A Lakers veteran, broke out! Remember Josh Hart? In the CJ McCollum trade, Hart was sent to the Blazers by the Pelicans. In the past four games, Hart has scored: 44 points, 8 boards and 6 assists, 31 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, 17 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, 25 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, averaging 29.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
In the March 13 game for the Blazers and Wizards, Hart played just 36 minutes, shooting 15-of-21, 6-of-9 from three-point range, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and 44 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, scoring a career high! Opposite Kuzma played 30 minutes, shooting 7-of-17 and having 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-8 three-point range.
Before the 44-point blast, Hart had a career-high score of only 30 points, and he had scored 30+ twice in his last four games. Hart's current contract is $37.2 million for 3 years, expiring in the summer of 2024 and insecure for the 2022-23 season. After June 26, 2022, Hart will switch to a guarantee contract, and now it seems that the Blazers will most likely keep him.
Hart played in 41 games for the Pelicans this season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, 13.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 50.5 percent from the field, 32.3 percent from three-point range and 75.3 percent from the free throw line;
He played in 12 games for the Blazers, averaging 32.3 minutes per game, 19.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 47.6 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 76.8 percent from the free throw line.
Hart's average this season has reached 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and his career-highs in points, assists and steals per game are career highs, after his season-high average of 10.1 points per game. In addition, Hart is also the fourth player in Blazers history to score 40+5+5+5 three-pointers in a single game, the remaining three are Roy, CJ and Lillard.
I'm afraid many people have forgotten how the Blazers traded with the Pelicans: the Blazers sent McCollum + Nance Jr. + Tony Snell, and got Josh Hart + Satoransky + Alexander Walker + Silva + 1 first-round pick + 2 second-round picks this year. It is worth mentioning that Hart and Nance Jr. are both Lakers veterans.
Hart has a good relationship with Brother Ball, Nance Jr., and Ingram, and even after leaving the Pelicans, Hart still appears in the stands wearing Ingram's jersey. Moreover, he also changed houses with Nance Jr. Nance Jr. said, "I have a house in Portland, Hart has a house in New Orleans, and we both changed houses." ”
The fact that two people can change houses also proves that the relationship is really good. In the 2017 draft, the Lakers selected the ball brother with the eye of the list, Kuzma with 27 picks, Hart with 30 picks, and Thomas Bryant with 42 picks. In the 2019 offseason in the big deal for Thick Brow, Hart, Brother Ball and Ingram were all sent to the Pelicans.
In the two years of the Lakers, Hart averaged 4.2 and 3.7 rebounds per game, and after coming to the Pelicans, Hart developed his rebounding skills. In the Pelicans' two and a half seasons, he averaged 6.5, 8 and 7.8 rebounds per game, and as a 1.96-meter guard, Hart showed the rebounding ability of an interior player.
As for why Hart is called Xueyou Brother, just look at his appearance! Keep up the good work, Xueyou brother!