In the penultimate game of the regular season, the Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies to lock up a playoff spot, so in the final game against the Lakers, Coach Malone gave Jokic, Barton, and Gordon a day off on the grounds of daily observation of injuries. Davon Reed got a lot of playing time as a result, averaging 14 minutes per game, this time playing 29.5 minutes, and performed well, with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, as well as a beautiful defense that could not be performed in N rounds, including some perfect defense and supplements.
He was on the court with a lot of hard work and passion, from his first day in the Nuggets, throughout, and this night, even if it was his last game of the season, he had to play every round.
Yes, it's a pity that as soon as the regular season is over, the "mercenary" with great professionalism and superb defensive skills will pack up and leave Denver.
Why go? Didn't the Nuggets already make the playoffs? Yes, the Nuggets made the playoffs, but the next game had nothing to do with Davon Reed because the NBA had a rule that stuck him out of the playoffs — two-way contract players weren't eligible for the playoffs. Daven Reed had never played a playoff, and he wanted to play the playoffs, but no way, it was the turtle's ass — the rules.
How did this rule come about? The two-way contract originated in the 2017-18 season, and the introduction of this contract clause has made countless marginal players, such as those who lost the draft or players in small leagues or overseas leagues, rejoice because they have the opportunity to play in the NBA.
For NBA teams, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, not only in the use of personnel more flexible, can be recruited and delegated, and will not worry about salary space, it can be said that the production of this contract is definitely the embodiment of the wisdom of the NBA labor and management. But it also has a hard rule that players on two-way contracts are not allowed to play in the playoffs. Saying that it is hard, but not without the possibility of change, in the 2019-20 season, because of the epidemic, the NBA made an exception to allow players with two-way contracts to participate in the playoffs held in the park.
The famous Chijodan Chiosa was thus fortunate to break the rules and be one of the first two-way contract players to play in that year's playoffs. But it was only one season of accommodation, and the door to the playoffs for the next two seasons remained closed to players on two-way contracts.
Is there a way for Davon Reed to play the playoffs? Yes, if the Nuggets want to, to avoid paying taxes, they can cut a player, make room for Reid, and then convert his two-way contract to a formal contract.
There are policies on the top, there are countermeasures under it, many teams are doing this, the importance of the playoffs need not be said, in this kind of high-intensity stage of the land must be fought, each team is as rich as possible to make their strength reserves rich, the strength of the players can stay, baoqi in a big outbreak as a surprise soldier, which has been seen in the history of the playoffs.
In April, at the end of the regular season, each team had operations for players on two-way contracts. The Jazz converted guard Trent Frese's two-way contract to a standard contract; before playing the playoffs, the Cavaliers had signed a two-way contract player Moses Brown to an NBA standard contract; Suns player Ish Waynelet also received a contract extension, saying he had always dreamed of playing for the best team in the NBA to play in the playoffs and even the Finals; the Nets also converted forward Kessler Edwards' two-way contract to a standard NBA contract, giving him the qualification to playoffs after they cut forward James Johnson The Hawks signed two-way contract player Skylar Metz until the end of the season. The Nuggets have not followed the prescription, so far, they have not done anything to the two-way players, after all, whether Murray can return is one of their biggest concerns, so Reid and Marcus Howard, who is also a two-way player, are likely to miss the playoff trip.
And the most fundamental problem is that Reed is excellent, but in fact, in the heart of Coach Malone, it has not yet reached the point where it is necessary to stay, don't look at this bad old man's honey-smeared mouth all day long to serve a bunch of young men under his command comfortably, touch the skin of the mouth, spit out the lotus, listen to people to use, but a move of the real, but it is another thing,
You see, when Polpol was there, he was not less exaggerated by Malone, but the exaggeration was exaggerated, and he should not let him play, and the transaction had to be traded. The same is true of Reid, except that he is much better off than Polpol.
