About a month ago, I thought Van Jordan might be the fourth in history to miss an All-Star draft. A month later, Van Jordan successfully entered the Eastern Conference All-Star bench, creating his own history of losing the draft and himself.
Regarding the story of Van Jordan, I believe that there is no need to repeat it in the past. He could have been selected in the second round, but he chose to give up and start his career as a lost draft.
After the Raptors beat the last man from the bench to lowry's bench, then gave birth to a baby in the 2019 playoffs, took a championship, and signed a big contract. After Lowry left, Van Jordan began to truly usher in his piece of the world.
In the 2019 championship season, although Van Jordan was a blockbuster, he was actually the fourth and fifth person on the team. He's just an X factor in the team, able to disrupt the opponent's defensive arrangement with sharp breakouts and three-pointers.
But then, with the departure of Lowry and Xiaoka, and the indisputable anger of Xiaoka's successor Siakam, VanVleet became the big boss of the team, no longer the insignificant draft.
In the fourth game of the new season, Van Jordan delivered a career-high 17 assists, as well as a career-high 8 turnovers. He had never had such control of the ball before and had never delivered more than 14 assists.
Last season, Van Jordan ranked third in the league in playing time, and the Raptors have relied heavily on him to guide the offense on the court. He's been the league's most playing player this season, and Nash is hungry.
Last season, the Raptors ended dismally with 27 wins and 45 losses, and so far this season, the Raptors are sixth in the East with 29 wins and 23 losses, and returning to the playoffs does not seem to be difficult, which is the first season that Van Jordan has led alone.
So far this season, Van Jordan has averaged 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, shooting 40% from three-point range, all of which have set career highs. Unlike in the past, this time he was firmly selected as an All-Star and was not again slighted.
Van Jordan's playing is far less passionate than his inspirational story, his height of 1 meter 85 is certainly not likely to have any earth-shattering buckles, and his low-key and down-to-earth playing style also makes him rarely have the "three-ball" type of passing.
If you look at his game highlights, they are basically the most basic basketball moves. It's just that his passing will be more accurate, his three-pointers will be more stable, and his defense will be more fierce. These moves will not put him on the top ten goals, but they will give the team a victory.
So if you don't usually pay much attention to Van Jordan, you may be surprised how he suddenly became an All-Star. But if you've seen a few of Van Jordan's masterpieces, you'll think he definitely deserves this All-Star.
Fast forward to 1999, when a grown man named Frederick Manning was shot in a drug dealing dispute, five-year-old VanVleet lost his father forever. From that point on, VanVleet understood that he had only one way forward.
He was the best player in four years of college, and he didn't lose his confidence when he became the Raptors' fourth point guard. Every losing draft is hard, but not every loser has the confidence of Van Jordan.
When he stood on the Stage in the Finals against Curry, he said: "I shouldn't have been here, so I didn't have a burden, I played every game as the last, fearlessly. ”
When Van Jordan made it to the All-Star, Raptors coach Nas, who was mutually successful with him, said, "It's an incredible story that continues to get better. ”