Today, a Nets reporter revealed that Griffin may be cut by the team. The reason is that the team wants to chase Dragic, the team currently has a number of big forwards, Griffin as one of them, one is older, the other is not particularly outstanding contribution, naturally there is a certain chance of being cut by the team.
Griffin averaged 18 minutes per game this season, with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. This statistic is really low, and Griffin's offensive efficiency per unit time is also very poor. Shooting only 42 percent from the field, shooting as low as 24 percent from three-point range, averaging less than one three-point shot per game, and surprisingly low efficiency and production. And Griffin is playing fast 50 games this season, and the Nets have given him plenty of time to adjust himself. But the result? Earlier Griffin also talked about Harden being traded in an interview, and Griffin said I think we've gotten better. Griffin said that this sentence seems to bring a certain bonus to the morale of the team, but he has not yet thought that his performance on the field will hurt the team.
Griffin has been a collapse on all sides of the board this year. Three years ago he was an All-Star, and the rate of degradation was just too fast. In addition to factors such as age injuries, Griffin's current style of play and positioning have also caused some impact. First, Griffin's joining the Nets is equivalent to self-demotion, from a starter to an ordinary rotation player, and now to the bench. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, and it is difficult to enter simplicity from luxury. It's easy to go from starting to being a substitute in the NBA, but it's not easy to slowly get back to the starting lineup from the bench. Moreover, Griffin is a veteran, older, coupled with this season's poor performances, the Nets naturally will not give him a starting position. It will also greatly reduce his playing time.
Griffin came to the Nets to focus on three-pointers, but he didn't have the low-post offense of the early part of his career, and his three-pointer efficiency plummeted this season. That's down nearly 15 percent from last season, and Griffin's three-point shooting percentage at the start of the season is less than 20 percent.
Griffin's offensive decline is just one aspect, and griffin doesn't have any positive, positive effect on the defensive end. Early in his career, Griffin was also able to grab a rebound, and as he grew older, His defensive efficiency declined further, he could not grab rebounds, and he did not have the ability to co-protect the frame. So far in his career, Griffin has not averaged 1 block per game in a season, not even 0.8 blocks in a season, and many defenders and forwards have averaged more blocks per game than Griffin. After all, Griffin's height is only 2 meters 06 meters, playing big forward Griffin is a bit slow, playing center is not tall enough.
Many of the Nets' interior players today have played better than Griffin. Johnson can organize and has a certain ability to change defenses. The new arrival Drummond is a rebounding master, Aldridge has very good offensive ability, and the young player Clarkston is physically strong and has a strong finishing ability. Griffin didn't have any advantage over them. Hopefully, Griffin will get back in shape as soon as possible, and now he has reached a crossroads in his career. If you don't improve, you will most likely be cut by the team, and fans don't want to see such a thing. Dear readers, do you think Griffin could be cut by the Nets? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.