53 million in 4 years! The Lakers lost the 3D forward line, congratulations to the Rockets, he is very suitable for Durant

24-25 season regular season, the Rockets' offensive efficiency was 114.9, but in the playoffs, it dropped to 111.5. To a large extent, the completion of the "Black Seven" by the Warriors in the first round is directly related to the offense.

Offs, the Rockets traded to Durant. What can

Durant bring to the Rockets?

is obviously a super firepower on the offensive end, and it is the kind of ending that can be independent of the system at critical moments without running-in. The face frame singles are 1.16 points/round, and the only one who is higher than Adu is Daron Fox during the Spurs, but the gap of 0.01 points/round is almost negligible.

But strictly speaking, the 36-year-old Durant also has its drawbacks.

0.9 to 0.1 and then to -0.7. It is obvious that Durant's defense has shown a significant downward trend in the past three quarters. Of course, this is understandable. You cannot require a veteran to play a significant role in both offense and defense. Speaking of this, someone on the defensive end needs to repair the defense and "wipe the butt".

According to the NBA China official website, the Rockets and Finney Smith reached a 4-year, 53 million contract.

What are the characteristics of Finney Smith?

From the 24-25th season, three-point shooting accounted for 72.2%, with a shooting rate of 41.1%, and an average of 11.4 times per game on the defensive end interfering with the opponent's shooting rate, limiting the opponent's shooting rate from 47.5% to 44.6%, a decrease of 2.9 percentage points.

Obviously, we can summarize Smith's characteristics into 3D, and it is a relatively valuable 3D front line.

While the Lakers lost the 3D forward, I think Finney Smith is very suitable for Durant.

Reason 1: Offensive end. In the regular season, Durant averaged 4.2 assists per game, which is higher than defenders like Holiday and Sargers.

In contrast, Finney Smith's shots accounted for 70.1% and his shooting rate was 41.3%. This shows that you have a very good ability to run without the ball and shoot when you catch the ball. Potentially, when Durant encounters double-teams to pass the basketball, he can effectively convert the pass into a score.

Reason 2: Defensive end. Strictly speaking, due to the influence of age, height and physical strength, Finney Smith is unable to catch up with agile defenders like Brunson and Irving, but there is no problem with defending standard forwards like Tatum and Bridges - he faces Da Qiao for 10 minutes and 28 seconds, limiting him to 2 of 10 shots.

For the Rockets, the guards are Amen Thompson and others. This is one of them. Second, Durant is the front line, in other words, it is more about confronting forward lines like Antetokounmpo and Leonard, and this is where Finney Smith's defensive strengths can be used.

To sum up two points, "adaptation" is reflected in the offensive end that Finney Smith can convert Durant's pass into a score, and the projection efficiency can also play a role in restraining the defender. The defensive end can make up for Durant's defense, and the former can potentially focus more on the offensive end.

Finally, when the Rockets aim to win the championship, I think Finney Smith's contract is not expensive. To put it bluntly, it will definitely cost money to win the championship, and Finney Smith is not without the ability to fight immediately.