The NBA playoffs have entered the semifinals, and in the semifinals, the most regrettable is the Grizzlies, although they won the Fifth Game against the Warriors, but before Morant was injured, and according to the US media, Morant is likely to be reimbursed for the season, so in this case, the Grizzlies want to eliminate the Warriors must be more difficult, the most regrettable thing in the playoffs is the injury of the stars, but considering that the Grizzlies have exceeded their goals this season, morant can maintain health is more important.
When Morant returns next season, the Grizzlies are still a force to be reckoned with, like the Thunder of Durant, Harden and Westbrook. To be honest, many teams have not played their due performance this season, and they are more because of the injuries of their stars, resulting in a loss of strength by more than half. Wait until next season, many stars will return, then the competition in the league will be more intense, today I will look at the 7 stars who will return next season.
Clippers bring back Leonard (suffered a cruciate ligament tear last year)
Leonard, known as the card-frame version of Jordan, was the first round of the No. 15 show in 11 years, and the Spurs valued his potential and exchanged george hill at his peak for Leonard. At first, when he first entered the league, Xiaoka had no other advantages in addition to his long arms and big hands, the attack was not stable enough, and his long-range shooting ability was limited, so his draft template was only a player of Gerald Wallace's level, but with the cultivation of the Spurs, Xiaoka gradually played out of the value.
He helped the team defeat the Heat in 2 consecutive championships in 14 years to win the championship, Xiao Ka also became the youngest FMVP in history with his defense against James, and then Duncan, Ginobili and others grew old, Leonard became the leader of the team, he attacked and defended, and the long-range shooting that he was not good at before was also promoted to the elite level, but in the 17 years of divisional finals, Leonard was put on the feet of Pachuria, resulting in the season reimbursement, and the Spurs were eliminated by the Warriors.
Because of the absence of this time, Leonard and the team have a disagreement, he forced the palace team to trade himself, and finally he came to the Raptors, led the team to the Finals, facing the Warriors who had hurt themselves badly, Leonard used an inexplicable mid-shot to defeat the Warriors' dream of three consecutive championships, Leonard won the FMVP again, but the player xiaoka wanted more than honors, so Leonard came to Los Angeles.
Little Card came to the Clippers and Worked with George for several years, and both of them gathered less and more because of injuries, and did not play the heights that fans expected. Next season Leonard will return, and now the team's manager has become a brilliant coach like Tyren lu, plus the team has also introduced top blue-collar workers such as Powell and Covington, and next season's Clippers will inevitably be a force to be reckoned with in the West, and they are expected to impact the championship trophy.
Two Billion dollar Nuggets return (Murray's cruciate ligament tear, Porter's back injury)
Murray is the 7th pick in the first round in 16 years, his and his template Curry are all seventh picks, and Murray's growth in the past few years has become more and more like Curry. In the regular season, because the team plays team basketball, Murray's play is not too outstanding, but in the playoffs, Murray will show all his firepower, in the 20-year playoffs, Murray can average 26.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, shooting 50% from the field and 45% from three-point range.
In the past two years, because of the lack of Murray, Jokic can only lead the team alone, although the team can still play the playoffs, but it is not far, and in the case of Murray and Jokic before, the Nuggets have defeated the Clippers with Leonard and George to reach the division finals, although they lost to the Lakers, but they let everyone see the potential, as long as Murray can heal and return, then the Nuggets will be very dangerous.
And next season their other hundred million contract player Porter Jr. is also going to return, in 21 years Porter Jr. played his own value, because Murray was injured, Malone put Little Porter as the second leader of the team, the result of Porter Jr. can average 19 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1 assist 0.9 blocks in the regular season, shooting 54.2%, three-point shooting rate of 44.5%, although Porter Jr. has not yet developed a stable ability to hold the ball offensive ability, but his no-ball is very good.
Little Porter is the first round of the 14th pick in 18 years, the first high school student in the United States that year, if it is not because of back injury, he is the most likely to become the existence of the champion in 18 years, Little Porter's draft template of the year is Durant, his projection ability is not much worse than Durant, and the athletic ability of Little Porter looks stronger. Although Porter Jr. does not yet have the strength of the second boss, but with Murray and Jokic to attract defense, I believe he will get a lot of opportunities, two hundred million contracts return, Jokic no longer have to play as tired as he is now.
