After the Lakers lost to the Suns, the Dust has settled on the Western Conference playoff and playoff teams, and the Playoffs have been determined early in the East, in addition to the top ten places may change, the top ten teams in the two divisions are now:
East: Heat, Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, Raptors, Bulls, Cavaliers, Nets, Hawks and Hornets
West: Suns, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavericks, Jazz, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Clippers, Pelicans and Spurs
Think back to the offseason, the Lakers' championship odds are the first, and now directly missed the playoffs, James missed the previous key game against the Suns because of an ankle injury and was questioned, here I do not deny that James has deliberately given up the suspicion of this season, but a 37-year-old veteran, he has played at the current level, do his best, what else can you ask him to do? In terms of the State of the Lakers this season, even if it reaches the playoffs, it is not far away, so it is better to rest for a season and fight again the next year.
Many times the decision to the ceiling of a team is the decision of the star and management, if the Spurs chose to swing badly, rather than as now even if the team does not have talent and still have to fight every game, maybe the Lakers have entered the playoffs, but in Popovich's concept has never been bad, which also creates the culture of the Spurs, so the fate of many players is not in their own hands, may be because of management or team, they have been implicated, today we take stock of the five players who have chosen the wrong team this season.
Anthony
Just talked about the Lakers, when Anthony came to the Lakers because of James's relationship, it was James who made a phone call to tell Anthony that it was time to join forces, the 37-year-old veteran is still in the league because he wants the championship, and someone told him that the Lakers are the closest place to win the championship, and he came, but this season Anthony really tried his best for the Lakers, and a role player has become the key to the team's winning several times, which is really rare.
In the game against the Suns, Anthony faced the opponent's breakthrough, obviously the mentality has exploded, he knows what this game means, seeing that the point difference is too large, Anthony pushed the offensive players out of the field in a huff, in addition to anger, this is more unwilling, right? Although the proud son of heaven was once abandoned by the league, Anthony put down his value after his return and became a 3D player, he made a lot of sacrifices, but did not exchange for the equivalent return.
If it was the Bucks or other strong teams that joined the bucks, maybe Anthony is still expected to win the championship, at least better than the Lakers without chemistry, and wasted a season in the Lakers. This season's melon can average 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.7 steals, 0.8 blocks, shooting 44.1%, three-point shooting rate of 37.5%, I hope that next season Anthony can maintain his current state and join a team that is expected to rush to the championship.
Westbrook
The biggest pressure on the Lakers team this season should be Wei Shao, a top backcourt that led the team into the playoffs last season, averaging three doubles per game, after joining the Lakers this season, he sacrificed the most of the big three, but all the pots still have to be made by him, and the Loss of the Lakers this season can be attributed to three aspects: the lack of strength of the role players, the injury and weakness of the thick eyebrow brother, and the lack of chemical reaction after the arrival of Wei Shao.
It is said that Wei Shao affected the Lakers, in fact, this season is the first time that Wei Shao has missed the playoffs since the 14-15 season, he has the ability to lead the team to the playoffs, and should not put all the problems down to him, when he left the Wizards determined to join the Lakers, in the end it seems that this is a wrong decision, the Lakers want to take him to let the regular time led by Wei Shao, James to maintain physical energy harvest at key moments, the ideal is very full, the reality is too bone!
This season, Wei Shao can average 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 44.8%, three-point shooting rate of 29.8%, the overall shooting rate is even better than last season, but in this team he simply does not get so many opportunities, the offseason Wei Shao will most likely execute the contract, because this season he has no value, it is estimated that it is impossible to want a top salary in the future, but the Lakers will not leave him, want to rush the championship, the chemical reaction is the top priority.
Kemba Walker
In the offseason, the Celtics sent Walker to the Thunder, the Thunder won him on the one hand to fill the salary space, on the other hand, the Celtics also gave the Thunder a draft pick, which is what they wanted, but Walker did not want to accompany the team to the mess, he chose to buy out, and then joined the Knicks with a contract that was less than his own value, last season's Knicks just made the playoffs, they need a good starting backcourt, everything looks so good.
But the Knicks this team, outsiders want to get enough tactical position is too difficult, the team boss Randall likes to play the ball holding big core play, although his organization and ball-holding offensive ability is not too prominent, the team coach Thibodeau does not like to use players with poor defensive ability, which is also very unfriendly to Walker, after all, Walker has not been a defensively excellent player since his career, not with an attitude, but with a poor physical fitness.
Caught between two unfavorable factors, an All-Star who averaged 19 points per game last season, still at his peak, the result is now no ball to play, Thibodeau directly does not let him play, this season averaged 11.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 40.3%, three-point shooting rate of 36.7%, it is reported that now Walker has left the Knicks to start training, his next game may be the Hornets, back to the old club I am afraid he will not get the previous ball, but at least here he can get the respect he deserves.
Redish
Last season's playoffs iron locked Middleton, Reddish, the former ice shooter showed the potential of top 3D, but it was not met, in the Eagles, McMillan only wanted to have the ability to handle the ball in the backcourt, Trae Young played, Bogdan played, and then there was Hult, Reddish did not get too many opportunities, seeing that Reddish was facing an early contract extension in the offseason, so they sent Reddish to the Knicks.
Just now we also talked about how dark the Knicks are inside, Reddish's defense has nothing to say, but Thibodeau in order to impact the 2 playoffs, he simply does not want to let Reddish play more time to try to integrate into the system, he is afraid of affecting the team's chemistry, and then reddish became the team's edge rotation player, in the Hawks during that time Reddish also averaged 23 minutes per game, after joining the Knicks, the average playing time per game was only 14.3 minutes.
During the hawks, Reddish averaged 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 40.2% from the field, 38% from three-point range, and in the Eagles period, Reddish also had a certain tactical status of empty three-pointers and running three-pointers, and now in the Knicks, it is directly dispensable, there is no three-point tactical status, holding the ball can only be brainless, the three-point shooting rate fell to 25%, the average of only 6 points per game, the offseason may not get a contract that you want, but compared to the big contract, Reddish figured out how to leave the Knicks was key, and there was no chance to get ahead here.
Sargas
Sagas is the fifth pick of the 21st draft, he was considered the best player in this class, the ball-holding big core type of player, through the past period of observation, Sagas although not fully adapted to the rhythm of the league, playing is still a little uncomfortable, but his defensive attitude, organization and comprehensiveness are impeccable, and after the All-Star, many high-pick players have begun to cash in on their talents, like Jaylen Green, Cunningham.
But Sargas did not play the performance he deserved, the first five picks only he has not yet proved himself, is it not personal ability? Not because the Magic is now a bit like the king of previous years, swinging to get a high pick, but the same position is over-talented, which also led to a lot of talented players not playing, before Cole Antoni and Sagas have unlimited firing rights, and now Fultz is back, Sagas's playing time has been further compressed.
This season, Sagas averaged 27 minutes per game, scored 11.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals, shooting 36% from the field and 21% from three-point range, and in the five games he played in recently, Sagas averaged only 21 minutes per game, and he was considered the future of the team at the beginning of the season, but the other two, a template Rose, one is Fultz, as long as he is healed, his ability is not worse than Sargas, and the future of Sagas is not on the road to magic!
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