Lakers 104-113 Suns suffered 4 bad news! Offense and defense + Ayton have obvious hidden dangers, give up on Laravia

In the NBA preseason, the Lakers lost to the Suns 104-113. The Lakers originally took the lead in the first half, but unfortunately collapsed in the second half, resulting in their loss to the Suns. The Lakers encountered four pieces of bad news after the game.

Ayton's current shortcomings are still very obvious. It is true that he has always performed well on the court, but there are two points that are almost impossible to change. One is that he is a mystic on the defensive end, and the other is that his pick-and-roll is very bad. Doncic is a player who very much needs the pick-and-roll. Once the two of them cannot cooperate, the Lakers' aggressiveness on the offensive end will decline significantly. Ayton still needs to strengthen these two aspects in the future, otherwise there will be flaws in every game.

The Lakers have a very big problem on the defensive end. One is that there is no leading defensive player, and the defense on the outside is not strong enough. As far as the current perimeter configuration is concerned, it is basically an undefended backcourt. Ayton on the inside does not have much ability to help defend, and the quality of delays is not very good. In the end, opponents will always seize opportunities inside and outside. This problem kept popping up throughout the game.

There are even hidden dangers in the Lakers offense. You have to know that the current offensive ability of the Lakers' role players is very poor. Whether it was last season or this season, once James, Doncic and Rivers cannot play together, the possibility of the Lakers winning will be very low. In other words, they can only rely on three cores to start, and one of them is indispensable. This is not a good guarantee for the regular season. They rely too much on their core style of play, which is a devastating blow to the team's system.

Laravia is basically hard to expect. These two games have given very high playing time. Unfortunately, Laravia is not only crazy on the offensive end, but also barely making any substantial contributions on the defensive end. It is true that he is very active on the defensive end, but the quality he gives is very low. In the subsequent games, Laravia should be discarded as much as possible, because the help he provides is still too little.