The NBA officially announced the East-West Best Player last week, with Paul George and Jarrett Allen being elected separately.
Paul George averaged 26.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals last week, leading the Clippers to a 4-0 record, and the Clippers are currently seventh in the West with 5 wins and 4 losses.
For Paul George, it is like bringing his own core aura, always thinking that he is a second boss, but playing, every time he can always become the boss of the team.
In 2010, Paul George was selected by the Pacers, and the Pacers at the time, the core of the team was Danny Granger, and paul George's positioning was that of an outside defender. In the NBA at the time, an outside defender was very popular, and if the defender still had a little three-point ability, it would be even better.
At that time, D players did not worry about contracts, such as Tony Allen, and 3D players suffered all kinds of robberies, such as Sean Battier.
In the rookie season, Paul George can only be counted as a D player, relying on his own hard work and efforts, slowly sitting in the starting position, averaging 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal per game, and the offensive end is decent, averaging 2.9 goals per game, 2.1 from assists, and the three-point shooting rate is only 29.7%.
In the second season, the Pacers' roster tended to stabilize, hill, George, Granger, West, Hibbert, Collison made up the team's six main players, Paul George in a stable playing time can contribute 12.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals, three-point shooting rate increased to 38.5%.
That season's George, the main contribution is still on the defensive end, whether it is against Wade or against Kobe, George has a good performance.
In the 12-13 season, George was pushed to the position of team boss due to Granger's injury, and that season he averaged 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named the most improved player and was named an All-Star bench. But in fact, George's average number of shots per game is only 14.9, even if he is pushed into the core position of the team, George is still stingy with his shots, because his efficiency is not high, and the shooting rate is only 41.9%.
George was named an All-Star that season, partly because the East was indeed weak overall, and partly as a reward for the Pacers' record.
That season, the Pacers fought the Heat in the East Finals to grab the seven, Paul George against James, against Wade, dunk Birdman Anderson, that is, that round of the series, let the fans remember George at once, of course, the Pacers can face the Heat, in addition to George's performance, Hibbert's deterrence on the inside is more important.
So that season, George was growing fast, but he was still only a failed core.
George's growth gave the Pacers the option to abandon Granger. The move became the root cause of the Pacers' downfall. At that time, George was not ready to become the boss, Granger was still the spiritual leader of the Pacers, and after Granger left, George also publicly complained about the operation of the team.
George's shots increased to 17 that season, but his shooting percentage was still just 42 percent. The Eastern Conference Finals were again met with the Heat, this time the Pacers only held out 6 games, george's performance was better, but Hibbert's slump left the Pacers without much resistance in front of the Heat.
George was injured in the 14-15 season, the Pacers were eliminated 3-4 in the first round of the 15-16 season, and in the final moments of the first game of the 16-17 season, the Pacers had a chance to kill, CJ Miles ignored George's demand and directly missed the shot, and the Pacers suffered a black opening and were subsequently swept out by the Cavaliers 4-0. George publicly blamed Miles, believing he was the boss of the team and that the ball should have to pass over his hands first.
At that time, George finally adapted to the role of the boss, but also understood that the boss was really difficult.
In the summer of 2017, George and Anthony joined the Thunder. In Wei Shao's side, George finally does not have to be the boss, Wei Shao is the existence of an average of three doubles per game, the ball is basically in his hands, George is a defensive starter after all, and can adapt; Anthony is difficult to adapt, at the end of a season, Anthony left, the Thunder's big three, ended in failure.
In the 18-19 season, no one expected that the Thunder, who lost Anthony, played stronger than last season. No one expected that the only double-one in George's career came from the Thunder period.
That season, George averaged 21 shots per game, more than West, and once occupied the top of the MVP list, averaging 28 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and scoring, rebounding, assisting and stealing were career highs. George would have been better off if it hadn't been for the injury at the end of the season, but in the end George also ranked third in the MVP.
It only took George one season to become the boss of the Thunder again.
At the end of the season, the pick-up of thunder fans made George very moved! However, suddenly, it was news that George had been traded to the Clippers, and George, who had agreed with Leonard, made a trade request, and the Thunder, knowing that they could not keep George, chose to complete it.
At the Clippers, although the combination of Leonard and George did not produce a good chemistry, george played a highly efficient performance back to the position of familiar second boss, and in the three seasons of the Clippers, George's shooting percentage was the highest, second highest and fourth highest in his career.
But the low-key shot choice, the downturn at key moments, once became the back cooker of the Clippers' failure.
Until Leonard's injury in the playoffs last season, George was pushed into the boss position again. In the case of Leonard's injury, George led the Clippers to win 2 consecutive games, defeated the Jazz to enter the Western Conference Finals, setting a record for team history, but unfortunately in the Western Conference Finals, George missed two free throws in the second game, and finally the Clippers lost 2-4 to the Suns, regrettably out.
But George proved himself with the last 8 games, still the omnipotent General Joe, if you can, you can also call him Jordan!
This season, George is still single-handedly leading the team, and after a slump at the beginning of the season, George led the team to four consecutive wins and is currently ranked 7th in the West.
I just don't know how George will adjust after Leonard's comeback.