Los Angeles Lakers: 3 keys Avery Bradley brings to the team

3. Experience

It’s one thing to have experience and it’s one thing to have meaningful experience. Players like Ben McLemore, Lance Thomas, and Brandon Knight have been in the league for at least six years and haven’t made the playoffs. Avery Bradley is certainly not one of these players. Not only has Bradley played some big playoff games, but he has made his mark in them.

Bradley has made the playoffs in six of his nine seasons. In 2017-18 with the Clippers, he missed the playoffs with adductor and rectus abdominus muscles surgery. In his postseason career, he has averages of 12.2 points and 3.1 rebounds.

In 2016-17, his final year with the Celtics, he averaged 16.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18 postseason games. The Celtics lost to the LeBron James led Cavaliers in the Conference Finals.

In that series, Bradley averaged 19.2 points. Bradley scored at least 19 points in four of the five games. Bradley hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Boston their only win in the series in Game 3. Moments like this speak volumes and it will be easy for James to have faith in him making things happen, as he has done it against his teams in the past.

Avery Bradley has a chip on his shoulder after being traded from the Clippers midseason. Many people wrote him off before he ended the season on a high note.

The talented guard will be fulling healthy entering a season for the first time over the last few years. He has made it clear that he is 100% from a groin injury.

Look for Avery Bradley to make his impact felt immediately on both ends.