Ten thousand steps back, even if the Nuggets have the heart to stay, then the problem is again, this gang of people, who is the right to cut? Although Barton was "honored" to be the most vocal, I'm sorry, Malone was reluctant to do so.
Yes, if you are a Nuggets fan, you certainly don't like Barton very much, because of his nerve knife attributes, often a ghost, he can feel the explosion in one game, forced to cut 30 points, but the next game may feel cold iron can smash the basket, even the upper basket can not score, scoring only single digits.
This season's Nuggets games, many games have almost been messed up by him, and the sticky ball and wave throw at key moments have been criticized for many years, so nuggets fans are very angry with him and hope to cut him and let Reid turn right.
But this is just everyone's wishful thinking, although instability is an indisputable fact, but the good guy is a veteran of the NBA for many years, and has thirty or forty playoff experience, some life and death moments, you can really only count on this man who is not stingy to kill a bloody road in the chaotic battle, you can't just see him make mistakes to erase his heroic moments on the field.
The two interests take the heavier, and the two evils take the lighter. Swapping Barton and Reed is actually a rash irrational act, at least Malone, and no coach even has the courage and courage to do so. The fans shouted, then let them shout, anyway, it is not they who direct the game.
There are also people nominating Campazzo, saying that he played badly in the NBA, from the data point of view, playing time, points, assists, shooting percentage, three-point shooting, free throws are not as good as last season, there were 19 starts last season, only 4 games this season, and even once abandoned by Malone, because of his height and unstable projection are hidden dangers, especially in the strong confrontation of the playoffs, because of the physical disadvantage will inevitably be chased by opponents, this aspect can refer to his performance in the playoffs last season.
But he once got the MVP in Spain, his performance in the international arena is very dazzling, and it is difficult not to make people expect this Argentine magician with a demon style of passing, so suddenly, in the connection stage is not impossible to take the second lineup to resist for a while, in the end, somewhat useful, why lose it?!
There's also the problem that you have to know what the Nuggets need most right now. There is no doubt that there is a lack of heavy firepower points, and Jokic is the lack of helpers like Murray.
Although you are the MVP of last season and the MVP of this season, but Jokic is alone, he personally gets beautiful data at the same time, often the team can not win, this season's Nuggets have lost to the weak brigade many times, and the most wronged thing is that ming started well all the way to suppress the opponent, but in the reverse, it repeatedly collapsed at the end of the quarter, giving up the victory, in the middle of the season, even let people think that the Nuggets have lost the hope of playing in the playoffs, until the second half of the slow force, warming up, but the early pit is too big It barely managed to win 48, ranking sixth in the West. On those lost nights, Jokic missed Murray immensely. Apparently Reid can't play that role, not to mention the Nuggets backcourt hoarding too many guards. But can you demand more from a two-way contract player with a meager salary?
Although he has a visible ceiling, it is undeniable that he has completed the remarkable triple jump in his basketball career. He was originally a draft, in order to make a living to go to the Taiwan league, and then through the Nuggets' summer league and training camp into the development league, karma will, because of the epidemic, the NBA teams in the employment of a shortage of time ushered in a short wave of work, he because of the good defense by Malone appreciated, earned the first point ten days short contract, then the second, then then the third, and then a two-way contract, a lot of short work to play a while to disappear, he insisted to the end, only a little, just a little, just a little, He will be able to step up the ladder to become an NBA official worker.
Winning that little bit requires not only strength and effort, but also some luck. But life can be compared to the waves on the sea, sometimes up and down, good luck and bad luck always have to follow the work, three points are destined, seven points rely on hard work...
As a small person, he is not well known, but he is stunned by a lot of hard work and opportunities, and he can also write a moving inspirational fable. His defensive skills and attitude add a lot of charm to the game with him, and also provide some of the niche fans who pay attention to him to watch the game, but unfortunately even his most shining parts are not easy to be seen and appreciated by many people. He came and went silently, not knowing if he would see him in the NBA next season.