10. Svi Mykhailiuk
2018-19 per game stats: 3.5 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.42 steals, 0 blocks
VORP: -0.2, 15th on the Lakers
WS: -0.1, 16th on the Lakers
DEFRTG (last 10 games, minimum 10 minutes per game): 111.3, 10th on the Lakers
OFFRTG (last 10 games, minimum 10 minutes per game): 105.7, 8th on the Lakers
MOET: 1
Svi has been averaging 13.5 minutes per game since Brandon Ingram got injured. I can’t say I know why Luke is playing him, though. He’s averaging 4.9 points per contest over the last ten games while shooting 36 percent from the field. He’s last in almost every advanced stat category on the Lakers, but he’s first on the team in the very prestigious “Every Time he Enters the Game I grimace” stat.
9. Lance Stephenson
2018-19 per game stats: 7.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.73 steals, .10 blocks
VORP: 0.1, 8th on the Lakers
WS: 0.7, 8th on the Lakers
DEFRTG (last 10 games, minimum 10 minutes per game): 109.5, 9th on the Lakers
OFFRTG (last 10 games, minimum 10 minutes per game): 107.1, 7th on the Lakers
MOET: 2
After Brandon Ingram got injured I thought Luke would give Lance at least 23 minutes a game, but instead, Walton’s gone the other way. Stephenson is somehow only averaging 13.3 minutes per game over the last ten outings, which is less than Svi “I don’t belong in the NBA” Mykhailiuk.
Lance’s defense has been awful and he loves to take over offensive possessions, but should he be getting this little time? It makes me wonder if he did something in practice. Did he mouth off to Luke? Is he going half-speed during drills? I’ve heard that he’s been a perfect citizen this year. Maybe we should change his name from “Make Em Dance” Lance to “Give him a Chance” Lance.