06-08-2021, 07:23 AM
(06-08-2021, 04:14 AM)Branduil Wrote: I really do not get the Lonzo love. Someone suggested $25 mil per year, which is beyond insane to me.
Like the biggest flaw with this Mavs team is the lack of a secondary playmaker who can create his own shot. Lonzo doesn't fix that problem, he's a horrible scorer who can only hit wide-open threes. His 2PT% is disastrous and let's not even talk about his FT%.
Shouldn't the fact that N.O. doesn't want him be a huge red flag? It's not like they're swimming in quality point guards to replace him.
I was once high on Lonzo, but I'm off the train. It isn't his FT%, it is his FT Attempts. He avoids contact like the plague. He's not much more than a C&S three point shooter who happens to pass the ball well. We already move the ball just fine. As you say, the issue is someone who can create for themselves and others and Lonzo isn't that guy in terms of creating for himself.