A total of 5 years and 45 million US dollars! The Lakers completed his contract extension. What does this mean to Knecht?

Previously, according to NBA China official website, Kessler failed to reach an early contract extension with the Jazz and will become a restricted free agent next summer.

As soon as this news came out, some media suggested that Pelinka use Knecht + draft picks to offer Kessler. Not to mention whether he can get it, at least it shows that "Old Grams" is at least a dispensable existence for the Lakers in the eyes of the media.

In fact, Knecht did not live up to expectations.

In terms of data, the irreplaceable value of 0.1 in the 24-25 season is that the Lakers are only better than Russell when the total playing time is no less than 500 minutes. "Shui La" has been traded to the Nets by Pelinka this season.

News from the NBA China official website: The Lakers have completed a contract extension with Redick. Adding the existing contract, the total comes to 5 years and 45 million US dollars.

The Lakers completed the contract extension for Redick. What does this mean for Knecht?

I think the possibility of leaving the team will further increase.

Persuasiveness

In the 24-25 season, before the All-Star Game, Knecht's possession rate was 18% and his true shooting rate was 59.9%. The two values ​​after the All-Star Game were 19.9% ​​and 54.8%.

If Knecter can still be trusted before the All-Star Game, then his performance on the field after the All-Star Game can be used as a "spicy" thing - during the same period, when he was on the court, the Lakers lost 5.6 points to their opponents per 100 possessions.

It was precisely because of his unconvincing performance that most of his performance opportunities were taken by Finney Smith, who ranked fifth on the team with a total of 812 minutes played during the same period.

Of course, Knecter's lack of convincing performance has a lot to do with the deal being "returned." The performance is unconvincing, this is one of them.

Performance opportunities

It is precisely because of performance opportunities that after returning to the Lakers from the Hornets, Redick began to intentionally reduce Knecht's performance opportunities, and even ended up with an injury-free DNP.

What’s interesting is that in the first two preseason games against the Suns and Warriors, Redick gave the starting lineup to new aid Laravia. My understanding is that Redick has more or less lost patience with Knecht. After all, the preseason is mainly about training. Although Knecter is an older rookie, in the final analysis he is only a second-year player. There aren’t many opportunities to perform, that’s the second reason.

Contract

Knecter still has a three-year contract of US$14 million. Although his average salary is less than 5 million, he will not be able to exchange for any good players, but he has a natural advantage when facing players like Kessler who are on rookie contracts. What I mean is that Pelinka is a straight forward trader, so all it takes to facilitate a trade is to add a pick on top. Contracts have certain advantages, and this is the third one.

To sum up, the reason why the Lakers renewing Redick's contract means that Knecht increases the probability of leaving the team mainly reflects three points:

1. Knecht's performance is not convincing;

2. Knecht has few opportunities to perform;

3. Knecht's contract has certain advantages.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

In sharp contrast to Knecter, Reeves is basically the Lakers' "baby bump" when he shows good shooting, connection, and tough-fighting abilities. What I mean is, it's not that Xiaoli can't trade, he just won't trade easily.

On the other hand, Knecht's performance is unconvincing and his presence is a side effect. In addition, his contract has certain advantages over his teammates, so the probability of leaving the team is very high, especially when Redick has basically lost patience with him.