Thanks to the Clippers, help him get back to the peak of the "disappeared" 4 years.
As a lost draft, Robert Covington was lucky, he not only caught up with the small-ball era, but also was in the middle of the rebuilding 76ers, after several years of growing together, the 76ers transformed into a strong team in the East, Covington also evolved into the league's top 3D, 17-18 season, he was even selected for the best defensive team;
But at the same time, Covington was also unfortunate, at the beginning of the 18-19 season, he became a victim of the team in exchange for Butler, and since then, Covington has gradually disappeared from the public eye...
To mention, whether it is top 3D or ordinary 3D, in the final analysis, they are role players, they can't guarantee the lower limit, nor can they raise the lower limit, so only in the team with excellent offensive and defensive systems, or the championship level, can they show their power.
For the next 4 years, Covington was constantly traded, but never played for the title favourites.
Joined the Timberwolves in the 18-19 season: This is a team that even Butler can't take, despite the talent, but most of them are only offensive and unguarded roles, even if Covington tried his best, still could not save the Timberwolves' weak defensive efficiency, when he was on the court, the team would still give up 113.1 points per 100 possessions, ranking 5th from the bottom of the league;
19-20 season to join the Rockets: compared to the Timberwolves, with Harden, Wei less than 2 MVP backcourt Rockets, in the strength of the natural slightly better, but because of Wei Shao's lack of projection ability, so most of the time, Houston people are in the five small, and because of this, they will go to trade Covington, in this lineup, Covington was forced to top the No. 5 position, don't look at the defensive data rubbing up, especially the cap, He averaged 2.18 times per game, but in fact, his defensive effect was not good, after all, he was only 2.01 meters tall and weighed only 209 pounds.
Under Covington's defense, the opponent's shooting rate will increase by 1.8%, and in the less than 6-foot area, it will increase from 62.2% to 67.8%, which is completely catastrophic, in addition, the huge consumption on the defensive end also affects the efficiency of The Covington offensive end, 39% shooting percentage, and 32% three-point shooting rate, all of which set a new career low;
20-21 season to join the Blazers: Like the Timberwolves, portlanders also dislike defense, in order to pursue offense, they will even send three guards, although the offense is very fierce, can bomb 110 points per 100 rounds, but back on the defensive end, they can lose 116.3 points, even if Covington is on the floor, they can only let the team lose 3.3 points.
In addition, the Blazers' ability to transfer the ball is also very poor, averaging 22.9 assists per game, ranking 6th from the bottom in the league, in this case, Covington, who is good at catching the ball and shooting, naturally does not have room to play, and his record of averaging at least 2 three-pointers per game for 6 consecutive seasons was ended here.
Covington, born in 90, is still at the peak of his career, from the data point of view, almost all of his data is declining, not that Covington is not in good shape, but these teams, all of which are overdrawing his defensive ability, if in other teams, such as the Heat, 76ers, Bucks, Suns, I think he will not be in the best defensive team for many years.
Fortunately, it was all over, and he was sent to the Clippers by the Blazers before the trade deadline this year, and although he only played for this team for 11 days, the cross-cutting General was back under championship coach Tyrone Lu.
In the past 7 games, Covington has averaged 7.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in the limited playing time, the true shooting rate can reach 60.1%, a new career high, personal offensive efficiency of 112, is also the first in the team, if converted into 36 minutes, the average performance of 14.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game is not inferior to his performance in the 76ers;
As for the defensive end, Covington's personal defensive efficiency of 104 is also the first in the team, not only that, he has delivered 9 steals in 7 games, plus 5 blocks, and he is the only 2 players in the league, with a steal rate and block rate of more than 3.0%, and the other is the 76ers' Sebel.
Although the clippers' two cores have not yet returned, the system built by Tylen Lue still makes Covington feel like a fish, and when he is on the floor, the Clippers can net outperform their opponents by 8.3 points per 100 rounds, and conversely, they will net minus 1.1 points, a difference of 9.4 points, which is also a new high since Covington left the 76ers in 18 years.
Top-of-the-line 3D, Covington proved with his performance that he was still one of the league's best 3D wing.