What if Dennis Schroder’s fate with the Lakers hadn’t just been a big deal? His style of play may also have been a factor in his departure from Los Angeles to Boston. The Bleacher Report indeed reports that Anthony Davis had felt some frustration with the German in the lead.
Frustration linked to not receiving such good balls at the post as with a certain Rajon Rondo, the previous season. Yahoo Sports notes that in equal playing time, the veteran had twice fueled the interior with assists as Schroder when he was at the Lakers.
The neo-Celtic still posted a total of nearly 6 assists per game, which brought him closer to his best career average. But we also know that his player profile, more attracted by “scoring”, differs from that of Rajon Rondo, leader and facilitator above all.
Yahoo Sports also recalls that the Lakers’ attack was much more effective when Schroder played alongside LeBron James and “AD” (116 points out of 100 possessions) rather than Rondo (92.6 points), deemed less at comfortable with outdoor shooting.
To see if the only return of his former teammate to the Pelicans will allow the interior to increase his points average, from 26 to less than 22 last year. Knowing that Russell Westbrook will also want his piece of the pie …
| Anthony Davis | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | NOP | 64 | 29 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 67 | 35 | 51.9 | 22.2 | 79.1 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| 2014-15 | NOP | 68 | 36 | 53.5 | 8.3 | 80.5 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 24.4 |
| 2015-16 | NOP | 61 | 36 | 49.3 | 32.4 | 75.8 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 24.3 |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 75 | 36 | 50.5 | 29.9 | 80.2 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 28.0 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 75 | 36 | 53.4 | 34.0 | 82.8 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 28.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 56 | 33 | 51.7 | 33.1 | 79.4 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 25.9 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 62 | 34 | 50.3 | 33.0 | 84.6 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 26.1 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 36 | 32 | 49.1 | 26.0 | 73.8 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| Total | 564 | 34 | 51.4 | 31.2 | 79.9 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 23.9 | |
