of turning to the pick-and-roll is also obviously insufficient, and he often misses the best offensive opportunity, which disrupts the team's offensive rhythm.

In addition, Legler explained in detail that superstars like Doncic exist in the Lakers lineup. As the team's core organizer and offensive engine, Doncic needs a lot of ball holding time during the game to control the team's offensive rhythm, connect teammates and find scoring opportunities. As the core of the Lakers' future team building, Doncic has excellent passing vision and organizational ability. He can attract double teams through ball-holding and create excellent scoring opportunities for his teammates. However, if Luca wants to threaten on the offensive end, it also requires a lot of ball-holding time to carry out his own offense. Such a request means that the Lakers will have a high probability of exposing more problems due to the ball rights next season.

In order to better help the team achieve good results, Pelinka decided to take risks and strengthen the shortcomings in the lineup through transactions. According to famous reporter Shams, the Lakers are willing to give away instant players such as Kneckett and Vincent, and get the Portland Trail Blazers substitute center Robert Williams. The 27-year-old center has good athletic talent since entering the league and can even help teammates get more scoring opportunities through pick-and-roll tactics. However, Rowe, who seemed to be a nuclear weapon, became a glass man early on. In the two seasons of playing for Portland, Rowe only played 26 regular season games. Such a worrying attendance rate may not bring substantial changes to the Lakers.

However, everything is far from over. Due to Rowe's contract, only one season left, the Lakers reached a consensus through trades and may suffer heavy losses. The Glass Man who does not project threats to evil is not worthy of a big signing, but from Pelinka's perspective, the most urgent task is to completely find the best solution to the problems that Legler is worried about. For this reason, Lakers General Manager Pelinka needs to make a big bet.