In the past, Wei Shao, who was thundering, played an average triple-double performance for three consecutive seasons, and also surpassed big O to become the three-double king in NBA history, but such a performance was considered by fans to be the "NBA's first data brush". But the little fairy has to think that although Wei Shao values game data, he led the Thunder into the playoffs, and he also used the honor of MVP to enhance the popularity of the Thunder's home field and bring huge box office revenue to the team. At that time, Wei Shao was still popular, and his strength was also the level of the league's top point guard, although he temporarily encountered difficulties at the moment.
So what kind of player is a brush? The little fairy thinks that the players who take a high salary, have a lot of ball power in the team and play good statistics, but can't improve the team's record. The reason why the team signed a star with a super salary is to improve the team's record, so as to attract more fans to watch the game, so as to obtain a large amount of box office revenue; in addition, it can also rely on the huge influence of the star to enhance the brand value of the team, so as to increase the market value of the team in the capital market.
The Knicks, as the NBA's first market capitalization team, are mainly because they are backed by the largest city in the United States - New York, which has a high spending power of fans and their loyalty to the Knicks. Since Anthony left this team, the Knicks have not ushered in their own superstar for a long time; although the "Lin Madness" led by Jeremy Lin earlier swept the world, it was only a flash in the pan, and it was still unable to lead the team to rise; earlier the team also got potential new stars like Porzingis, but they were helplessly delayed by injuries.
So the Knicks got Randall, a big forward who was somewhat emerging, and looked forward to him becoming an all-round superstar like James, after all, he has a lot of qualities that seem to support his cultivation as the core of the team. Randall has a height of 203cm, whether it is shooting, grabbing rebounds, blocking, organizing passes, he can provide the corresponding output, he can also grab the rebound and dribble to the front court to assign to teammates to shoot; in this way, he can at least become an all-round figure like Warrior Green in the future.
In fact, he showed these abilities as early as the Lakers, and he also delivered a career-high 17 assists and a career-high 46 points during the Knicks, which showed his ability. But we seem to have only guessed the beginning, not the end; Randall is everything, but none of the skills are very skilled. He can't consistently output top-notch stats in points, assists, and rebounds like James, so naturally there is no way to become the tactical core of the team, although he has a strong desire.
After all, people still have to recognize the limitations of their own ability, and the position that their own circle of ability can reach, so that they can find accurate positioning based on facts, otherwise they are blindly confident. After signing a four-year, $117 million contract, Randall completely lost himself, and the Knicks led this season only played 28-38 in the twelfth place in the East, and it was difficult to reach the playoffs. You know, last season this team used to be a dark horse team in the East and also made the playoffs.
He has been a starter for 7 seasons so far, he is the deserved data brush, and now that the fig leaf has been lifted, his ability is up to the public. Perhaps the Lakers have long understood the shortcomings of Randall's ability, so they did not keep it, but abandoned the timely stop loss, and the Knicks' $117 million was going to drift. Randle's ability to hold the ball is average, and the organizational ability is not enough for him to revitalize the entire team's offense, so he is more suitable for playing as a second-in-command auxiliary star, and perhaps the Knicks have reached an important time to re-establish the core of the team.