Today's league can be called the top players at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Leonard is the first, he is like the protagonist in the novel, every year to fight monsters and upgrade, gradually improve all kinds of offensive and defensive skills, as of the 2021 season, Leonard has won 2 championships, 2 FMVP, 2 best defensive players, 5 best teams and 7 best defensive teams, undoubtedly a rare presence in the 2011 draft, and he was only selected with the 15th pick in the 2011 draft. So who were the players before him? What have been achieved?
Marcus Morris is an efficient scorer who can play in the 3/4 position, inside and out, has good skills in both high and low positions, can easily complete the up-and-down jump shot, has excellent scoring ability under the basket, Marcus Morris can average 12.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his career, and marcus Morris scored 36 points in the Pistons' game against the Timberwolves on February 4, 2017, which was also a career high.
Entering the NBA through the draft in 2011, playing for the Suns, Wizards, Thunder, Pistons, Lakers and Heat, Markieff Morris is a strong forward with excellent offensive and defensive skills, three-point long-range shooting is also above the standard, averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in his career, winning the NBA championship with the Lakers in the 2019-20 season, with a career high of 35 points.
Selected by the Jazz with the 12th pick in the first round, Alec Burks played for the Jazz, Cavaliers, Kings, Warriors, and Knicks, and is a highly explosive point guard, a soft-knuckle chaotic master, with outstanding body shape and sharp breakthroughs, contributing an average of 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his career, and averaging a career-high 16.1 points plus 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in the 19-20 season, a career high of 34 points, and now plays for the Knicks.
Selected by the Warriors with the 11th pick in the first round, Klay Thompson was the top pick in the 2011 draft, playing for the Warriors in his career, with top three-point ability, top-not-of-the-ball ability, defensive end with both arm span and movement, and ability to keep an eye on the guard. Thompson's scoring explosion is extremely explosive, scoring 37 points in the single quarter in 2015 to break the NBA single-quarter scoring record, and 14 three-pointers in a single game in 2018 to break the NBA single-game three-point record.
Klay Thompson is one of the core players of the Warriors' five-year triple crown, winning the championship three times in his career, being selected to the Best Team twice, being named to the All-Star Team five times, and being named to the Best Defensive Second Team once, averaging 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the regular season, shooting 45.9% from the field and shooting 41.9% from three-point range.
The 10th pick in the first round was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks, who played for the Kings, Bulls, Pelicans, Spurs, Knicks and Suns, belonging to the two-legged guard with accurate shooting, able to develop offensive opportunities on his own; good possession but not good at organization, 8 years of NBA career played in 241 games, averaging 6.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, joined the CBA in 2016, won the foreign MVP in the CBA League, scoring king and other honors.
The 9th pick in the first round was selected by the Bobcats, who was once the lynch star of the Bobcats, the Lynx team's all-time scoring champion, with a fairly comprehensive ability on the offensive end, holding the ball to break through with both speed and strength, shooting from the periphery is quite accurate, and the scoring ability at key moments is not bad. He has been named to the All-Star Team four times in his career, 1 time in the Best Team, and averaged 19.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in the regular season, and once scored a career-high of 60 in a single game in the 2018 season, setting a new career single-game scoring record and a personal single-game scoring record in team history. He currently plays for the Knicks.
He entered the NBA through the draft in 2011 and played for the Pistons, Bucks, Suns, Rockets and Cavaliers, and was named to the first team of the all-rookie team in his rookie season. Knight was once the best background emperor in the league, such as being shaken down by Irving in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, such as being killed by Jordan Jr. in the game against the Clippers, he is a very hard-working player in the league, has a high basketball IQ, playing focused on playing, but unfortunately injuries affected his career play, averaging 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and a career high of 38 points.
Entered the NBA through the draft in 2011, successively played for the Bobcats/Hornets, Raptors and Magic and other teams, 6 feet 9 tall than Yongbo, but with a horror arm span of 7 feet 7, so that he can interfere with almost every shot under the basket, playing with great passion, rebounding ability is very good, but lack of offensive skills, career average of 5.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, on March 18, 2016, Yongbo scored 16 points and 25 rebounds, setting a new career single-game scoring and rebounding record.
Selected by the Wizards with the 6th pick in the first round, he has the physical qualities of top white players, but lacks the strength and confrontation ability, playing for the Nuggets and wizards successively, playing in 162 games, contributing 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds, and has long since faded out of the NBA league.
Selected by the Raptors with the 5th pick in the first round, he belongs to the low center with excellent mobility, can end the offense and create fouls, rebounds well, is a qualified starting center, has played for the Raptors, Grizzlies and Pelicans, and was selected to the second team of the best rookie team in the rookie season, averaging 12.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in his career, and has cut double 20+ data many times.
Selected by the Cavaliers with the 4th pick in the first round, he is a defensive player with a good physical advantage and excellent athleticism. The game is full of energy, the blocking ability is first-class, and he is good at fighting for offensive rebounds. With 9.3 points and 8.7 rebounds in his career, Tristan Thompson won the NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2015-16.
In 2011, he entered the NBA through the draft, and successively played for the Timberwolves, Kings, Knicks, Heat and Cavaliers, and was selected to the second team of the best rookie team in the rookie season, known as a double energy forward who can play inside and outside, but the height of the big forward is insufficient, and the small forward looks bulky; the athletic ability is not top-notch, the shooting is very poor, the defense is average, and the rebounding is bad. He averaged 8.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in his career, but as a former top-notch show, he has long faded out of the NBA league.
2011 Zhuangyuan show, amazing talent, gorgeous style, with top ball control technology and super scoring ability, left and right hands can break through, three-point ability is also the league's first-class level, career 7 times selected for the All-Star Team, 3 times the best team, 1 championship, 1 time AMVP, 1 best rookie, contributed an average of 22.8 points, 5.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds in the regular season, represented the United States in the Men's Basketball World Cup in 2014, won the championship with the team and was elected MVP. In the 2021-2022 season, Irving has not yet played due to refusal to be vaccinated, which has also caused great controversy on the Internet.