Saying that, as long as Siakam is with the Raptors, he figures to remain the highest-usage player on the team — at least until Scottie Barnes proves he has enough of a scoring repertoire to up his share of the ball. Of the 30 team leaders in usage percentage in the league this season, Siakam had the 23rd-best true shooting percentage. Only four of those 30 top options had a lower true shooting percentage than Siakam, and only one of those four, Terry Rozier, had a lower usage percentage than Siakam.
All of which is to say Siakam’s share of the offence wasn’t especially big for a player of his status, yet his efficiency was not very good, either. Unless his 3-pointer volume or free-throw attempts go way up, there isn’t an especially obvious way for that to improve, which caps the potential of any Siakam-centric offence, even if new coach Darko Rajaković re-orients it.
As with any Raptor from last year, the context of the team around Siakam must be highlighted. There is obviously an extra weight on the people with the ball the most to generate the best shots, and Siakam does that much better for his teammates than himself. As a playmaking forward, he is also notably similar to Barnes, with neither a good enough shooter to best weaponize the other. Not that you have to choose between the two, but Barnes is younger and still on his rookie contract for at least two more years. Both players are probably better as back-line roamers on defence rather than on-ball menaces, although their ability to co-exist and even thrive on that end is not a real concern.
省流：Koreen认为西卡很好，但乌杰里需要掂量掂量他与巴恩斯在球队定位上的重叠与混乱
Saying that, as long as Siakam is with the Raptors, he figures to remain the highest-usage player on the team — at least until Scottie Barnes proves he has enough of a scoring repertoire to up his share of the ball. Of the 30 team leaders in usage percentage in the league this season, Siakam had the 23rd-best true shooting percentage. Only four of those 30 top options had a lower true shooting percentage than Siakam, and only one of those four, Terry Rozier, had a lower usage percentage than Siakam.
All of which is to say Siakam’s share of the offence wasn’t especially big for a player of his status, yet his efficiency was not very good, either. Unless his 3-pointer volume or free-throw attempts go way up, there isn’t an especially obvious way for that to improve, which caps the potential of any Siakam-centric offence, even if new coach Darko Rajaković re-orients it.
As with any Raptor from last year, the context of the team around Siakam must be highlighted. There is obviously an extra weight on the people with the ball the most to generate the best shots, and Siakam does that much better for his teammates than himself. As a playmaking forward, he is also notably similar to Barnes, with neither a good enough shooter to best weaponize the other. Not that you have to choose between the two, but Barnes is younger and still on his rookie contract for at least two more years. Both players are probably better as back-line roamers on defence rather than on-ball menaces, although their ability to co-exist and even thrive on that end is not a real concern.
省流：Koreen认为西卡很好，但乌杰里需要掂量掂量他与巴恩斯在球队定位上的重叠与混乱
