16 years ago today, on May 1, 2006, the Lakers and Suns playoffs first round G4, Kobe Bryant's regular time final-minute layup to achieve a tie, followed by a press whistle jump shot in overtime to kill the opponent. Wizards star Kuzma reposted kobe bryant double kill video on social media today, writing: Those so-called "kobe successors" are not at all like that.
After the retirement of Black Mamba, the outside world has been looking for Kobe's successor, Devon Booker, Zaklaven, Mitchell, Tatum, these 4 people should be the 4 players mentioned by fans the most, so how did these 4 people perform in this year's playoffs?
The 2014 No. 13 pick Zaklavin played in the playoffs for the first time in his career this year, and in the end, the Bulls were swept 1-4 by the defending champion Bucks Gentleman, and Lavine's performance was not outstanding, averaging 19.2 points, 5.2 boards and 6 assists per game, a score reduction of more than 5 points compared to the regular season, and a drop of nearly 5 percentage points in shooting.
Mitchell, the No. 13 pick of 2017, still failed to lead the Jazz to promotion in the absence of Doncic's first three games, and even failed to play the seventh. Although Mitchell averaged 25.5 points, 4.3 boards and 5.7 assists per game, he shot only 39.8% from the field and a disastrous 20.8% from three-point range.
Booker, the No. 13 show in 2015, only played 3 games in the first round of injury, averaged 23 points and 4 assists per game, shooting 50% from the field and 48% from three-point range, although the score was also down compared to the regular season, but the efficiency was excellent, and also helped the Suns advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Tatum, on the other hand, played superstar-level performances, averaging 29.5 points, 4.5 boards, 7.2 assists, 1.8 breaks, 41.9% three-point shooting, and most importantly, the Otter Rabbit led the Celtics to sweep the Nets led by Durant Irving, and the series victories were full of gold.
Lavin and Mitchell are already home fishing, while Booker's Suns and Tatum's Celtics have hopes of storming the championship, and from the ceiling, Tatum is the one most likely to become Kobe's successor, and he is very young.