4th plus or minus value + 5th steal! 81 million Caruso interprets the value of 3D ace

made 3 three-pointers, scored 9 points and 3 rebounds, plus and minus +10, and G1 in the Western Conference Finals, Caruso contributed a stable performance, interpreting the value of the league's top 3D players. Thunder traded Gidey for Caruso last summer and gave him a four-year, $81 million contract, which was a very wise decision. Caruso is a perfect championship puzzle, and his defense and three-pointers played a huge role in the playoffs. After playing this game, Caruso ranked fourth in all players in the playoffs with averaging plus or negative values ​​+ 9.7. In addition, he has contributed 20 steals in the playoffs and ranked fifth in the playoffs.

Caruso averaged 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocks in the playoffs, shooting percentage of 47.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 45.1%, free throw percentage of 66.7%, and averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game. Caruso is worthy of being a top 3D player and a player who is good at playing the playoffs. Caruso averaged 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 44.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 35.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 82.4%. Obviously, in the playoffs, Caruso's offense and defense have been upgraded.

Some NBA players are good at playing the regular season, but in the playoffs, they often decline in form. Such players are overrated players. Caruso is the kind of player who can play a huge role in major competitions and can provide a lot of support to the main players. Caruso is a versatile defensive fighter. He was actually arranged to defend Jokic in the Western Conference semi-finals, and received miraculous effects, which made Jokic very uncomfortable. In addition, he also restricted Westbrook very well.

31-year-old Caruso is at the golden age of his career. Judging from his performance in the playoffs, he is worthy of the $81 million worth of four years.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, Caruso continued to show the value of a 3D player. He made all three-pointers and scored 9 points. He was successful in defending Edwards. In this game, Edwards was restricted, making 5 of 13 shots, scoring only 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists, with 4 turnovers and 4 fouls, with the worst positive and negative value of -23 in the game.

Caruso continued to shine in the playoffs, making it increasingly seem like the wrong decision for the Lakers to let him go in 2021. The Lakers chose to give Horton Tucker a three-year, $32 million contract, but let him sign the Bulls for four years, $37 million. You know, Caruso is determined to return to the Lakers, waiting for the Lakers to match the offer contract, but the Lakers gave up on him.

Now Caruso has become an excellent champion helper around Alexander. James specifically talked about the importance of character players to a team’s success in a recent episode of the Field Brain podcast. Perhaps he is also missing a group of excellent champion puzzles around him when the Lakers won the 2020 championship. (Text/Li Huanyu)