There are many stories of small people counterattacking in the long history of the NBA, many star players are difficult to gain a foothold in this cruel competition, if it is more difficult to say that some small people on the edge, and today we are talking about this player, he successfully counterattacked, Xiao Feng feels that he is suitable for the model of small people counterattack. On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Thunder challenged the Blazers away, the Blazers who had just completed the transaction were obviously not in good shape, and they played listlessly against the young Thunder, especially the sudden muted fire in the fourth quarter of the game, which made the Blazers lose 93-96 to the Thunder. Dort scored 23 points, once again becoming a hero of the team's winning, and after the Thunder's three consecutive wins, Dort once again came into the public eye.
Originally famous for defending Harden in the playoffs, and now that he has secured the team's starting lineup, how did Dort get into position? Today Xiao Feng will come to discuss with you.
First of all, we must admit that Dolten's defense of Harden opened the way forward for his career, in the 2019-20 season, when Dort received a salary of $160,000, but in the Thunder and Rockets' seven-game battle, Dort became famous, not only limited Harden's offense, but also got the perfect data of 30 points and 4 rebounds, successfully creating a single-game scoring record in the playoffs in NBA history.
Obviously, with such an attribute bonus, the second season Dort entered the starting lineup, 2020-21 season, Dort averaged 14 points per game, played 52 games in one season, at this time we must talk about Doert's luck, when Paul successfully brought the Thunder into the playoffs, the Thunder in order to rebuild, all the veterans were traded out, which gave Dort more opportunities to show themselves.
Of course, a person's desire to succeed is not only as simple as luck, and Dort can grasp such opportunities to make management look at his ability. As a defender, he is in good physical condition, belonging to the kind of heavy defender, coupled with his excellent mobility, so that most of the players in his position are not inferior. Most importantly, Dort puts his positioning very clearly, as a newcomer, Dolt can reduce his own weight of holding the ball, do a good job of defense at the same time, and will not blindly choose to shoot, excellent defensive ability, do not occupy the ball, such an interesting person who does not like? In this way, Dort has more and more playing time.
This season, Dort has averaged 32.6 minutes per game, can get 16.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists, has long been firmly in the Thunder's starting lineup, the team has Alexander and other quasi-All-Star players, so that Dort can put more energy on the defensive end, the offensive end shooting rate of 40.5%, three-point shooting rate of 33.3%, and most importantly, Dolt has the potential to be born evil, although such a person is a player that everyone dislikes. But Xiao Feng feels that any team that wants to win the championship cannot do without such a person.
Of course, Dort is not without weaknesses, such as his shooting percentage is not too high, the stability is too poor, now Dort is only 22 years old, there is still a lot of room for growth, stable defense plus a positive attitude, so that his future is bright. After the end of next season, Dort's contract will expire, and there will be a team that will offer him a big contract, so there is nothing wrong with Dort as a model for small people to counterattack.
Now the Thunder are still in the stage of rot, Dort does not have much exposure, but over time, Dort will definitely have a bigger stage, and when the time comes to really shine, I am afraid it will exceed everyone's expectations. Well, today's topic is here, the above views are only Xiao Feng's personal views, please forgive me for the deficiencies.