What is 3D? I believe that fans who know the NBA know what he represents, "3" means three points, and "D" means Defeense in English, that is, defense. Now 3D has become the glory of the league, and it is regarded as a championship puzzle. In general, a championship puzzle refers to a forward player with 3D attributes. Nowadays, the league has a lot of players who are 3D players, and this season's more outstanding players are Bridges of the Suns, Otto Porter of the Warriors, and PJ Tucker of the Heat. They all made important contributions to their respective teams, making their respective teams a championship-level team!
If you want to talk about the league's veteran 3D players, it must be Clay and Danny Green. Clay is an important member of the "Splash Brothers" and the absolute hero of the Warriors' 5 years and 3 crowns, the author feels that without Clay, the value of Curry may be greatly weakened; Danny Green once became the most trusted point on popovich's outside line when he was with the Spurs, and later came to the Raptors, became a good helper around Leonard, and came to the Lakers to help James win the championship! League first 3D Clay, league second 3D Danny Green, almost a real hammer thing! Nearly 100 three-pointers, nearly 300 defensive, the Blazers are pitted, he is not a quality 3D anymore!
To say that the league's third 3D player, the author feels that no one is more suitable than Covington, once in the 76ers, became the most stable point around the emperor, three-point shooting rate reached 39%, lost draft Covington played in the 76ers to play a value. It's a great pity that due to Butler's trade, Covington came to the Timberwolves, such a team with little playoff hope, consumed Covington's talent! But even so, Covington is still a good-looking player, the kind that teams are scrambling to grab.
The 19-20 Rockets, in order to pursue the ultimate five small, sold Capela, introduced Covington, and once let 2m 01 Covington play center. Although this extreme five-small lineup failed and was swept by the Lakers gentlemen in the second round, the reason for the failure was not attributed to Covington, but to westbrook's playing style and the team lineup were incompatible. Later, the Rockets also began to rebuild, the Blazers in order to enhance the front defense, the introduction of Covington, and gave the Rockets a Riza, a No. 16 show Shin Kyung, and a 2022 first-round pick. Just like that, Covington came to the Trail Blazers. To be fair, do you think the Trail Blazers have lost? Obviously, Shen Jing is a pity!
Last season, Covington averaged 8.5+6.5+1.7+1.4+1.2 per game, shooting 38 percent from three-point range, and the Blazers made the playoffs thrilling. But the Blazers were eliminated in the first round last season and lost 2-4 to the Nuggets without Murray. Although Covington hit a 50% three-point shooting rate in the playoffs, Porter Jr., Monte Morris, Gordon and others all played at a level that exceeded the career average, and it can be said that Covington's value is not reflected in the two guns. This season in front of Than Lups, Covington seems to have found no north anymore!
Covington averaged only 7.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game this season, and his three-point shooting rate was only 35.9%, compared with last season, there is no small decline! Three-point shooting percentage ranks 91st in the league, just at the qualifying level; on the defensive end, Covington's 100-game defensive efficiency reached 112.3, ranking 291st in the league, almost at the bottom level. It was also because of Covington's poor defensive performance that Covington was once withdrawn from the starting lineup, replacing the 25th show Little in 19 years.
However, due to the recent Lillard abs problems with the Blazers, CJ's rib problems, Powell's safety protocol problems; Simmons Jr. came to the start, McLemore played the starter, and Covington was pushed to the team's starting No. 4 position. From the last 4 games, Covington has shown signs of recovery, shooting 13 of 25 from three-point range, averaging 14 points per game, and averaging 1.7 steals and 2 blocks on the defensive end. In terms of recent performance, Covington is a bit like The 76ers' Covington meant, with an average plus-minus of +3 per game, which is the level of 3D, but it is not far from high-quality 3D. Also because of Covington's excellent performance, the Nets suffered from the Blazers! I think the Blazers actually want covington at the nearest level, but it's clear that covington pit the Blazers last season. Perhaps, as the number of shots increases, Covington will gradually find the feeling of the game!