Career average of 16.4 points per game! With the help of Doncic in the Lakers in the new season, he will average 20+ per game?

In the 24-25 season, when Doncic was on the court, the Lakers won by 7.6 points per 100 possessions, and when he was not on the court, the team lost by 7.9 points.

What does Doncic mean to the Lakers?

First of all, powerful personal finishing ability. From this point alone, it can be said that Jokic, Alexander and others are at the top of the NBA today.

Secondly, powerful series connection capabilities. To be precise, he can create comfortable and open opportunities for his teammates, and more importantly, he can pass the ball promptly and accurately when the opportunity arises.

Furthermore, it is this recruiting ability. At least for now, Ayton and Smart are coming to "East 77".

Putting aside the latter, how will Ayton perform with the Lakers in the new season?

I think with Doncic's support, it won't be a big problem for him to average 20+ per game in the new season.

Immediate combat ability

In the 398 games so far in his NBA career, Ayton has averaged 16.4 points per game. Although this does not meet expectations from the perspective of the No. 1 pick, he still has good immediate combat ability as an insider. It has certain immediate combat effectiveness, this is one of them.

Features

Ayton has taken a total of 4,926 shots so far in his career, of which 19.4% were mid-range shots and his shooting rate was 46%. Only DeRozan's career shooting percentages are 45.6% and Leonard's 47.6%. In other words, although he does not have the outside finishing ability like Towns and Markkanen, Ayton also has a stable way to finish outside the penalty area. Having a stable mid-range shot is the second one.

Opportunities

It is obvious that Ayton will be the Lakers' solid starting center in the new season. More importantly, considering that James is injured and needs to be out for 3-4 weeks at this stage, to a large extent, Ayton's offensive opportunities in the team are basically only less than Doncic's. There is a chance of stability, this is the third one.

Doncic

As early as the Mavericks period, when Lively and Doncic were on the court, the shooting rate per 100 rounds increased by 2.3 percentage points, and Gafford's shooting rate increased by 2.6 percentage points. What needs to be explained here is: CIC.

With stability, a lot of tactics can evolve based on the pick-and-roll of Doncic and Ayton. Overall, it feels like a replica of the "Utah twins" Stockton and Malone - Doncic takes the defender away in pick-and-rolls with the ball, and Ayton finishes with a mid-range jump shot; Ayton has the mid-range shot to contain the defender and create mismatched offensive opportunities for Doncic. Doncic's boost, this is the fourth.

Positivity

Why did Ayton choose the Lakers after reaching a buyout with the Trail Blazers?

A very important point is that there is Doncic who has a bonus effect on the center and strong exposure. To be precise, Ayton's choice of the Lakers is "gold-plated."

Once he performs well, he can get a satisfactory contract like Monk and Schroeder. Looking at it from another perspective, since it is "gold-plated", there is no need to worry about positivity. High motivation, this is number five.

To sum up, the reason why Ayton can average 20+ per game in the new season is mainly reflected in five points:

1. He has certain immediate combat ability;

2. He has a stable mid-range shot;

3. He has stable opportunities;

4. He has Doncic's boost;

5. He is highly motivated.

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

First of all, there are cases of failure in coming to the Lakers to "gold-plating", such as Wood. In addition to injuries, it has a lot to do with his own lack of enthusiasm, which is almost non-existent for Ayton. After all, he gave up an annual salary of US$30 million to join the Lakers.

Secondly, Doncic's bonus to the center is unquestionable, and Ayton himself has the ability to make mid-range shots. At this time, the enthusiasm brought by Ayton's "gold plating" played a very good role in promoting.

Finally, as long as he stays healthy in the new season, I think Ayton will have no problem averaging 20+ per game.