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They are all defensive players! Which is stronger, Lakers Smart or Rockets Okogi? Data comparison will not lie

7:37pm, 24 July 2025Basketball

The Rockets spent 3.1 million yuan so worth it!

Okogi played just as he was 26 years old, with a wingspan of 2.13 meters directly locked the outside line, averaged 1.2 steals per game in 15 minutes, and three-pointers in the bottom corner were reliable.

The Lakers next door spent 11 million to sign 31-year-old Smart, and the fight and stop in the past two years, preventing the young people from keeping up.

Anyone with discerning eyes understands that the two teams have completely different ideas.

The Rockets want is the defensive engineer Okogie, who is young and hard-working and is cheap. They form a meat grinder with Amen Thompson on the bench to specialize in the core of the opponent's backcourt.

You can tell how harsh you can look at the data - the difficulty of the match is sixth in the league, and you only get 0.85 points per round to prevent pick-and-roll, which is a cost-effectiveness that is simply a bargain.

In contrast, the Lakers bet on Smart's locker room veterans' value, but ankle injury recurred. Last season, the Wizards' three-pointer dropped to 33%, and the defensive end was long gone.

To put it bluntly, this contract is a bet on how much oil there is left in the fuel tank.

The new season will be true.

The Rockets' signing is a sure profit, as long as Okogie can stay healthy, it will be a great deal; for the Lakers, if Smart is in the hospital bed again, the 11 million yuan will be wasted.

source:7m cm ty so truc tuyen

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