On April 1, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season has reached the final stage, and each team is making the final sprint for the ranking of the playoffs! Recently, the US media StatMuse posted an interesting statistic, that is, in just four seasons, three teams in the league have completely completed the reconstruction!
In the data, we can see that in the 2017-2018 season, the bottom three teams in the West are the Lone Rangers with 24 wins and 58 losses, ranking thirteenth in the West; the Grizzlies are 22 wins and 60 losses, ranking fourteenth in the West, and the Suns are 21 wins and 61 losses, ranking fifteenth in the West!
And in this season's game, the Suns are 62-14, ranking first in the West, the Grizzlies are 54-23, ranking second in the West, and the Lone Rangers are 48-29, ranking third in the West! It was a real surprise that these three teams had gone from being the most fishy team in the West to the top team in the division in just four seasons!
The Suns have been able to improve mainly because they have selected outstanding young people like Ayton and Bridges, as well as Booker's continuous improvement and the introduction of Chris Paul, and the team's lineup is currently perfect! The reason why the Grizzlies were able to succeed was also because of the rapid progress of the team's young people Morant, Bain, Jalan Jackson Jr., and others, plus the addition of veterans such as Adams! The reason why the Lone Ranger team was able to succeed was also because of Doncic's progress and the play of the team's role players!
It can be said from the metamorphosis of these three teams that we can see how important it is to select a good core leader during the reconstruction process, and if nothing else, these three teams will be one of the top teams in the league for many years to come!