Although James is the evergreen tree and the king of popularity in the league, but from the perspective of durant and Curry's double dominance this season, it is also an indisputable fact that the era of James ruling the league is going far step by step, and young talents like Alphabet Brother and Jokic have long become the strength that can compete with any top master, in addition, a large number of young talents are mushrooming like mushrooms, and we can't help but sigh that the league is changing so quickly. Today we will take stock of the fact that the active players who used to be called for wind and rain are now dispensable eight players.
Thomas Jr., the eighth in the eighth place and finally returning to the league
Peak stats: 28.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 46.3% shooting, 37.9% three-point shooting
Thomas Jr. is definitely the most inspirational model player in the NBA, and Thomas Jr., who was only 1.75 meters tall in the 2011 Draft, was selected by the Kings with the 30th pick in the second round, which means that in this draft, Thomas Jr. was the last player to be selected, such an unknown small role has played a world in the NBA.
Before coming to the Celtics, Thomas Jr. proved his strength and proved that he could fully establish himself in the NBA, and in the third season of his career, Thomas Jr. handed over 20.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the Kings, but the kings team that has been fishy all year round is not lacking in outstanding young people, because the Kings have high draft picks every year, so Thomas Jr., who has a natural defensive disadvantage, was still abandoned by the Kings.
After a brief one-season stay with the Suns, Thomas Jr. made his career shine through to the Celtics, where Thomas Jr. became a true All-Star, named to the All-Team, where mr. Key and the king of the finalees were credited.
Thomas Jr. can shine in the Celtics In addition to the outstanding scoring ability, the main reason is that the Celtics needed an arrow figure like Thomas Jr. that year, the second breakup of the Celtics in the 15-17 season was Bradley, 15.2 points and 16.3 points, respectively, in the case of the Celtics' rock-solid defense, Thomas Jr.'s super offensive ability is precious, so the shortcomings are hidden Thomas Jr. played the best performance of his career.
But Thomas Jr. refused the 4-year, $70 million contract offered to him by Angie, after which Thomas Jr. began a tragic wandering career, almost every year Thomas Jr. had to work hard to return to the NBA, this season because of the Lakers' nervous employment, Thomas Jr. got the opportunity again, got a ten-day short contract, but in the current state of Thomas Jr., it is still difficult to stay in the NBA, and Thomas Jr., who once had unlimited scenery, is now dispensable in the league.
Seventh, once defensive gatekeeper Ibaka
Peak stats: 15.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 53.6% shooting, 38.3% three-point shooting
In 2008, the 24th pick of the first round, Ibaka was selected by the Thunder, Ibaka basketball started relatively late, is a typical athletic ability of the rough guy, but the peak of Ibaka in addition to the athletic ability to the extreme, but also practiced a stable long-range shooting ability, so the peak of Ibaka is not only the Thunder's inner line of the defensive gate, but also a threatening space-type interior, and even the Thunder chose to leave Ibaka to assist Durant and Westbrook after weighing the pros and cons, rather than Harden.
At its peak, Ibaka was the defensive gate of the Thunder's inner line, not only had the ability to finish efficiently, but also had the ability to cover the sky, and was selected for the NBA's best defensive first team for three consecutive years, winning the honor of the block king twice in a row, but in the 2014 Western Conference Finals, Ibaka suffered an ankle sprain, and in the case of the team doctor announcing the season reimbursement, Ibaka forced a closed game, and finally the Thunder lost to the Spurs 2:4, and since then Ibaka has fallen to the altar.
Ibaka, who lost his athletic ability, has never been selected to the NBA's best defensive team since then, although the skinny camel is bigger than The Horse, Ibaka has made a great contribution to the Raptors' championship, but Ibaka is a rapid fall, this season Ibaka has only gained 15.1 minutes of playing time in the Clippers, averaging only 5.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, to know that this season's Clippers are employed, and Ibaka is only 32 years old, but Ibaka has become dispensable.
Griffin, in sixth place, fell sharply in form
Peak stats: 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 52.8% shooting, 27.3% three-point shooting
Griffin is the winner of the 2009 draft, the first season of his career due to injury reasons season reimbursement, but the second season Griffin began to call out, averaging 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game double-double data, at that time Griffin was really a word is a separate dunk, about the ability to dunk in the actual battle between people Griffin said second, no one dares to say first.
The combination of Griffin and Paul and Jordan Jr. was highly anticipated, but Griffin, dissatisfied with the distribution of the ball, chose to leave, and in the pistons' second season, Griffin averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, this year Griffin shot 46.3% from the field and 36.2% from three-point range, and Griffin transformed into an organizational big forward who could do the inside and out and scored 50+ points in the game against Embiid.
But it was in this year's playoffs that Griffin chose to play the closed needle without accepting defeat, and despite such selfless efforts, he could not stop the Pistons from being eliminated, although Griffin won the respect of everyone, and even when Griffin left the game, the fans shouted MVP, but then the flying Griffin completely fell into the mortal world.
