Halfway through the NBA regular season, teams are fighting for the final spot in the playoffs, and in the long season, there have been many shocking and moving game pictures, which are impressive. Today, together, we take stock of eight of the season's most stunning stars.
Eighth place: Van Jordan, who played the peak season
VanVleet's performance this season is absolutely eye-catching, this former missed draft, once won the championship with the Raptors in the 2018-19 season, but after that, Leonard and Lowry left one after another, which also restored the cold city of Toronto to its former loneliness, but VanVleet gradually played a price and became the raptors' new core guard.
In the new season, after Lowry left, VanVleet became the absolute point guard in the Raptors, and also let The vanVleet, who gradually played the price, shine again, in the middle of the season, Van Jordan played 30+ in succession, and once led the Raptors into the top eight in the East, which is absolutely incredible for a team without any All-Star level stars.
But VanVleet did. This season, VanVleet averaged 21.7 points and 7 assists per game, scoring and assisting are the first person in the team, which shows Van Jordan's strong personal ability, the reason why the Raptors still retain the competition for a playoff spot, part of the reason is also relying on VanVleet's super personal ability, so far this season, VanVleet's performance is absolutely perfect, and even expected to enter the All-Star game in February, which is an absolute counterattack model for Van Jordan who lost the draft.
Seventh place: All-around defender Garland
Garland played the strongest season of his career in the Cavaliers this season, which is also garland's highest season after being selected by the Cavaliers with the fifth pick in 2019, averaging 19.7 points and 8.2 assists per game, both of which are the first person on the team, and relying on all-round performance, helped the Cavaliers complete the reversal from last season's Eastern Conference bottom team to become the hottest top team in the East, as the Cavaliers' starting point guard, the Cavaliers have such a good performance, Garland is indispensable.
As a young defender, Garland played with momentum and passion, and will not venture, showing a good psychological quality, as a commander on the pitch, Garland is also extremely calm, both in scoring and organization have shown amazing talent, but this young defender is only 22 years old this year, with the deepening of the game, Garland will become more sophisticated and mature, the future is worth looking forward to.
Sixth place: Bench bandit Hiro
The Heat once again showed the strength of the dark horse team this season, from the beginning of the season, it was once eager to try, and then due to Butler's repeated injuries, it affected the Heat's record, and as Butler recovered, the Heat also set sail again, showing the amazing strength of the dark horse team, and reached the throne of the first place in the East in one fell swoop, which is also a height that has not been reached after the Heat's Big Three period.
The reason why the Heat have such amazing strength, in addition to the blessing of All-Star players such as Butler and Lowry, Hiro on the team bench is definitely a key person who cannot be ignored, the point guard who entered the league in 2019.
In this season, he once again showed amazing talent and super scoring ability, becoming the biggest surprise on the Heat bench, Hiro was able to average 20.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season, and the score was second only to Butler's 21.4 points, tending to the second scorer in the team, comprehensive and efficient is Hiro's biggest highlight this season.
Also the key to the Heat being able to easily win the first place in the East, during the Butler off-season, Hiro stepped forward many times to lead the team to stabilize the situation, waiting for Butler's return, the young Hiro has grown into a quasi-All-Star player, although the season is just over halfway, but Hiro's performance is enough to shock everyone, the best sixth person this season is not Giro, there is no suspense.
Fifth place: Aldridge, who returned to the field
Aldridge's career is absolutely inspiring, Aldridge as the league's top big forward, in the NBA for many years, has played for the Blazers, Spurs, in 2021 Aldridge for the heart of the championship dream, with the Spurs to buy out, the bottom salary to join the Big Three Nets.
In the Nets Aldridge once again played the peak of the state, and the cooperation with the Big Three is gradually getting better, but due to heart reasons, Aldridge suddenly announced his retirement, which made the league uproar, and at the same time made the Nets unexpected.
Aldridge's departure also made the Nets' interior line even weaker, not only the defensive end was useless, the attack of the inside line was also unusable, and finally the Nets also lost to the Bucks in the semifinals, ending the first season after the big three were combined.
