The NBA playoffs are now in the second round of showdowns, with only 8 teams left in the league still fighting for the season, after 8 teams have been eliminated. Through past experience, in the playoffs, if a team wants to play a decent result, then whether the stars can play a stable play will be crucial, and many stars in the playoffs this season have lost their value, their performance in the playoffs is simply a judgment compared to the regular season, and the data of the cliff-like decline is even more surprising.
Today we will take a look at the 6 pseudo-stars whose playoff strength has fallen off a cliff.
Trae Young incarnated as the Iron Hand
In the 2018 draft, Ayton became the champion, but his hot spot was snatched away by Trae Young and Doncic, Cuban in order to get Doncic, he chose to trade upwards, taking his No. 5 pick + first round to find the Eagles trade, the Hawks have not been interested in foreign players, they are interested in the template library NCAA scoring king Trae Young, and Trae Young can not enter the top three picks, so the Hawks gladly accepted the deal, Trae Young and Doncic's fate also changed.
Because both teams were in the rebuilding period at that time, both of them were also cultivated by the team, Trae Young this player has been very arrogant, but at the beginning of the rookie season he played very crotch, so he also got the name of Yang, but Trae Young's organizational ability and ball quotient are very high, after the All-Star, he gradually adapted to the strength of the league and played a good performance, in the second year of his career Trae Young played an average of 29 + 9 assists per game.
In the third year of his career, Heon Yang led the team to the playoffs, and averaged 28.8 points and 9.5 assists per game in the playoffs, and the team reached the division finals. Doncic on the other side is several times into the league's best team, the two are a moment of light, originally thought they would create a good story like magicians and Bird, but they did not expect that Doncic was still growing steadily, and Trae Young suffered Waterloo.
This season's playoff Trae Young averaged 15.4 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting only 31% from the field and 18% from three-point range, because his poor playing Eagles were easily solved by the Heat in five games, and his stats in the regular season this season were 28.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists, and the gap between shooting 46% was too big! Last year's 76ers and Knicks have problems, and this season's Heat are a more perfect team, facing a really strong team, Trae Young is not good, although the mouth is still hard, but there are not many points on the hand.
VanVleet has limited talent
Van Jordan is a 16-year lost draft, when he lost the draft he was not discouraged, he told the people around him that he will definitely enter the NBA, and then he received an invitation from the Raptors and came to the Raptors Development League, when the Raptors Development League team, the current Raptors coach Nicknas and the core of the team Siakam are in the lineup, and the three of them are also because of the experience of developing the league.
After that, Van Jordan and Sika were transferred back to the Raptors for their excellent performance, and in the 18-year offseason, Nas also successfully served as raptors coach, after the arrival of Nas, he gave Sika and Van Jordan a lot of opportunities, the two also successfully seized, and then Leonard and Lowry left the team, and Sika and Van Jordan also became the core of the team. Van Jordan is a player who is not talented enough, but he works hard enough, and after the birth of the child, he is obviously more calm than before.
In this season' Van Jordan as the team's core backcourt, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and shot 37.7% from three-point range, because Van Jordan was also selected as an All-Star, a second-round show to reach such a height is already very inspiring, and he led the Raptors to the fifth regular season record in the division this season, and in the playoffs, Van Jordan, as the core of the team, played unsatisfactory.
Averaging 13.8 points, 3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.8 steals, 1 block, shooting only 35% from the field, and 33% from three-point range, such a performance is not at all the data that a star should have, although he entered the All-Star, But Van Jordan is ultimately a loser, his talent is limited, can not ignore the various breakthroughs of defenders like Morant, and it is insufficient to face targeted defense, but a lost draft to reach the current height is also commendable.
Russell has limited potential
Russell is the top of the list for 15 years, he entered the league is the last year of Bryant's career, Russell was kobe bryant as a little brother, russell showed good projection ability and organizational ability in college, like Yellow Mambaroy, but after joining the Lakers, he did not show the ability of the college period, the offensive end was extremely inefficient, and there were often mistakes when passing, and spent two years in the Lakers, and the magician saw that Russell had no cornerstone potential and directly traded him to the Nets.
