The NBA has never lacked legends, and in the era of small ball prevalence, the 50+ scoring feast is also commonplace, not uncommon, but in the end it is only a flash in the pan, unable to stir up greater waves and fame. The stars who can stabilize the output and maintain the longevity of the whole season are the wind and hair.
Today, take stock of the six biggest stars of the season.
Sixth place: DeRozan, King of the North
DeRozan entered the league with the 9th pick in the first round of 2009, DeRozan has been in the Raptors for many years, and once played an all-star level in the Raptors, but DeRozan has never been able to lead the Raptors to go further on the playoff stage, and many years of feathering have made Both DeRozan and the Raptors disheartened.
In the 2017-18 season, the former king of the North swapped owners with Leonard and went to the Spurs to play for Popovich for many years.
However, this meritorious manager who turned the stone into gold and turned decay into legend failed to send DeRozan to the altar again, but instead made DeRozan physically and mentally exhausted, and his state continued to decline, and even lost the all-star level.
In the 2021-22 season, after DeRozan's dream of returning to his hometown was shattered by the Lakers, the down-and-out king of the North traveled to Chicago and began a jaw-dropping saga.
Coming to chicago, once the god of basketball, DeRozan is back on the top.
This classical basketballist from the beginning to the end, with an unstoppable long-distance jumper, killed all sides, not only re-enshrined, but also promoted Chicago from a fish belly team to a super team, so that the long-sealed Chicago once again bloomed.
During the Bulls' 9-game winning streak, DeRozan twice threw three-pointers back-to-back, killing people, sealing the gods in a battle, and even such an extinction, even the god of basketball has not been able to reach, DeRozan has also become the new leader of the Bulls with such miracles.
This season, DeRozan averaged 28.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, an all-around data performance, leading the Bulls to second place in the East, and after many years, once again entered the All-Star starting lineup.
The 32-year-old King of the North, with a long-range shot, returned to the top again, and thus rose to fame, and even the peak of the competitive state has surpassed any stage of his career, becoming chicago's deserved king.
As a top defender, DeRozan not only has a strong personal scoring ability, but also a super ability to lead the team to win 5 consecutive wins in the absence of Lavin, showing DeRozan's super ability to lead the team.
In the small-ball era, three-pointers became a normal league, and DeRozan's steady mid-range shooting not only returned to the All-Star starting lineup, but also made Chicago an indispensable super team. DeRozan practiced his great career in a simple and crude way. The stable mid-range output also shocked the entire alliance.
Fifth place: The Almighty Big Man Embiid
Embiid was selected by the 76ers with the 3rd pick in the first round of 2014. As the league's biggest wrestler, Embiid is well-rounded, and despite his huge stature, he is extremely agile and a rare inside wizard.
The combination of Embiid and Simmons also promoted the 76ers to a super team at one point, and last season, Embiid and Simmons teamed up to win the 76ers the top spot in the regular season.
But due to the playoffs, Simmons's cowardly personality, let the 76ers lose to the Hawks in the semifinals, let the 76ers with the league's first record return home, Embiid is also embarrassed and angry, crazy and angry at Simmons, the relationship between the two sides was once about to reach the freezing point.
In the new season, Simmons once refused to play for the 76ers, Embiid single-core led the team, after experiencing a dormant period, Embiid returned to peak state, and led the 76ers to gradually regain the strength of the former super team and return to the list of giants.
This season, Embiid averaged 29.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and the all-round performance has made Embiid's dominance on the inside line continue to improve, a great emperor with inside lethality and long-range shooting will be a nightmare for all teams, and embiid's gorgeous turn is also amazing.
From leading the team to the top spot in the East last season, to leading the 76ers to still rank third in the East this season, Embiid has gone from a big man who can only coach to the most deterrent inside big man in the league.
Fourth place: Low rank myth Jokic
Jokic was selected by the Nuggets with the 41st pick in the 2014 round. As a model of low-ranking counterattack, Jokic's growth path absolutely shocked the four. After entering the league in 2014, Jokic began to counterattack.
In the 2020-21 season, Jokic won the first regular season MVP of his career with his super personal ability and team strength to beat Embiid with a full performance of 82 games, and Jokic also became the first person in history to win MVP in the second round of the show. It has made a legendary story.
In the new season, Jokic continued to show his peak form, but in the early part of the season, due to various objective factors of the team, the team's record fluctuated greatly, and once fell out of the playoffs, but with Jokic's strong personal ability, he once turned the tide.
This season, Jokic averaged 25.9 points, 13.7 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, and his all-round performance made Jokic a latecomer and once again became the most favorable contender for the MVP list. Two consecutive years of top performances have made Jokic famous and become the most influential low-ranking legend.
As a big man, Jokic's soft touch and wide vision made him an all-round big man.
