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[Cranjis McBasketball @Tim_NBA]

This is perhaps optimistic RE: $$ but here's a Lakers free agency mockup.

It'd be a base drop defense group but can play switchy, play bigger, & has good playmaking + spacing.

Rotation of:
Luka (36) | AR (12) | Bronny
AR (24) | Smart (24) | DK
Gillespie (30) | Minott (18) | LaRavia
Collins (27) | Barnes (21) | Thiero
Kessler (30) | Hayes (18) | FRP

Defensive Roles:
POA: Gillespie, Smart, Bronny
Chaser: AR, DK
Wing Stopper: Minott, LaRavia
Helper: Collins, Luka, Barnes, Thiero
Bigs: Kessler, Hayes, FRP

More realistically you probably go Room MLE to Smart, no Barnes, & spread the remaining $$ to Kessler/Gillespie/Collins/Minott.

[⭐️🚨 @HoodiiLuka]

AR compared to guards in the playoffs vs OKC (all on max contracts):

Reaves:
18.7 PPG / 7 APG / 52% TS

Booker:
21.3 PPG / 4.8 APG / 56% TS

Kyrie:
15.7 PPG / 6.2 APG / 53% TS

Hali:
14 PPG / 5.9 APG / 58% TS

Ja:
18.3 PPG / 5 APG / 48% TS

Murray:
20.7 PPG / 4.6 APG / 53% TS

[Cranjis McBasketball @Tim_NBA]

Offensively, last night was the best Lakers half court game in my Scheme Score metric in 5 months!

56% Organized Offense Rate (good)

80% Coverage Fit (4th best on season)

80% Help Counter Rate (2nd best on season, given volume)

The fewest avg help defenders available (0.95) on sets called in 3 months.

B Shot Making game, so LA shot above their norm.

F Execution Score, meaning the Lakers ePPP was well below what you'd expect given the scheme KPIs above. It's been 6 months since we've seen a lower rating. The possession quality on post/iso plays defended 1v1 was the lowest in months. Same with the ePPP on P&R/DHO sets with good coverage fit. 0.81 ePPP from the freelance offense the worst in 4 months.

1.26 ePPP from the Off-Ball Attacks is the best from LA in months. After a playoffs of JJ's bread & butter being slowly locked down this was a huge resurgence.

9% FT rate when organized is among the worst whistles on the season. 2 of LA's 8 lowest games have come in this series.

At a macro level, this was JJ & Co.'s best game of the playoffs offensively and we saw an ORtg to match.

[Vinay K. @vinaykillawala]

no wonder austin reaves was pissed at the refs

id be mad too if defenders were just allowed to grab my off-hand so i couldnt use a screen

[Luka Revenge Tour @Kyrie_Doncic]

Hire FIBA refs. Destroy the whole National Basketball Ref Association

Their contract ends in 2028

[NBA @NBAWAY0FFS]

Things you are not allowed to do vs. the OKC Thunder:

- Box Out
- Draw fouls when you drive
- Dribble up the court without an offensive foul
- Play Defense

Anything else?

[Cash 🪬 @Cashbinoo]

Another phantom call in the OKC Lakers game

4 point play for Jaylin Williams as LaRavia does not impact the shot or the landing at all

Trying to figure out where the foul is? We let players hit the hand after the shot all the time.

He also kicks his leg out

[Ryan Rueda @PlayoffDude]

Please educate me on this, but didn’t the NBA already say flopping would be penalized with a technical foul starting this season?

[Cranjis McBasketball @Tim_NBA]

Shaking my fist at low man Austin Reaves for not being a dominant rim protector

[Iztok Franko @iztok_franko]

There is no individual defensive rating. Drtg is a lineup stat.

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

"We had to overcome a lot tonight and by that, you know exactly what I'm talking about," JJ Redick says postgame

[KENNY BEECHAM @KOT4Q]

Shoutout JJ Redick for the 2 beautifully drawn plays and shoutout to Kennard for doing what he does best.

I cannot believe The Magic blew coverages TWICE

[♕𝕕𝕒𝕧𝕠𓅓 @shpillo_]

Reaves don’t give a damn if LeBron 41 or 51 he gon throw that lob to bro like he still in Miami every single time, & Bron gon slam that mf every single time 🤣

[LAbound @LAbound2]

Austin Reaves’ usage the last 7 games:

18.7 (BOS)
23.2 (ORL)
20.7 (PHX)
20 (GSW)
20.3 (GSW)
24.7 (NOP)
15.5 (DEN)

Reaves with a usage rate < 25% for this long is a major JJ Redick issue, particularly when Reaves is having an All Star campaign in a contract year

[Vinay K. @vinaykillawala]

suns were literally playing 2 on 1 on the perimeter when Lakers had their bigs on the floor

you are basically watching Gillispee do what Steph does when teams play drop against Draymond

[𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽 ✈️ @mldiffley]

My brain is fried bc I can’t see that word without thinking of a certain animal

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Luka Doncic is not from this planet man. Triple-double at halftime is CRAZY.

(via @realapp)

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

JJ Redick said Luka Dončić had six-straight stops as the primary defender in the 4th

[Cranjis McBasketball @Tim_NBA]

LA will finish at an (unofficial) 62% playcall rate tonight at the time the bench was cleared. 2nd highest of the year.

LA remains undefeated this season in games reaching 55%+.