After coming to the Nets, the Nets, who have been struggling to pursue talent, saw Russell like seeing the hope of rising, Atkinson let Russell have the right to play the ball and the core of the game, because of the absolute ball, Russell in the fourth season of his career averaged 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists per game, successfully selected as an All-Star, but in the offseason Durant entered the free market, and finally the Nets also gave up Russell and wanted Durant, who was seriously injured.
Russell didn't stay long in the Warriors, and then was traded to the Timberwolves, where he found a safe place, because here is his good brother Towns, the two played brother basketball, this season Russell averaged 18.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1 steal in the regular season, shooting 41% from the field and 34% from three-point range, although not efficient enough, but also helped the team reach the playoffs.
However, in the playoffs, Towns and Edwards tried everything in order to win, but always with a crotchless Russell, averaging 12 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting only 33% of the shooting, which is like a performance with 30 million players, his athleticism is too poor to complete the breakthrough and singles, and the playoffs are targeted directly after the crotch.
Zaklavan is difficult to climate
LaVine was the no. 13 pick in the first round of 14 years, he and Wiggins entered the Timberwolves together, but after the arrival of Thibodeau, he took LaVine from the Bulls in exchange for Butler, although in the first season with the Bulls Lavin suffered a serious injury, but he was blessed by the trade, in the Bulls he has unlimited firing rights, which is much better than giving Wiggins and Downs dry horses. Last season, LaVine averaged 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game and was named an All-Star.
Watching LaVine's excellent performance, the Bulls also wanted to renew LaVine with the maximum salary, but LaVine directly refused, he said: "It is okay to let me renew the contract, but the team must play in the playoffs", in order to keep LaVin, this has the story of the Bulls taking deRozan, Bauer and Caruso, and with the efforts of the Bulls management, the team has also successfully reached the playoffs this season, but it is estimated that the Bulls' idea of renewing LaVine with the maximum salary may be shaken.
LaVine, who averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game during the regular season, shot 47.6% from the field and 39% from three-point range, and his average score per game fell to 19.3 points in the playoffs, and he scored 5 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting only 42% from the field and 37% from three-point range. And the US media reported that Lavin believes that he is worth a 5-year 210 million maximum salary contract.
If Lavin really wants this, will the Bulls choose to renew his contract? Although LaVine is a playoff rookie and has entered the playoffs for the first time in his career, his performance is not a crotch pull caused by lack of experience, but he does not dare to play, most of the key moments are passed to teammates, even if he shoots a large probability is also a hit iron, he does not have the temperament of stars and leaders.
CJ McCollum jumper master into blacksmith
CJ is the first round of the No. 10 show in 13 years, and 13 years is a thorough draft year, this year if the draft is rearranged, CJ can reach the top five. At the beginning of his career, CJ gradually played a famous role in the Blazers, with excellent jump shooting ability, teamed up with Lillard to form a double gun, the team once reached the division finals, but it was only that, the double gun failed to go further for many years, and finally the Blazers chose to rebuild, CJ was traded to the Pelicans.
At that time, the Pelicans gave only blue-collar workers like Hart, as well as the remuneration of 1 first-round pick and 2 second-round picks, a player who averaged 20+ per game for 6 consecutive years, why was it worth this chip? During the regular season, it was said that the Pelicans made money trading, but after watching the playoffs, it is estimated that most fans still think that the chips given by the Pelicans are reasonable, and CJ averaged 24.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the regular season, shooting 49% from the field and 39% from three points.
In the playoffs, CJ averaged 22.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.8 blocks per game, shooting only 39% from the field, 22% from three-point range, completely without the standard of the jump shooter master in the regular season, in the face of high-intensity defense, he simply could not play the performance of a star, CJ is not even suitable for being a second boss, more suitable for a three boss.
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