Philadelphia officially announced today that team guard James Harden will miss this weekend's All-Star game and continue to recover from a left hamstring injury.
As a result, Harden's pre-All-Star comeback is unlikely. In fact, Philadelphia today posted videos and photos of Harden training, but Harden only carried out simple footsteps and shooting training.
For Philadelphia, such caution is understandable. After all, the things that come at a high price still have to be raised more, and as for the matter of playing, there is an All-Star rest period in the middle, and it is impossible to delay a few games.
After Harden was injured, it was natural for someone to make up for the All-Star. The NBA officially announced today that Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will replace Harden and enter James in the All-Star Game, which is also the first time that Allen has been selected as an All-Star in his career.
For the knight, it had been a long time since such a faceted thing had happened. Jarrett Allen and Garland became the first Cavaliers players to be named an All-Star since James and Love in 2018. Coupled with this season's newcomer Wang Dahe Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers as the host can be said to be very lively.
If according to the host's algorithm, the last time the All-Star hosts had 2 people selected, it was in 2016 that DeRozan and Lowry represented the host Raptors in the selection.
It is worth mentioning that in this All-Star Game, Garland and Allen will be in the James team. Therefore, old Zhan has clearly touched the "human feelings" in the NBA from the time of selection, and has left Garland to Harden to Adu, but Adu has not chosen.
Allen's selection as a lost pearl in the All-Star can be said to be well-deserved, after all, he has become the leader in the league since he came to the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers' record this season is also a blockbuster, and Aaron has no reason not to be selected.
So far this season, Allen has averaged 16.2 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 66.5 percent from the field.
At the same time, he often played very exaggerated statistics, such as the recent game against the Hornets, Allen had 29 points and 22 rebounds on 12-of-20 shooting, becoming the first Cavaliers player since 1984 to score 25 points and 20 rebounds in a single game and shoot 60% from the field, the last being Cliff Robinson.
In the 2017 draft, the Nets selected Allen with the first round of the No. 22 pick. At that time, the Nets were in the early stages of reconstruction, and the previous generation of Nets Big Three had seriously injured them.
So Aaron in the rookie stage has a lot of opportunities, averaging 20 minutes of playing time per game, 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, coupled with his explosive head, how to look at it, he may only be a blue-collar interior in the future.
In fact, Allen comes from a basketball family, and his father Leonard is from San Diego State University, who participated in the 1985 draft and was selected by the Lone Ranger with the 50th pick in the 3rd round (there were 7 rounds in the draft that year). However, Leonard did not play in the NBA, but went to the Spanish league to pan for gold.
Aaron's older brother Leonard Jr. was also a member of the men's basketball team when he was at Baylor University, and he was 2.13 meters tall and known for his defense.
Aaron, like his brother, was known for his defense, so Allen entered the league, got a chance in his second game of the season against the Magic, and at the age of 19 years and 182 days, became the Nets' second youngest player since joining the NBA in 1976, the second youngest player on the team when they made their debut, behind Houworth (19 years and 104 days).
Since then, Allen has gradually sat on the Nets' starting lineup and stepped forward one step a year. Until the arrival of Durant and Irving. The arrival of Durant and Owen also brought their good friend Jordan Jr.
Brother basketball, young people naturally want to accommodate veterans. Jordan Jr., in his first season with the Nets, complained that he wasn't here to make a substitute for Allen. But Nets coach Kenny Atkins insisted on reusing Allen.
But as Atkins lost his position, Jordan Jr. was put on the lead. The growth of a group of young people such as Aaron is no longer the focus, and making the superstar comfortable is the core.
Therefore, after the expiration of the rookie contract, Allen faced contract problems, and when the outside world hyped "no one hundred million can not stay with Arun", Arun also changed from "non-selling" to an important chip in The Harden transaction.
Eventually, Aaron and Le Ver boarded planes to the Knights and Pacers, respectively. But the fate of life is so interesting, the two are now reunited in the Knight.
Leaving the Nets, Aaron's farewell letter read: "I don't blame the Nets, thank you, Brooklyn!" ”
Now it seems that this thank you comes from the heart. After all, after Allen came to the Cavaliers, he had a lot of playing time, and the team also regarded him as one of the core of the team. So in 2021, Allen and the Cavaliers signed 100 million for 5 years, which can be said to be a rich and comfortable life.
Coupled with the fact that the Cavaliers have posed a "three-high combination" this season, the Cavaliers have jumped from a fish belly to the third team in the East. Supposedly, the Cavaliers have Markkanen, Mobley, Lefour and other interior lines should occupy each other's space, but the effect is surprisingly harmonious.
With a 2.08-meter-tall arm span and a standing height of 2.80 meters, Aaron is at the heart of his, so his stats are not so explosive, but his rim-guarding performance and rebounding ability have reached the top of the league.
This season, Allen's points per game, rebounds, total shooting percentage, efficiency, true shooting percentage and winning contribution per 48 minutes have set career highs. Coupled with the Cavaliers' record, Allen naturally became an All-Star.
It is worth mentioning that the Cavaliers and the team reporter said that Allen was very disappointed after losing the All-Star and has been suppressing his emotions, even to the point of not answering the phone. But when Harden retired from injury, he made it to an All-Star.
It can be said that several of Allen's life nodes are related to Harden. Harden came to the Nets, and Allen became the cornerstone of the team in the Cavaliers; Harden left the Nets, and Allen became an All-Star.
Harden came and went, and Allen went from Mr. Billion dollar to an All-Star.
Past reading: 1068 days to cut another 30+, Clay broke out because of a cap?
Share, watch and like, at least Bo Wang must have one