Under the seemingly clumsy figure, Jokic has the dominance of a superstar on the inside line, although Jokic does not have the physical quality of the alphabet brother to explode, nor does he have the flexibility of Embiid, but with the skill of four or two thousand pounds, he occupies a place on the inside line and becomes an absolute deterrent to the inside line.
Any team not only has to prevent Mr. Joo's attack, but also anticipates his organizational ability, which will be a difficult task for defensive players, which is also a must-have skill for Jokic to go from a second-round show to becoming an MVP.
Third place: unstoppable Morant
Morant was selected by the Grizzlies with the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 first round. As the son of the natural choice, In the second year of the rookie, Morant led the team on the play-off stage, successively defeating the veteran and powerful team Spurs, as well as the former Wang Chao team Warriors, leading the team to the playoffs after many years.
In the five playoff games with the Jazz, Morant averaged 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, an all-round data performance, reflecting the young man's courage to move forward in the big game and super scoring ability, Morant has gradually emerged.
In the new season, Morant continued his excellent competitive form in the playoffs, leading the Grizzlies from a marginal team in the playoffs to a Western Super Team. Morant is also constantly breaking the record of team history, and he has maintained a record of 30+ in 6 consecutive games.
And in the battle against the top teams in the league, through the strong physical talent to lead the team to win, the title of the world's first waist is also vividly displayed. In the face of James and Durant.
Morant was not only able to play against two historic superstars in terms of output ability, but also activated the team and helped the team win the game, showing the youthful side.
As a 3rd grade rookie, Morant's growth rate is amazing, and even after a century of not encountering the genius Zion truce, Morant has become the most potential all-star player in the class of 2019, and his reputation is also growing day by day, becoming one of the league's top teenage heroes. This extremely talented young genius has unlimited future prospects.
Second place: the miraculous Curry
Curry was selected by the Warriors with the 7th pick in the 2009 first round. As a super scorer, Curry's deterrent power on the outside is almost unbelievable. Curry was also a leading figure in driving the small-ball era.
As the absolute core of the Warriors, Curry is the absolute leader of the Warriors' 5 years and 3 crowns, and the team's most relied on super scorer. Curry's strong explosive power is also one of the few in today's blossoming alliance.
In the new season, Curry continues to feel and form, not only winning the best of the month but also making the Warriors return to the super team, and constantly refreshing the great record that belongs to Curry in the record of three-point shooting.
For Curry, scoring is as natural as breathing, from outside the three-point line to the logo, Curry's deterrent power is constantly refreshed, not only to amaze the defenders, but also to shock the league position.
For Curry, you can shoot from any position on the court, and as Curry said, the shooter should shoot, and the cold-blooded shooter with a baby's face is constantly refreshing new challenges.
Curry has set countless three-point record in succession this season, and in the field of three-point shooting, it once became the existence of an unprecedented and fearful future.
At The All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Curry once again showed incredible projection ability, shooting 16 three-pointers and slashing 50 points, and on this legendary stage, Curry showed amazing scoring explosiveness in an absolutely crushing way, which was jaw-dropping.
As a scorer, Curry is definitely a top presence, especially in the field of three-point shooting, if Curry is called second, I am afraid that no one will dare to call the first, and Curry's miracles will also flow for a lifetime.
First place: Durant, the god of death who never stops chasing
Durant was selected by the Supersonics with the 2nd overall pick in the first round in 2007. As a representative of the peak of his debut, Durant has always been the most feared death god in the league. As a super scorer, Durant is tall and arm-length, a wizard that the league has not encountered in a hundred years, the technology of the guard, the speed of the front line, the projection ability of the interior line, so that Durant is invincible in any position on the court, becoming the biggest nightmare on the court.
In the 2018-19 season, Durant fought until the Achilles tendon was broken in the fifth game of the Finals, and finally due to the escalation of the locker room conflict with Green, Durant went to New York with a major injury from the rupture of the Achilles tendon.
In the 2020-21 season, Durant made a strong comeback and once played the peak state, without any signs of injury in his body, which also made Durant famous again, becoming the first person in history to return to the peak after the Achilles tendon rupture.
Last season, in the semi-final battle of King Mountain, Durant once played 48 minutes and scored 49 points, and the 33-year-old Durant played such a miracle that even the god of basketball has never played such a singable game.
In the new season, Durant still continues to be in peak form, even higher than any stage of his career, and in the absence of Irving, he has led the team all the way to the top of the East.
During Harden's truce, Durant scored a season-high 51 points in The City of Automobiles, and the inexplicable shooting allowed Durant to give and demand on the court, surprising the scoring performance of the heavens, so that Durant was once again a god, becoming the hottest superstar in the league. As a veteran who has been seriously injured, Durant has never given up the dream in his heart, the love of basketball.
This is also the driving force behind the countless singing and crying performances of the God of Death, as a 34-year-old veteran, Durant's competitive state has not declined, even if it is plagued by injuries and diseases, the God of Death still plays a game that swallows mountains and rivers, and the greatness of the God of Death has never stopped.