Will the 2016-17 Lakers Have a 20+ PPG Scorer?

yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

For as long as I could remember, the notion of having a top scorer on the Lakers was never a really big consideration. We always had Kobe, who was at worst, slotted for 27-28 ppg (until his Achilles injury).

Looking at our roster, is it guaranteed that we will have a 20+ ppg player?

I see JC as a strong possibility, but with so many mouths to feed, I think he may be in the 18-19 ppg range. I think DLO will improve on his scoring, but still be below 20 ppg.

We lost Kobe/Young**/Bass/Hibbert, which accounts for about 38ppg.

We brought in Deng/Ingram/Moz/Calderon/Zub, and will see improved overall play from JC/Jules/DLO/Nance/Black.

Aside from JC possibly sneaking closest to 20 ppg, I don't see anyone being a surefire 20 ppg scorer.
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Jbar805 · Starting Rotation Joined: 08 Jun 2015 Posts: 247

I think JC can average 21ppg or so. Russell 18ppg.

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yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

The Kobe/Young**/Bass/Hibbert group took about 34 shots a game too.

Deng (10 shots a game last year)
Moz (about 5 shots a game, closer to 6 when he was healthy in 2014-15).
Calderon (6)
TOTAL: about 21 shots a game

From the young core:

JC (14, 2nd to Kobe)
DLO (12)
Jules (10)
Nance (5)
Black (3)
TOTAL: 44 shots a game. I see JC/DLO/Jules increasing their shot attempts by probably 5-6 a game. Nance will probably get some more too.

So based on just the combined incoming vets + uptick in shots for JC/DLO/Jules, they take up the 34 shots that Kobe, et. al took last season, without even considering our rookies.

I expect Ingram to take around 9-10 shots a game, Zub, probably at most 2-3 shots.
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*waits for someone to add up individual ppg stats for every player thinking it equals the same thing as the team ppg*

Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46684

Clarkson is the only 1 who can average 20PPG, Russell will probably hover around 17-18.

It would be nice if we had a established scoring option on the team.

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Jim99187 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Jan 2014 Posts: 22138

so we have 30shots available. somebody will average 20points.

my guess is clarkson or DLO. nobody else has the appetite or skill set to score 20 on any night

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lakurluv · Star Player Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 2529

Oddly enough I can honestly say I recently experienced something with my Travel team that pertains to this topic. It's obvious we have more than enough capable scorers on the roster, but the ability to score 20+ppg night in and night out rest solely on the individual.

This past weekend, I had a few players missing for a league game and I told one of my star players that we needed him to carry the load and lead his team so we can win. This kid responded in big fashion, knocking down shots, stealing the ball, collecting rebounds and dishing dimes all over the place. His stat line for the day was 25pts - 10Asst - 5Rbs - 3Steals and we won the game by 3. It was close to say the least.

My point here is that the young Lakers will need to know how to assert themselves on that end of the floor and not quit nor give up on any plays.
Kobe was great and scored those types of points because he asserted himself, the work he put in during the off season and in the gym showed on the floor when he played the game.
Russell + Clarkson + Ingram + Randle are more than capable scorers but only one or two of those guys will assert themselves enough to average 20+ppg.
As of now, I see Russell, take too many plays off and somewhat lazy at times. Clarkson might be the more suitable player to average 20+ppg, he would just need to touch the ball more.

a2j1m · Star Player Joined: 06 May 2013 Posts: 3734

Russell is the better scorer than JC. If we have a 20 pt guy, it's dlo

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Tbh, it'd be nice to have 3-4 players all averaging around 16-20 a game. That'd be a great thing to see. Means we're sharing the rock.
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umanasibo · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Feb 2016 Posts: 110

I don't. I see Russell and Clarkson coming the closest, though, averaging around 18 each.

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I think Clarkson will just miss the 20ppg mark and be our leading scorer.

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LandsbergerRules · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:22 am Post subject:

JC's the most likely, but hopefully he doesn't turn himself into a chucker to get those kinds of numbers.
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Slash&Splash · Starting Rotation Joined: 09 Nov 2015 Posts: 327

I see ~ 18 ppg for Clarkson and Russell and ~15ppg for Deng and Randle.

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