On such a big stage as the NBA, there is competition all the time, and it can even be said that there is no chance of making mistakes, unless you are a superstar, otherwise, it is too difficult to get a foothold in the NBA, I don't know how many players regret their contracts, there are also countless players, because their confidence in themselves is always waiting for an opportunity to prove themselves, today we will talk about Blazers young man Anfenni Simmons.
Simmons is a two-time point guard player signed by the Blazers in the first round of 24 in 2018, combined with Portland's consistent style, he did not get too many opportunities in the Blazers, after three seasons, Simmons did not perform too well, the last two seasons have maintained a score between 7-8 points, originally such data is enough for him to seek a stable job in the league, but he did not agree to the Blazers' early extension, and finally chose to continue to work hard for a year, at the time of the contract year, Push yourself again.
In the end, the opportunity came, with Lillard and McCollum injured in succession, finally ushered in a chance earlier this month, facing the Hawks led by Trae Young, Simmons finally seized the opportunity, after leading the team to win, his score was fixed at 43 points, becoming the youngest Mr. 40+ in the history of the Blazers. Thankfully, Simmons' highlight moments were not short-lived, including 20 points against the Heat in a single quarter, seven three-pointers against the Kings, and even against durant and Irving's Nets, who averaged 26.1 points and 8.0 assists per game in recent games, shooting 50% from the field and 42.6% from three-point range, which made Portland fans temporarily forget the regret of losing Lillard.
The most surprising thing is not only his offense, Simmons's organizational ability is also worth affirming, what is the level of 8 assists per game in recent games? To know that there are only six people in front of him in the whole league, basically leaders, excellent passing vision coupled with sharp offense, so that Simmons has been firmly seated in the Blazers starting lineup, when Lillard can not move the Blazers, Simmons stood up, so that the Blazers won five of the past seven games, have to admit, if he can continue to maintain, the big contract is absolutely stable, this game finally Simmons still won. In fact, Xiao Feng feels that Simmons' success can be said to combine the time and place, the injury of the double gun is only a prerequisite, and the reduction of the proportion of the ball held by the double gun is also indispensable, which gives Simmons the opportunity to slowly improve the playing time.
Of course, with the growth of Simmons, the Blazers' already crowded guard line is even worse, Lillard's return date is undecided, McCollum is alone, I have to admit that the Blazers are not too competitive this season, but Simmons' growth is probably another lottery ticket they scratched. Instead of holding on to Lillard or McCollum's top salary contract, it is better to take the initiative to give young people more opportunities, if the Blazers are still unable to renew Simmons, there will definitely be a large number of teams to grab people next season, and at that time, the Blazers will really be more than worth the loss. Therefore, in Xiao Feng's view, the pioneers still have the opportunity to rise again, and the two guns are casually traded out in exchange for future assets, even if it is to buy an insurance for their future, which is the most secure approach.
Simmons's approach is very undesirable, such an opportunity is simply rare, not everyone has such good luck, winning at the moment is actually the biggest guarantee, fortunately, Simmons won this bet, but the risk he took is really unbearable for ordinary people. Of course, this is also a kind of confidence in people's own strength, but there are many confident people, and how many people have succeeded? The regular season continues, the legend that belongs to Simmons is not over, let's look forward to the future of this youngster.
Today's topic is here, the above views are only Xiao Feng's personal views, please forgive me for the deficiencies.