Here's the thing, yesterday in the regular season, the Suns won 134-124 at home to the Timberwolves, ushering in a nine-game winning streak, and the Suns' double-gun performance in the backcourt was still outstanding:
Paul shot 5-of-9 and 4-of-5 from three-point range to finish with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, his second triple-double of the season
Booker shot 10-of-26, 4-of-10 three-pointers, and scored 29 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, a team-high score
Paul and Booker have been the engines of the Suns throughout the season, but in this game, the other Suns players have also performed well:
— Bridges, 6-of-9, had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
Cameron Johnson, 8 of 13, had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
—Samet, 5-of-10, had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
And what has to be said, the Suns' starting center in this game is 6 of 9 shots than Yongbo, with 14 points and 12 rebounds, plus-minus +12 on the field, the second highest on the team. Counting this game, Biyombo has won four double-doubles in his last six games:
— Against the Spurs, 17 points and 14 rebounds
— Against the Pacers, 21 points and 13 rebounds
— Against the Jazz, 16 points and 13 rebounds
— Against the Timberwolves, 14 points and 12 rebounds
Since joining the Suns, Biyongbo has played a total of 11 games for the Suns, averaging 11.2 points, 7.8 baskets and 1.2 blocks per game, shooting 66.7% from the field and 66.1% from the field.
In 2018-19, he averaged 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, shooting 57.1% from the field and 60.2% from the field.
In the 2019-20 season, he averaged 7.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, shooting 54.3% from the field and 57.0% from the field.
In the 2020-21 season, he averaged 5.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, shooting 58.7% from the field and 57.4% from the field.
You can see that after joining the Suns, Biyongbo's performance has been very different, and all this is obviously related to Paul's existence - in the 11 games that Biyongbo played for the Suns, he received a total of 163 passes, 68 of which were passed by Paul, and in addition, Biyombo created a total of 41 assists for his teammates by eating cakes, 18 of which were sent by Paul, which can really be said to be vomiting.
Before meeting Paul, Biyombo was considered a high-paid and low-ability player, and in the 2016 playoffs, he earned a four-year, 72 million contract with a single game of 26 rebounds against the Cavaliers, but during this contract, Biyombo never proved his ability, but instead played worse and worse.
Until this season, After Billyon signed a short contract with the Suns to prove that he could adapt, the Suns quickly signed him until the end of the season.
Then hear what his teammates have to say about Biyombo:
— Bridges: It's like I've been playing here for a long time, he knows what he has to do, and he quickly integrated into the Suns team culture
Paul (on The Renewal of Biyongbo's Contract): Biyongbo is very professional and he fits the Suns team culture perfectly
Paul (talking about blocking and dismantling with Biyombo): The key is the details, setting up cover, blocking and dismantling down, I promise to feed the ball to you, I promise
Although he has only played 11 games with the Suns, Biyombo behaves as if he has been with the Suns for two seasons, and he also said in an interview: "For us big men, this system of the Suns is simply perfect. ”
Playing so well than Yongbo is obviously a good thing for the Suns, but not necessarily for Ayton, combined with the data of Biyombo, McGee, and Ayton, you will know why:
—Ayton, 20.2 points, 12.7 rebounds per 36 minutes, 21.4 percent of the ball and 65.6 percent of true shooting.
McGee, 22.2 points, 15.7 rebounds per 36 minutes, 22.4% of the ball and 66.7% of the true shooting rate
—Bi Yongbo, 17.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per 36 minutes, 17.4% of the ball and 66.1% of the true shooting rate
If it's just McGee's outburst, Biyombo's outburst once again shows that the Suns' system is really suitable for big men, especially the center who eats cakes.
Of course, Ayton's defense is better than McGee and Yongbo, and he also has a certain degree of autonomous offensive ability, but in this context, it may be a little difficult for Ayton to prove that he is a top-paid player, especially combined with the attitude of the Suns in last year's offseason, unless he can break out again in this year's playoffs, the five-year maximum salary is basically gone.