Can you only get a basic salary? For the Lakers, what can Ben Simmons bring to the team?

In the game against the Jazz on February 13, Ben Simmons scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists only 5 shots. Such high efficiency is a new starting point for the Clippers, which makes fans look forward to this former No. 1 pick again.

, in the subsequent matches against Pacers, Cavaliers, Thunder, etc., Simmons' playing time has become less and less, and in the end he simply stopped playing.

According to the NBA China official website, Westbrook and Simmons' value has no more than the minimum salary contract.

What is the situation? Simmons can only get a basic salary?

The Lakers, who also have a player quota, might as well give it a try. Regardless of whether you can sign or not, just talk about what Ben Simmons can bring to the Lakers?

Connect

Simmons averaged 5.6 assists per game and ranked 34th in the league. More importantly, a total of 19 players from the Nets and Clippers received the former's pass to make a shot, with only 8 players including Thomas Jr., Bogdanovic and others shooting a shooting rate of less than 40%. To a certain extent, Simmons' passes also have a bonus on his teammate's shooting.

Reasonablely, with Doncic, James, and Reeves, the Lakers are not short of tactical players in the game, but everything is in case. To take a step back, Vincent and Smart are two-season guards who are more personal offensive. Therefore, Simmons can fill the shortcomings of the Lakers lacking tandem players when an accident occurs.

Defense

24-25 season Simmons interfered with the opponent's shooting in a total of 415 times, limiting his opponent's shooting rate from 47.4% to 43.6%.

1, against Evan Mobley, limiting his shooting rate by 33.3%;

2, against Durant, limiting his shooting rate by 33.3%;

3, against Mitchell, limiting his shooting rate by 30%.

has both height, wingspan and mobility. It can be said that Simmons can defend the other four positions except the fifth position. In terms of defense, both Vanderbilt, Vincent and Smart have hidden dangers of injury, and even the rookie Tiero, who is favored by Pelinka, missed the summer league due to injury. Therefore, Simmons can fill the shortage of defensive players when the Lakers experience injuries.

In summary, what Ben Simmons can bring to the Lakers are:

1, the concatenator of the connection period and the second team;

2, the defensive of the connection period and the second team.

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

First of all, the possibility of "Dong Zhanli" being absent at the same time is very small, and more of it is missing one or two people, and it only brings one or two games. From a season perspective, this has little impact.

Secondly, Vanderbilt and others have great potential for injuries, and once they are absent, it will basically not be a short time. Considering that the Lakers are strong in offense and weak in defense, they still have an impact on the team. And Simmons can fill in the defensive defense that is missing to a certain extent.

Finally, if it is just a basic salary, I think the Lakers won't lose money by signing Simmons. After all, it depends on a large extent. Everyone who signs with a basic salary is signed.