The Lakers have made different starting combinations this season, and Redick is trying to maximize his starting ability. In the last game, Christie was in the starting line-up again, and the overall effect was very good. He scored 17 points and also contributed a very good defense.

In the Lakers' recent win, Kneckett's performance was outstanding. And there are also a few games where he has been in the starting lineup, and even scored 37 points in a single game. Why did Kneckert drop out of the starting XI in the last few games? And his overall performance has declined severely, and he has even slowly lost Redick's trust. In the previous game, he played only 5 minutes before being dropped by Redick. Why does the use of Knecket present the way of ice and fire? It all comes down to Kneckt's personal traits, he wasn't a great defensive player.

There's a type of player in the league that people love and hate, and that's the type of player who shoots very accurately but doesn't have the ability to defend. In fact, there are many players of this type in the long history of the NBA, but they often do not have a stable career. Because the NBA is a league that pays a lot of attention to defensive ability, especially when it comes to the playoffs, it is all about defensive ability. Although your shooting ability is very accurate, it is very likely that your shooting will be inaccurate under the opponent's targeted restrictions, and when you are inaccurate, the lack of defensive ability on the court will become a vulnerability.

Kneckt is currently that type of player, and although he has been shooting very well in the first few games, he has started to increase his defensive intensity as opponents take him seriously. As a result, his three-point shooting has started to plummet in recent games. Even five games in a row without a three-point shot. And the defensive effect he showed on the field was very bad, he was not a defensive player, so Redick did not dare to let him play. I'd rather use Christie, who doesn't have that strong projection ability. Because Christie can at least guarantee the quality of defense on the field.

So if Kneckt wants to survive stably in the league, he must practice his defensive ability, but his defensive ability can not be improved for a while, and it is a great test of lateral movement ability, and Kneckett seems to have obvious problems with his lateral movement, a very slow guard, including on the defensive end, and he is not very confrontational. So many people think that Knecket's ceiling is not high, because he is about to turn 24 years old, and he can already be regarded as an older rookie. Many people have compared him to Thompson. But he currently doesn't have a consistent shooting ability or a great defensive ability compared to Thompson in his prime.