Goodbye Vincent? The Lakers restarted the trade, obviously he is the ideal result for changing centers averaging 10+8 per game

1. In the first round against the Bucks, he averaged 13.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game;

2. In the second round against the Knicks, he averaged 10.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game;

3. In the Eastern Conference Finals, he averaged 15.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game;

4. In the finals against the Nuggets, he averaged 11.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

The above is Vincent's performance in the playoffs when he was still in the Heat in the 22-23 season.

is based on the relatively good performance in the playoffs that Pelinka brought Vincent to Los Angeles with a three-year, 33 million yuan contract.

Season 23-24, Vincent only appeared 11 times due to injury and was once called a "scam". This is not tolerant. We have reason to believe he will explode in the playoffs.

In this season's series against the Timberwolves, this player who has already proved himself in the playoffs and even the finals averaged only 2.8 points and 1.0 assists per game - completely becoming an optional role player.

At the same time, according to the NBA China official website, the Lakers are expected to restart the trade against Clarkston in the offseason.

Description point: data. In his 311 games in his NBA career so far, Clarkston averaged 10.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Considering that he is a center and averages 25.8 minutes per game, it is obvious that this efficiency is still OK.

The Lakers restarted the transaction, I think the ideal result is to exchange Vincent as the main body for Clarkston.

Reason 1: Contract. This summer, Vincent still has one year and 11 million contract. At present, Pelinka is likely to not renew her contract. If you don’t renew the contract, it means that you will get nothing if you leave next summer. In this way, it is better to make a transaction while the contract expires to minimize losses.

Reason 2: Irreplaceability. In the playoffs, Vincent was on the court with a net loss of 2.0 points in 100 rounds in 99 minutes, and in the 105 minutes when he was not on the court, the team won 1.2 points in 100 rounds. Obviously, the Lakers have a higher probability of winning when Vincent is not present. In other words, there is almost no irreplaceability.

Reason 3: There is no advantage compared to role players. Although Vanderbilt's performance in the playoffs is also useless, the problem is that he is currently at a trading trough under his three-year contract.

Kneckett's advantage is that he is a rookie contract. In other words, even if the deal is a first round of players like Kessler, who are on a rookie contract.

As for Hachimura, it is a very critical link in the team's "five small lineups" with relatively comprehensive projection. To put it just one thing, the Lakers scored 114.8 points in 100 rounds in the 1869 minutes of the regular season, and the team scored 110.3 points in 100 rounds in the 2077 minutes of the non-season. The difference of 4.5 points is still very good to show the importance of Hachimura to the Lakers' offense.

Reason 4: The possibility of reaching a deal. Considering that the Nets are rebuilding the team, they are obviously interested in expiring contracts. To put it bluntly, it can release salary space. And Vincent, as he said just now, is an expiration contract. Potentially, trading with him as the main body is a possibility that the transaction can be achieved.

To sum up the above four points, Vincent has an expiration contract and is almost irreplaceable to the team. In addition, there is no advantage compared to his teammates, so it is obvious that using him to trade is the ideal result. To put it bluntly, it has not been damaged and the bones have been strengthened.