preface:
Before the deal deadline, the Washington Wizards traded Dinwiddie and Bertans to the Lone Rangers in exchange for the Lone Rangers' Porzingis, which was once rated by the deal rating website as a D-class deal for junk contract swaps. However, these so-called experts ignore the truth that the most appropriate is the best. Unexpectedly, Porzingis became the core of the Lone Ranger's interior, and Dinwiddie became Robin by Doncic's side, and the reason why Porzingis was able to succeed was that both the Wizards had the right position and the arrival of Porzingis just right.
The right wizard
Look at the Wizards lineup before Porzingis arrived, it is obviously a lineup dominated by the outside line, there are a large number of players on the outside line of the team, Such as Bill, Dinwiddie, Pop, Kuzma, Yamura, but so many outside players, basketball is only one, so many people are simply not enough to play. And the Wizards' interior line is relatively not so good, like Garford, Bryant and other teams can not even play the rotation, but in the Wizards' lineup must be entrusted with reuse, in addition to Harrell These players can not play the main force, resulting in the Wizards a lot of times the inside line was destroyed by the opponent.
From the wizards' lineup composition, it is still quite important to have a qualified interior player, thinking about it, the most appropriate thing is actually Porzingis, after all, the Lone Ranger is a team that aspires to compete for the championship, Porzingis is obviously not suitable for such a position, but when he comes to the Wizards, he not only makes up for the Wizards' lineup shortcomings, but also Porzingis has unlimited firing rights here, he is the number one answer to the Wizards' internal line, Those players like Garford simply don't have the offensive ability of Porzingis, so who won't let Porzingis play?
The Composition of the Wizards' roster is now more and more reasonable, although Beal has been reimbursed for the injury season, but the team's outside line still has an All-Star outside line, only he needs to have the ball in hand, and for Kuzma and Hachimura, they have become the best players on the Wizards front. And the core of the inner line is Porzingis, waiting for the return of Beal next season, the combination of Porzingis and Beal is still very lethal, although it is still difficult to win the championship, but at least it will not be as difficult as this season even the playoffs can not go, although the trade Wei Shao is still quite a failure, but before the trade deadline they still made up for it very well, played a good effect.
Unicorn Porzingis
When the New York Knicks selected Porzingis with the fourth pick, the Fans of New York were scolding, but Porzingis became the darling of New York with his outstanding performance, Porzingis could contribute 14.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in the rookie season, and then he immediately grew into a quasi-All-Star player, and the data of Porzingis in the third year of his career has evolved to 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks, which can be said to be an attack and defense integration. However, after Porzingis grew up, he suffered an injury that kept Porzingis out of the season for nearly a season and turned into a glassman.
Even when it comes to the Lone Ranger, Porzingis knee injuries are also very repetitive, and even once suffered a knee meniscus tear, if it were not for the injury now Porzingis would definitely not float on the outside shooting, he is a player who integrates attack and defense. To be honest, Porzingis is called a unicorn because his way of playing was unique in 2015, and the entire NBA could not find a template. To be honest, I have never seen a big player so tall, able to go inside and out, and not lose his position with the short guard, which is really rare in the entire NBA, but the injury has made Porzingis mediocre.
However, even in the much-criticized season, Porzingis can still average 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, returning to the East after 3 years and returning to where he became famous, perhaps Porzingis is really worth looking forward to. In his health, Porzingis is still an All-Star player, and in the game with the Lakers, Porzingis can be said to have shown all his advantages, the inside line is strong and the outside line is pulled, and James's milestone night is ruined by Porzingis. Judging from his playing style, he still has a strong foothold in today's league, at least it is definitely not the kind of chicken ribs that the outside world says.
In fact, after recovering from injuries, Porzingis has been under pressure, has not had a chance to let him play freely, although the Lone Ranger is also a team that is gradually rising, but after all, there is Doncic, countless spotlights are aimed at this team, but also at Porzingis. Everyone expects Doncic and Porzingis to become magicians and celestial hooks, but it takes time to grow, it takes time to recover from injuries, and nothing can be achieved overnight. Now, well, Porzingis is out of the place where he's been expecting him, and when there aren't so many spotlights, maybe he can show his best. The Washington Wizards are not a championship-contending team, and Porzingis will not be blamed all the time, and it is enough for him to try to do better.
epilogue
After arriving at the Wizards, Porzingis's stats improved significantly, and it was clear that he was enjoying his time in Washington. Porzingis is undoubtedly an All-Star player, but too high expectations will also ruin a player, so now Porzingis left the Lone Ranger and came to Washington, which has low attention, which may be his rebirth, there are too many such cases in the NBA, and we also look forward to Porzingis to usher in rebirth, unicorns out of the fog!