Because there is no game today, so we can look back at the performance of some players in the past period of time, to be honest, the two stars who surprised me the most this season are James, in last year's playoffs we can see that Old Zhan is obviously a little weak, but after going through the offseason of the recuperation, Old Zhan is still one of the best players in the league, averaging 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals, 1 block, shooting 52.2% from the field. The 35.3 percent three-point shooting percentage is outstanding.
The other is DeRozan, probably many friends will say Morant, Spurs' Murray, and I want to say that these young players are reasonable, the old Jan's reverse growth is awe-inspiring, DeRozan's outbreak is also surprising, to be honest, after the arrival of the small ball era, I also once thought that DeRozan would become a third-rate star, the result? DeRozan is now one of the strongest contenders for the MVP, and the team's record is also very good.
Leaving the Spurs to free himself, he improved from 21 points per game to 28 points per game
When playing for the Spurs last season, DeRozan averaged 21.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, shooting 49.5% from the field and 25.7% from three-point range, although his mid-range is still unsolvable, but because of the spread of magic ball theory, mid-range has become the most effective means of scoring, coupled with the Spurs' team basketball system, DeRozan does not have much personal singles, he was once considered a third-rate star, and entering the All-Star is even more unattainable.
In the offseason us media broke out that there are not many teams interested in DeRozan, when the Lakers and Bulls and the old owner Spurs are the team that wants to keep him, DeRozan at first also wanted to develop in the big ball market, he wanted to go to the Lakers, the result of the Lakers finally weighed between the choice of Wei Shao gave up Azan, and recently according to local reporters in New York, the Knicks had the opportunity to take DeRozan in the offseason, if the Bulls are given a similar offer, DeRozan will come here, but the Knicks executives believe that DeRozan is close to being eliminated by the league. So they gave up on DeRozan.
And the Spurs are a small ball city, DeRozan has not wanted to stay here, and finally he chose the Bulls, in a first-sign and then exchange deal, DeRozan came to Chicago, when DeRozan signed a contract for 3 years 81.9 million, the average annual salary is only about 27 million, from the salary also shows that DeRozan has no first-line star treatment, and even players like CJ are better than his salary.
It's gold that shines, DeRozan has also been an All-Star before, and he is only 32 years old, after coming to the Bulls, it can be said that he was made, Donovan was the main star in the Thunder period, where DeRozan got unlimited firing rights, plus the league began to ban fouls outside the three-point line and advocate outside defense, which also made players who can ignore the scoring of offensive space begin to be popular, especially DeRozan, a mid-range master.
So far this season, Azan can average 28.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, shooting 51.7% from the field and 34.3% from three-point range, although three points are still relatively average, but after averaging 4.8 more shots per game last season, his average score per game has improved by 6.5 points, which is too efficient, under his leadership, the Bulls have also returned to the glory of the Rose era, and now rank second in the East with a record of 38 wins and 21 losses, and the record is equal to the First Heat in the East.
King of the Last Quarter, Contemporary Jordan! DeRozan wants to storm the MVP
Azan has received too much praise this season, but also selected as an All-Star starter, this is his real strength, and these praises are not the media boasting, but DeRozan's ability to play a solid game, so far this season DeRozan has scored a total of 432 points in the fourth quarter, ranking first in the league, and the key moments are more stable, this season he averaged 3.9 points and 0.6 assists in 3.3 minutes at key moments, shooting 54.1%, shooting 66.7% from three-point range, shooting 90% from the free throw line. The three-shot shooting rate at key moments exceeds 210%!
And in the 7 games before the All-Star, DeRozan scored more than 35 points, shooting more than 50% of the only time in history, so the performance is not too much for contemporary Jordan, right? We have witnessed too many great second-place players, originally thought that after Jordan Kobe, harden will take over the mantle, but now DeRozan is more like, if DeRozan can win the MVP and the championship in his career retirement, then he can enter the discussion of history.
DeRozan is still very promising to hit the MVP this season, he has now entered the MVP discussion, and the Bulls this season have shown good immediate combat strength, as long as the full core can remain healthy, the Bulls are expected to kill the East this season.
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