Last season's Trail Blazers finished sixth against the Nuggets in the West and were eliminated 2-4 in the first round and missed the semifinals. This team has a high offensive ceiling, but its offensive lower limit can also be very low, and it seems that it is impossible to use defense to control the trend of the game. You have to say that it can't work, but people have also reached the Western Conference Finals; you have to say that it is great, but for so many years it has always been out of the championship, and even before the game has started, you probably know how it will end. It's a very painful process when we know that no matter how hard we try, it achieves a general result.
Torn City is one of the most stingy teams this season, after all, they were able to make the playoffs last season, but in less than a year, the team has fallen to the bottom of the Western Conference. This will naturally be inseparable from the management, they do not even consult with Lillard about the change of coach, and years of inaction once made Lillard fall into the message of leaving the team; the fake handle of trading for the sake of trading, doing a lot of superficial work, this is Lillard's evaluation of management.
It is this kind of evaluation that makes the management really make a big fuss, after all, such a lineup has repeatedly proved that it cannot go further in the playoffs. So the starting lineup changed a lot this season, and McCollum, who had been working together for eight seasons, was finally sent away: in that big deal, the Blazers sent CJ, Nance Jr. and Snell, and the Pelicans got Josh Hart, Satoransky, Alexander Walker, Silva, 1 first-round pick (top four protection) and 2 second-round picks this year.
Probably out of face-saving care for his old teammates, Lillard said: "Although we didn't win the championship or reach the finals, my partner with CJ was successful. We've finished 3rd in the division twice, we've also finished 4th and 5th, and we've been to the Western Conference Finals. It can be seen that their group of partners is really playing with feelings, and Lillard maintains the dignity of his old teammates with extremely high emotional intelligence. The top 3D Covington, which used to be in his heart, has also been sent away, and the team has become a training time for Simmons and Hart this season.
So what about Lillard's state? So far this season, Lillard has played just 29 regular-season games with injuries, averaging 36.4 minutes per game and having 24 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists. He shot 40.2 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from three-point range and 87.8 percent from the free throws. Judging from the data, both scoring and shooting efficiency have set a new career low, and such a bad state naturally cannot lead the team further. He shot just 26.7 percent from the field and 17.6 percent from three-point range in key moments; Lillard, known as his "cousin," has now suffered a cliff-like decline.
What the hell is wrong with him? The Trail Blazers have officially announced that Lillard will continue his recovery in the coming weeks, and he has also confirmed that he will miss all the remaining games of the season. In this way, this is already officially season reimbursement, and the remaining dozen regular season games do not need to expect him to return as scheduled, and there is no need to come back to play games of little value. All he needs to do now is to get fit and prepare for next season's competition, after all, Lillard is still at the peak of his career.
Despite his poor form, Lillard still has the opportunity to sign a new contract at the top of the super, after all, the contribution of so many years more than the Blazers is huge. After the last four-year, $176 million deal, Lillard is eligible to sign a two-year, $107 million early contract extension in the offseason, and can end up with his old team. But we are not sure whether he is willing to stay in the team, or maybe learn harden to leave the team for the championship? You must know that in the past, James admired him very much, and once said that if he had the opportunity to work with Lillard, he would let the world's fans see how good he really was.
Will Lillard be impressed? Once the super shooter with the spirit of Kobe Mamba joins the Lakers, will the phrase "Lakers championship" become a reality again? And look at the answer that time brings us!