The Lakers new season rotation is out! Why is Xiao Tang Shen abandoned? Pelinka needs to find high-quality 3D for Dong Zhan

Today, Lakers' self-media Lakers Daily added the article, according to a league source, Lakers head coach Redick will use the starting lineup of Doncic, Reeves, Hachimura, James and Ayton in the new season. Smart, Laravia, Hayes, Vanderbilt and Vincent will form the second team. Lakers Daily also wrote: "It will be very interesting to see how the Lakers perform in the fiercely competitive Western Conference next season. Doncic and James are one of the best players in the NBA, and the Lakers have also strengthened the center position by introducing Ayton." As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions among fans. The choice of starting lineup was not beyond the expectations of fans. It was basically that the starting lineup of last season was fine-tuned, and Hays was replaced by Ayton. The remaining Doncic, James and Reeves were undoubtedly the absolute starters. As for Haymura Ei, there was indeed a discussion about which should be the better starter or Smart. However, Smart was a newcomer and has not proved himself yet. The data from last season proved that Haymura Ei had the best starting effect. Therefore, unless there is a special situation, Haymura Ei will still be a starting forward who will not be able to strike at the beginning of the season.

What is really surprising is the Lakers' choice for the second team. Now it seems that the Lakers may really give up Kneckett completely. The No. 17 pick that the Lakers won in the draft last year was once highly expected. Many people expect him to become the Lakers' Klay Thompson, but after experiencing an ups and downs in the Lakers' rotation lineup.

A few days ago, NBA reporter Jovan Buha talked about the current trading value of Kneckett on his personal podcast program. He said: "Kneckett's trading value after the summer league has shrunk significantly, and the league teams no longer regard him as a first-round pick pick. The summer league has not helped his market, and I think he is no longer regarded as a first-round draft pick-level asset at the moment. This is the view I got after communicating with multiple people in Las Vegas. These people are not insiders of the Lakers." In this summer league this year, Kneckett played in three games, averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting percentage of 27.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 23.8%, and free throw percentage of 33.3%. Compared with last season's summer league, Knector even regressed, did not show hard training results on the offensive end, and his performance on the defensive end was still eye-catching. Although other US media recently issued a statement saying that the performance in the summer league has not affected Knector's value, judging from the Lakers' choice, perhaps in a short period of time, they do not believe that Knector can complete the evolution. As long as there is a chance to trade, Knector should be put on the shelves as soon as possible.

Of course, on the other hand, the Lakers' choice is understandable. In fact, the Lakers' rotation lineup exposed so far actually reflects the Lakers' lineup needs. Compared to Knector, who has poor defense, the Lakers seem to be more willing to continue to believe in Vanderbilt. Although Vanderbilt's performance on the court was very bad after the serious injury, the offensive end was a mess, and the defensive end was not as good as before, but because there are too few players in the Lakers' current lineup, the Lakers had to continue to bet on Vanderbilt, especially after Finney Smith left, the Lakers needed to rely on Vanderbilt even more.

But I personally believe that although the Lakers lack defensive players now, they also lack sufficient three-point firepower. Therefore, neither Kneckett nor Vanderbilt can solve the Lakers' urgent needs. During the season, the Lakers should still seek to introduce a high-quality 3D player to fill the vacancy of Finney Smith. Such a player needs to partner with James and Doncic to make the Lakers' lineup more perfect and the offense and defense more balanced. This is the work that Pelinka needs to speed up the promotion in the future. What do you think about this?