Re: The Lakers Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:34 am
“I was a little surprised (they didn’t come after me harder). It just didn’t end up working out. It kind of went in one direction pretty quickly. From that point, I was looking at other options.”
This season, Lopez is averaging 11.9 points per game while shooting a career-high 36.7 percent from behind the arc, on 6.9 attempts per game. He’s also swatting 1.9 shots per game, which is just a fraction short of his career-high (2.1), all while posting the highest box plus-minus of his career.
BUT . . .
The only other player over 7-feet tall averaging at least 10 points while shooting above 35 percent from behind the 3-point line and blocking at least 1.5 shots per game is Karl-Anthony Towns. So it’s safe to say things worked out for Lopez, as they did for the Lakers.
JaVale McGee might not be the floor-spacer Lopez was — or should I say, he’s not allowed to be — but he’s been one of the Lakers’ most valuable players this season.
McGee has missed just two games this season with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers lost both of those games, and they were against teams that are below .500 on the season.
McGee is also having a career year himself. Through 29 games with the Lakers, McGee is averaging 11.8 points while shooting 62.6 percent from the field and blocking 2.6 shots per game, the fourth-most blocks per game in the league.
Here is the list of players averaging at least 10 points while shooting at least 60 percent from the field and blocking at least 2.5 shots per game.
JaVale McGee
That’s it. That’s the list.
Would it have been nice to see Brook Lopez back in the purple and gold? Sure, but it’s hard to argue that both players aren’t exactly where they’re supposed to be.
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This season, Lopez is averaging 11.9 points per game while shooting a career-high 36.7 percent from behind the arc, on 6.9 attempts per game. He’s also swatting 1.9 shots per game, which is just a fraction short of his career-high (2.1), all while posting the highest box plus-minus of his career.
BUT . . .
The only other player over 7-feet tall averaging at least 10 points while shooting above 35 percent from behind the 3-point line and blocking at least 1.5 shots per game is Karl-Anthony Towns. So it’s safe to say things worked out for Lopez, as they did for the Lakers.
JaVale McGee might not be the floor-spacer Lopez was — or should I say, he’s not allowed to be — but he’s been one of the Lakers’ most valuable players this season.
McGee has missed just two games this season with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers lost both of those games, and they were against teams that are below .500 on the season.
McGee is also having a career year himself. Through 29 games with the Lakers, McGee is averaging 11.8 points while shooting 62.6 percent from the field and blocking 2.6 shots per game, the fourth-most blocks per game in the league.
Here is the list of players averaging at least 10 points while shooting at least 60 percent from the field and blocking at least 2.5 shots per game.
JaVale McGee
That’s it. That’s the list.
Would it have been nice to see Brook Lopez back in the purple and gold? Sure, but it’s hard to argue that both players aren’t exactly where they’re supposed to be.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source= ... 3437555706