On March 29, Beijing time, the Blazers officially announced that players Nurkic (foot injury), Anfenni Simmons (knee injury), Bledsoe (Achilles tendon injury) will not play the rest of the season! That is to say, three players were reimbursed for the season.
According to the previous Blazers official announcement, center Nurkic suffered from plantar fasciitis in his left foot, at least missing for four weeks! In fact, since September 2021, Nurkic has been plagued by fasciitis. Hopefully, during this time he will be able to complete the cure.
So far in the regular season this season, the crossbow has averaged 28.2 minutes and can get 15 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals! Before reimbursement, there is news that he will complete a contract extension with the Blazers before the end of the season, do you think the team will keep him?
Bledsoe was sent to the Blazers by the Clippers in the previous Powell and Covington trades. After arriving at the new team, he was absent due to an Achilles tendon injury and has not played a single game. According to journalist Brett Siegel, the Trail Blazers are currently exploring opportunities to trade Bledsoe for more future assets.
The more injured is the reimbursement of youngster Simmons, who has averaged 29.5 minutes per game so far in the regular season, and can get 17.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists! Needless to say, he has become one of the important core roles of the Trailblazers. Especially after CJ left and Lillard was absent, Simmons took on the burden of the team!
The coach was very impressed, on March 6, the Blazers lost to the Timberwolves, Simmons played 40 minutes, 11 of 25 shooting, including 9 of 17 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, 38 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists! Speaking of Simmons after the game, coach Billups said: "He's playing well, the problem is that there are no veterans to help him. ”
Born in 1999, Simmons was selected with the 24th pick in the first round of 2018 on a four-year, $10.17 million contract that expires in the summer of 2022! Keep in mind that his salary this year is only $3.94 million, and his performance is definitely more than that price.
The Trail Blazers are currently in twelfth place in the West with 27 wins and 47 losses, three wins behind the top Spurs, who have eight games left in the regular season. Now That Lillard, Simmons and Nurkic have all announced their absences for the remaining fixtures, it means the Blazers are giving up the season.
Although it seems that the players who are reimbursed by the Blazers are reimbursed, it is actually the Lakers who are really injured! In the next 8 games, the Blazers had two games against the Spurs and two games against the Pelicans! Both are direct opponents of the Lakers vying for a play-off spot. Fans have ridiculed: Is this clearly playing the Lakers? Now that it's really Barbie Q, can the Lakers still maintain a position in the top ten in the West?
In yesterday's card battle between the Lakers and pelicans, the Lakers fell to the tenth position because of the opponent, only 0.5 wins ahead of the 11th Spurs. According to the team's official injury report in the morning, the Lakers will challenge the Lone Ranger on the road tomorrow, and James will be absent because of a sprained left ankle!
During yesterday's game, James suffered a terrible kick in the second quarter, but the old Zhan did not quit but continued to insist on finishing the game. James was already limping after the game, and he himself said: "To be honest, I don't know how I finished the game. The ankle was terrible and I had to get a round-the-clock treatment to see how it went every day. ”
The only good news is that the time for the comeback of the thick eyebrows is getting closer and closer. In the pre-match injury report against the Lone Ranger, AD has a 25% chance of playing! In the training photos posted by the Lakers today, the thick eyebrows are also among them, which is the first time he has participated in the team's complete training.
Do you think that after the comeback of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers may reach the playoffs?