DanishLakerFan wrote:zuju wrote:Max Christie vs Loonie Walker (Better defensively but no competition to Loonie in terms of scoring)
Anthony Davis vs Anthony Davis (Same barring injuries)
Rui Hachimura vs Rui Hachimura (Same or a little improvement ?)
Jaxson Hayes vs Mo Bamba (A least Hayes is healthy to play and provide 10-15 quality minutes?)
Jalen Hood-Schifino vs Shaquille Harrison (3rd string pg, wouldn't see much minutes anyway unless JHS shows promise from the get go)
LeBron James vs LeBron James (Declined further but healthier)
Maxwell Lewis vs Max Christie (Non factor at the bench)
Taurean Prince vs Wenyen Gabriel (Less toughness/ rebound/ protection in the paint, much better 3 point shooting)
Austin Reaves vs Austin Reaves (Same or a little improvement ?)
Cam Reddish vs Troy Brown Jr. (Don't know what to expect from Cam
, less of a 3 point shooter than Brown )
D'Angelo Russell vs D'Angelo Russell (Expect the same Dlo)
Jarred Vanderbilt vs Jarred Vanderbilt (Same or a little improvement ?)
Gabe Vincent vs Dennis Schröder (Very Debatable)
Who vs Tristan Thompson
Who vs Malik Beasley
Max Christie vs Loonie Walker. Better defense+shooting+upside. Winner: 2023-24
Anthony Davis vs Anthony Davis. Team better equipped to handle injuries. Winner: 2023-24
LeBron James vs LeBron James. Slight decline, but team better equipped to handle injuries. Tie.
Rui Hachimura vs Rui Hachimura. Should improve based on age. Winner: 2023-24
Austin Reaves vs Austin Reaves. Should improve based on age. Winner: 2023-24
Jaxson Hayes vs Mo Bamba Bamba only played 10 mpg in 10 games. Winner: 2023-24.
Jalen Hood-Schifino vs Shaquille Harrison. JHS will play and have a role. Winner: 2023-24.
Maxwell Lewis vs Max Christie (Non factor at the bench). Tie.
Taurean Prince vs Wenyen Gabriel. Prince will shoot 3s. Winner: 2023-24.
Cam Reddish vs Troy Brown Jr. Tie.
D'Angelo Russell vs D'Angelo Russell. A full season w same team. More shooters. Winner: 2023-24.
Jarred Vanderbilt vs Jarred Vanderbilt. Tie.
Gabe Vincent vs Dennis Schröder. Maybe Gabe is better fit. Winner: 2023-24.
Across the board i’d say the 2023-24 Lakers are better than last year’s team.
I'm not that optimistic. Impactwise:
Max Christie vs Lonnie Walker: Walker was a very good scorer for us last year - especially at the beginning of the year. Good scoring, shooting and somewhat decent D. Hard to beat by a 2nd rounder sophomore. Though Christie looked very promising both last year and in the SL, so it's not unreasonable to think he will have a similar or even better impact. Winner: unpredictable
Anthony Davis vs Anthony Davis. This roster seems to be a better fit for him, however he is one year older. Winner: Tie
LeBron James vs LeBron James. 1 year older at the sunset of his career. Winner: 22-23
Rui Hachimura vs Rui Hachimura. Established player. Hasn't shown anything that points us to expect a major development from him Winner: Tie
Austin Reaves vs Austin Reaves. Coming from a contract year after which usually a slight decline happens. He is still very young though w/ some untapped potential. Winner: Unpredictable
Jaxson Hayes vs Mo Bamba: Non-impact bigs. Bamba is a better 3pt shooter and a better rim protector however he lacks awareness whatsoever. I'm not sure how Hayes will perform in that regard, but I don't have very hogh expectations. Winner: Tie
Jalen Hood-Schifino vs Shaquille Harrison: Non-impact guards. Winner: Tie
Maxwell Lewis vs Max Christie: Non-impact guards. Winner: Tie.
Taurean Prince vs Troy Brown. Prince is a slightly better 3pt shooter, but defensively they are quite on the same level. Troy is younger and Prince will now enter the age where players usually start to decline a bit. Winner: Tie
Cam Reddish vs Wenyen Gabriel: Different type of players, Reddish being the better one. Though hopefully he will not be part of the regular rotation - unless he magically improves a lot. Winner: 23-24
D'Angelo Russell vs D'Angelo Russell. Contract year vs non-contract year. Winner: 22-23
Jarred Vanderbilt vs Jarred Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt is young and will now gave to show that he can be a significant role player of a playoff team. If he fails to show up he can easily find himself fighting for vet min contracts, so I expect some development from him. Winner: 23-24
Gabe Vincent vs Dennis Schröder. Abilitywise they are on the same level: Dennis is probably the better playmaker and Gabe is probably the better shooter. Defensively they are quite situational: For smaller guards Dennis is probably a slightly better defender, but Gabe's size allows him to guard bigger PG's more effectively. In the context of our roster: Winner: 23-24.