21 million in one year! Averages 18.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. For the Lakers, he is more suitable to play second center than Hayes

After reaching a buyout with the Trail Blazers, Ayton finally chose the Lakers with the intention of many teams such as the Bucks and the Heat. Considering the lack of inside line and the active shot, it is expected that Redick will definitely give Ayton a stable performance opportunity in the new season.

The starting center is available, and what about the second (substitute) center?

At present, it still has to be Hayes. Of course, Pelinka is not without Xiao Jiujiu.

According to the NBA China official website, the Lakers closely monitor the trends of Bulls center Vucevic.

In my opinion, Vucevic is a more suitable person to play as the team's second center than Hayes.

Explanation point 1: Ending means.

Vucevic's assisted power has been 87%+ and Hayes' value is 93%+. Obviously, both of them end up "eating cakes" after no ball. Different points are that Vucevic has three-point shooting ability - a shooting rate of 40.2% in the 24-25 season and a career average of 34.8%.

Considering the height of 2.10 meters, Vucevic is more like Towns and Markkanen who lacks the ability to hold the investment. To be precise, you can only make the space point for passive catch and projection. But the problem is that Hayes lacks shooting ability. In terms of data, his career three-point rate is 26.1%, and he averages 0.1 goals per game, which is basically ignored. More ending methods are one of them.

Explanation point 2: Second attack.

Take seasons 24-25 as an example.

Vucevic can average 2.4 frontcourt rebounds per game, and in order to be more contrasting, Hayes averaged 1.5 rebounds per game in 35 games in which he started. If it expands to career, Vucevic averages 2.5 and Hayes 1.3 per game.

Front court rebounds can improve the team's second offense to a certain extent. This season, when Vucevic is on the court, the Bulls can score 3.4 more points in a 100-round second attack. On the other hand, Hayes' 0.5 points are basically negligible. It can provide the team with better secondary offensive opportunities, which is the second one.

Explanation point 3: The overall combat power is the whole.

As shown in the figure below, Vucevic averaged 18.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in 24-25. It is worth mentioning that in the season, only 9 players including Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Thomas Average per game is no less than 15 (scoring) + rebounds (10).

If Vucevic is close to the All-Star battle, then Hayes is completely a role player level - even when he was starting, he averaged only 8 (scoring) + 6 (rebounds). That is, the combat power is stronger, this is the third one.

Explanation point 4: Contract.

As shown in the figure below, Vucevic still has one year and 21 million contract, and Hayes has one year minimum salary contract. Although the amount is much larger than the latter contract, the problem is that the expiration contract will not affect the team's subsequent operations. To a large extent, although the amount is large, the expiration contract is therefore flexible. The contract has flexibility, which is the fourth one.

In summary, the reason why Vucevic is more suitable to play the Lakers' second center than Hayes is mainly due to the following four points:

1. Multiple ending methods;

2. It can provide better secondary offensive opportunities;

3. That is, stronger combat power;

4. The contract is flexible.

Relatively speaking, I think the first and fourth points are the main reasons.

First of all, whether Doncic or James ends with the inside, Vucevic can open up space to a certain extent with the spatial attributes, just like Antetokounmpo of Lopez. In fact, Antetokounmpo's shooting rate in 100 rounds can be increased by 2.3 percentage points when he was on the court.

Secondly, even if there is a situation where the environment is not suitable, the expiration contract is relatively easy to deal with, and it is even said that DNP is OK in some competitions.

Finally, if Vincent and Kleber can be exchanged for Vucevic, it will obviously be very good for the Lakers.