Griffin was once abandoned by Nash this season, if it were not for the Nets' nervous staffing, Griffin estimated that he would not be able to get playing time, so far this season Griffin can only get 6.7 points and 5 rebounds per game, Griffin has obviously reached an indispensable situation, look back at the same year played Curry, Harden and DeRozan, do not know what griffin feels like at this moment.
Fifth place, Lying Earner John Wall
Peak stats: 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 2 steals, 45.1% shooting, 32.7% from three-point range
John Wall is the top pick in the 10-year draft, the speed of the wind is Wall's killer skill, can easily shake off the opponent to impact the basket, the important thing is that Wall's passing ability is the top existence of the league, so the Wall was highly anticipated.
Wall is also a player destroyed by injuries, 12-13 season Wall left knee stress fracture, 15 years playoffs Wall left wrist fracture, in December of the same year was found ankle bone spur, 16 years after the left knee tendon surgery, unexpectedly 1 year at home injured Wall accidentally slipped in the bathroom Achilles tendon fracture, in short, Wall is not plagued by injuries.
Wall has not been given a chance to play in the Rockets this season, and the fiery Wall has also fought for the opportunity to play from the Rockets management, but the Rockets management only allowed Wall to play the role of the team's point guard, which was also rejected by Wall, the Rockets made it clear that they were ready to trade Wall, and the Rockets' main task this season is to cultivate new people.
In fact, Wall's fuel tank still has a lot of oil, but the root of the problem is that Wall is carrying a huge contract of more than $90 million for two years, and Wall also has serious injury risks, which makes many teams that want Wall prohibitive.
Fourth place, Oladipo, who has repeatedly rejected big contracts
Peak stats: 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.4 steals, 47.7% shooting, 37.1% three-point shooting
Oladipo is the 13-year draft draft, it is not angry to say that the 13-year draft is the worst draft in the history of the NBA, Bennett has undoubtedly become the largest parallel cargo in history, Tanhua Otto Porter is now in the Warriors with a basic salary contract, it is also a water goods to explore the flowers, the list of Oladipo has become the last fig leaf of this draft conference.
Although he was abandoned during the Magic period because of his tepid performance, in Westbrook's side, Oladipo, as the second leader, handed over 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals, and the shooting rate was 44.2%, and the three-point shooting rate reached 36.7%, so the Thunder directly left Oladipo with a 4-year, 80 million US dollar contract.
However, the Thunder only used one year of Oladipo's use of the right, after which Oladipo came to the Pacers, played the best two games of his career in the Pacers, and in the first year of the Pacers, Oladipo handed over a brilliant stat of 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and led the Pacers to the playoffs.
This playoff trip is the highest moment of Oladipo's career, the first round of the playoffs Pacers vs Cavaliers game finally evolved into Oladipo vs James, the game played to grab the seven, the cavaliers only through James's 45 + 8 + 7 data to cross the threshold, and Oladipo also cut 30 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists of the super data, the entire series Oladipo averaged 22.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2.4 steals of the comprehensive data, it can be said that Oladipo became famous.
What happened next we all know, Oladipo was plagued by injuries, the Pacers only gave Oladipo a $70 million contract, Oladipo did not want to directly refuse, and finally Oladipo left the Pacers, after coming to the Rockets, Oladipo still had a chance to get a 2-year, $45 million contract, but Oladipo still chose to refuse, and now Oladipo is in the Heat with the veteran's base salary to find an opportunity to make a comeback, But it's clear that Oladipo today is dispensable for the Heat.
The third place, the former wolf king Kevin Loewoo
Peak stats: 26 points, 13.3 rebounds, 44.8 percent shooting, 37.2 percent three-point range
The only recognized wolf king in the world is Kevin Garnett, but after Garnett left the Timberwolves, there are also many leaders called wolf kings, and the real acceptance may be Kevin Luck.
Lefour was selected by the Grizzlies with the fifth pick in the first round of 2008, and was then traded to the Timberwolves, the rookie season got a double-double stat of nearly 10+10 per game, the second season Lefour's stats rose to 14 points and 11 rebounds, and in the third year, Lefour became the Timberwolves' ground wolf, the average data soared to 20.2 points and 15.2 rebounds, this year Lefu not only got the rebounding king, got the fastest improving player, but also cut a super data of 31 points and 31 rebounds in the game against the Knicks.
The next Love went further, 11-12 season, Love averaged 26 points and 13.3 rebounds per game of eye-catching data, with excellent performance Lefour in the best team selection of Nowitzki and Griffin, selected for the best team second team, this season in the forward position, Love is second only to James and Durant, showing how outstanding Love was at that time.
