Today, the Lone Ranger easily beat the Pacers at home 132:105, and the Lone Ranger has been in hot form in recent times. Defensive efficiency was extremely high, but the lone ranger 2 in this game Porzingis was injured. Since being traded to the Lone Ranger on February 1, 2019, Porzingis has played a total of 134 games in three years with very low attendance. Doncic and Cuban saw Porzingis's low attendance and estimated that they wanted to cry without tears.
Porzingis was a genius, and entering the NBA he quickly gained a foothold in the Knicks. New York fans are very picky, and Porzingis, a European player, can gain favor with people, which shows his talent. Porzingis averaged close to 23+7 per game in his Knicks' third season, and averaged the number of blocks per game in the top 2 in the league. But because of injury, Porzingis could only stop moving forward, and the Knicks later made a deal with the Lone Rangers. Porzingis came to the Lone Ranger and formed a European binary pair with Doncic. The two were indeed superior in health, but Porzingis was always on and off because of injuries, which was in stark contrast to Doncic.
In this game, Porzingis left the court after only 11 minutes of playing because of a sore right knee. Injuries not only give the Lone Ranger a headache, I'm afraid Porzingis is also a headache. When Porzingis played well several times, injuries always stopped him. This season Porzingis has averaged more than 19 points per game and shot 45.1 percent from the field. Defensively, Porzingis has still delivered 1.7 blocks this season, with only eight players in the league taller than him. Porzingis' defensive performance has indeed improved by one level after his return, and Porzingis has changed from a center last season to a big forward this season, and can do what he is good at defensively, rather than fighting with his opponent for rebounds under the basket.
However, Porzingis's injury at this time is equivalent to pouring cold water on the team. Next, doncic will lead the team alone. Porzingis's consecutive injuries have given the Lone Ranger management a wake-up call, is there any value in Porzingis in the future?
There are many indicators that evaluate a star's strength, such as data or honors. But a star who wants to prove he has to play first. Porzingis has a crispy physique and has been injured more than once in his career. So far in his career, Porzingis has made his highest number of appearances in a single season in his rookie season, when he played 72 games. Porzingis's attendance then deteriorated and became lower and lower. The average attendance in the last three seasons has been just 40, and no of Doncic's previous three seasons has had fewer than 60 appearances.
The Lone Ranger's goal was to rush to the championship, and while Doncic was still young and the team still had salary space, they wanted to make a big deal. But Porzingis' injury could lead to the failure of many plans, and the Lone Ranger needs to think steadily, and there is no doubt that Porzingis is a talented star. But geniuses have to prove themselves on the floor, they have to stay healthy, and if they watch from the sidelines because of injuries, it is undoubtedly a huge blow to themselves and the team. Hopefully, Porzingis will return to the pitch as soon as possible. Dear readers, how do you rate Porzingis' attendance? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.