In the new season, Aldridge, who still loves basketball, returned to the field after repeated tests, and renewed the frontier with the Nets again, and aldridge did not waste more than half a season without playing, but became more sophisticated and precise, 58% of the middle and long distance shooting, but also made Aldridge a middle distance god, even Durant sighed. In the new season, Aldridge averaged 22.9 minutes per game, scoring 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds, and the scoring efficiency is still efficient, which is also an important scoring point for the team after the Nets lack Irving.
From retirement to comeback, Aldridge has no sense of violation, and once again played the peak state, the mid-range is even more fascinating, becoming a nightmare for defensive players, Ade is definitely the savior of the Nets, and also the big player that the Nets rely on most.
Fourth place: Gorgeous turn of Bane
Everyone in the Grizzlies knows Morante's bravery, but Bane, as the Grizzlies' starting point guard, has played equally brightly this season. Bain was selected by the Celtics with the 30th pick in the first round of 2020 and traded to the Grizzlies, Bain is definitely a classic case of low-pick counterattack, this young player from height to arm span, is not outstanding, so Bane's draft pick is not high, but with his own continuous efforts, Bane continues to break through the limit, completed his redemption and transcendence.
With 17.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season, and scoring to a career high, the young man still has great potential and is constantly pushing the limits of his body to become Morant's best helper and let the league remember this low-ranking young man.
Third place: Poole, who reversed the reversal
Poole continues to improve his competitive status this season, and in the process of the Warriors' return to the top, Poole has made a huge contribution to the team, Poole has averaged 16.7 points, 3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game this season, scoring second only to Curry and Wiggins, the young guard who was in the low pick in 2019, has gradually risen around Curry, and even has an all-star level. Poole is still holding a rookie contract of more than 2 million this season, but in the offseason Poole definitely has a chance to get a super contract with an annual salary of more than 20 million, which is also what Poole got through hard work.
Poole step by step from the bench to the Warriors' brightest stage center, but also the Warriors after Green, another low-ranking counterattack All-Star player, as a scoring guard, Poole is also quite talented in offense, many times in Curry's sluggish hand, to save the team, become the team's biggest contributor to winning, Poole's performance this season is absolutely eye-catching, but also the Warriors can return to the super strong team can not ignore an important factor.
Second place: Murray, the team's triple-double king
Point guard Murray, who was selected by the Spurs in the first round of 2016, has been playing under Popovich for 5 years, and his growth is also amazing, and he is expected to become the next Leonard of the Spurs.
This is also the reason why the Spurs dare to let DeRozan go, after all, with DeRozan shrouded, Murray can not grow more quickly, after DeRozan left, Murray has become the core player of this team, but also Popovich focused on cultivating all-star level players.
This season, Murray averaged 19.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 9 assists per game, and Murray also won 8 triple-doubles this season, which is enough to prove Murray's versatility.
As a young player, Murray still has huge room for development, and the Spurs have formulated a good career plan for him, cleaning up all the stars that may affect Murray's growth, and can also better make Murray quickly improve and strive for the revival of the Spurs dynasty.
First place: Morant, who shocked the four seats
Morant is definitely the first person on this list, Morant, who entered the league in 2019, grew rapidly, as the eye show of the year, Morant lost to the league's once-in-a-century wizard Zion, but this season Zion has been plagued by injuries, and the league monster has not yet returned.
Morant continues to grow rapidly this season, whether it is scoring or leading the team, the young Morant has grown into a player at the MVP level, and Morant has a very big picture, his physical fitness is even more amazing, and the world's first waist is not a waste. Watching Morant play, it seems to see the combination of Rose and James, although he does not have such a strong physical quality as James, but Morant's skills in tossing and turning under the basket are no less than those of top stars.
As the Grizzlies star, Morant averaged 25.3 points, 6 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game this season, which is completely All-Star level stats and led the Grizzlies to the third place in the West.
A wave of 11 consecutive wins has made the Grizzlies famous, and Morant has also staged many amazing plays this season, with 4 consecutive 30+ records making Morant the first person in the history of the Grizzlies, and in this year's All-Star vote in Cleveland, Morant is second only to Curry in the guard.
Currently ranked second in the Western Guard, it is expected to join forces with Curry to become an All-Star starter, which will also be the first time in Morant's career, the young Grizzlies are growing at an alarming rate, and the future will definitely become the league's top superstar, and Morant's future can be expected.