Later, for the championship Lefour joined the Cavaliers, and James, Irving formed a big three lineup, the Cavaliers also won the 15-16 season championship, Lefour won the championship as desired, but with the departure of Irving and James, Lefour's career also took a sharp turn, this season Lefu can only get a pitiful 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and now Lefour is only 33 years old, but the injury troubles have made Lefour lose his athletic ability that is not outstanding, and now he only plays the role of a fixed pitcher in the Cavaliers.
Leaving the Cavaliers may be the best option for the current Love, but will Love be willing to give up nearly $30 million in salary next season? At this time, Lefour wanted to assist James, at most accepting the role of the basic salary.
Second, the struggling Cousins
Peak stats: 27.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks, 45.2% shooting percentage, 35.6% three-point shooting
The quality centers in the active league are Jokic, Embiid and Downs, who have a common feature, that is, they can be inside and out, attacking and defending, especially Jokic's offensive achievements are few in the league, but before these players, Cousins is the most comprehensive in the league, and he is also a good big man who mastered all the techniques before the trend.
In recent years, the league's requirements for big players have been very harsh, not only to have the top basket finishing ability, the ability to cover the sky, but also to have a stable, threatening projection ability to open up space, only with these three points, you are eligible to enter the discussion of the league's top center, but before the popularity of small ball, Cousins was already such a comprehensive big man.
Cousins averaged 27.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks at the peak of the game, and people at the time evaluated Cousins as both fresh on the inside and three-point shots on the outside, and Cousins's passing ability was equally outstanding, and Cousins averaged 5.4 assists per game at the peak, which was even stronger than the released point guard.
It is such a highly anticipated dominance center who suffered a serious injury after the transfer of the Pelicans, and since then Cousins has lost his athletic ability and has also begun a wandering career, this season Cousins averaged 16.9 minutes per game with the Bucks, although there was also a brilliant performance of 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game, but the presence of data of 8.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game is very low, and Cousins' offensive efficiency is not good, shooting 42.9%, The three-point shooting percentage is only 21.2%.
This season the Bucks have a large area of injury troubles, the big three have missed part of the game due to injury, the unusable Bucks have given Cousins a lot of opportunities, but as the season deepens, Cousins's chances will certainly not be too much, only 31-year-old Cousins, although he has been insisting, hope to be able to rejuvenate the second spring, but the fact is that Cousins is difficult to come back, Cousins is already a dispensable role player.
Number one, the youngest MVP in history, Derrick Rose
Peak stats: 25 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 44.5% shooting, 33.2% from three-point range
Rose was the first draft talent in 2008, averaging 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in the first season of his career, winning the best rookie in one fell swoop, and in the second season of his career Rose averaged 20.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game, bringing the Bulls into the playoffs for two consecutive years, and this season Rose was also selected for the All-Star Game.
In the 10-11 season, Rose achieved a big explosion, averaging 25 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, leading the Bulls to a record of 62 wins and 20 losses in the league, with excellent performance Rose defeated James to be elected the MVP of the regular season, Rose also became the youngest MVP in NBA history, the high hopes of Rose is considered to be the bulls' hope for the rise of the Bulls in the Jordan era after the Bulls, fans believe that Rose will definitely lead the Bulls to rise again.
Just thought that Rose will shine, when dominating the league, injuries met unexpectedly, 12 seasons of playoffs, the Bulls in the case of a big lead, Thibodeau still left Rose on the court, and eventually led to Rose's knee cruciate ligament tear, season reimbursement, 13-14 season just when people thought Rose would return, Rose again suffered a serious injury to the meniscus tear in his right knee, thus missing 72 games, 14-15 season Rose also suffered ankle sprains, knee soreness and other injuries, And again suffered a serious injury with a torn meniscus in his knee.
Since Rose got the MVP, God is like a joke with Rose, let Rose suffer from frequent injuries, and finally the wind city Rose helplessly fell, although Rose has been in the league so far, but Rose has never been the absolute core of the team, but Rose has never given up the idea of playing, but constantly self-breakthrough.
In the 17-18 season Rose played for the Cavaliers, Jazz and Timberwolves, but after the 18-19 season Rose began to bloom himself in an alternative way, and rose's three-point shooting rate in the 18-19 season shot a career-high 37%, we all know that Rose is not a player who is known for shooting, but Rose has trained a stable long-range shooting ability, from the 18-19 season to the present Rose's three-point shooting rate has never been less than 30%, Rose's three-point shooting rate has even exceeded the 40% mark in the past two seasons, and developing a stable mid- and long-range shooting ability is fundamental to Rose's ability to stand in the league after a major injury.
But in any case, Rose is no longer the peak of the Rose, Rose although there are many fuel tanks, but in the team is playing the role of spiritual leader, when Curry broke the historical three-point shooting record in Madison Garden Square, Rose silently applauded the scene on the sidelines, if it is not injury, at this moment Rose may be as admired as Curry and Durant, but life is not if, Rose failed to reach his peak is not only his own regret, It is also a great regret for fans and friends.