Lillard returns from recuperation (abdominal injury)
Lillard was the sixth pick in '12, and if it wasn't for the older draft, he could even be in the top three of the draft, but even if the older draft can be selected with the sixth pick, you can see how good Lillard is. Lillard's draft template that year was Jay Williams, Yao Ming's same year's list, but Jay nearly amputated due to a car accident and did not cash in on his talent. Lillard, on the other hand, quickly cashed in on his talent after entering the league.
In the first season of his career, he averaged 19+6 per game to win the Best Rookie Award, and in the following years Lillard steadily improved, averaging more than 28 points per game in 20 and 21 years, he was once considered the second point guard in the league except Curry, but Lillard was so good that he could not get the support of the team, because he was dissatisfied with the operation of Olhi, Lillard almost broke up with the team, and the management could only cut Olhi to appease Lillard.
In the previous trade deadline, the Blazers sent away CJ, Covington and Powell, which were exchanged for draft picks and some players who were about to expire their contracts, they did this to make room for salary space in the offseason, the team had 60 million salary space this summer, and the team also won a high-pick draft pick through the pendulum, if the operation is right, the Blazers are expected to win two All-Star level players in one go this summer, when the Blazers must be stronger than before.
Previously, the US media reported that Lillard suffered a torn abdominal tendon, which was not serious, but the team decided to be rotten this season, so Lillard also got more rest time, next season he will return with full blood, whether the team can meet Lillard's idea of rushing to the championship We do not know, the only thing that can be known is that the Blazers with Lillard have the strength to impact the playoffs, which will inevitably make many teams in the West feel pressure.
Simmons (back injuries, psychological problems)
In history, many parallel goods have not reached the height they should have been mostly caused by injuries, like Fultz and Auden, so that the water can be understood, and Simmons is the most hateful steel, empty of talent but can not reach the height it should be, he is 16 years of champions, the template of the year is James and magician, Simmons can only rely on talent to break into the All-Star, but until now, he still has not practiced three points.
Simmons this player seems to have a very limited psychological endurance, he does not dare to try to make mistakes at the three-point line, and even because the fans get booed and the 76ers refuse to play, look at the previous Morant, was booed by the home fans, the result of Morant with his excellent performance to respond to the fans, and Simmons will only blindly dodge, for now, Simmons play not for honor, more for money.
But talent is good after all, even if he doesn't shoot three points, after returning next season, as long as the Nets have his help, it will inevitably be among the top of the league, Simmons does not need to pay much on the offensive end, he can play five small inside lines, using empty cuts and counterattacks to score for the team, and there is his team can also play unlimited changes, although a point guard, but Simmons is 2.08 meters tall, and now most centers are not as tall as him, and the speed is fast, this talent is eye-catching.
So far in his career, Simmons has averaged 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, shooting 56% from the field, which is very comprehensive. Although the small-ball era is very demanding for three points, but more reflected in the outside players, Ayton and Adebayo do not have stable three-point ability, but still can help the team, Simmons's talent is much better than them, the future Nets can enter the championship ranks depends on Simmons.
Williams Zion (ankle injury)
Zion is a 19-year champion, he is no template existence, in history there is no template of the player career height is not low, like O'Neal, Curry, etc., Zion in terms of talent, just by talent he can reach the level of the league's top twenty levels, with not inferior to Jordan's bounce and rival O'Neal's strength, that year is even more known as talent beyond James comparable to Jordan's existence, but because of injuries, Zion has not fully cashed in on the talent.
In fact, just by his performance in the past few seasons, you can also see how high his ceiling is, averaging 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the first season of his career, and the second year he averaged 27 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 0.9 steals per game, the shooting rate was as high as 61.1%, don't look at only 1.98 meters, with his talent to play the inside line can not be balanced, alphabet brother, Gobert in the competition with Zion have suffered losses, the inside line 1 to 1 can not be prevented.
This season's Pelicans made the playoffs, now that the team has Varand and CJ lineups far more powerful than before, Ingram is more mature, and when Zion returns, the Pelicans' strength will inevitably go further, but I heard that Zion did not return this season because David Griffin did not want him to play, and Zion may leave the Pelicans in the offseason and be traded to other teams, such a talent if traded is a big loss for the Pelicans.
Zion's biggest problem now is the degree of health, because the weight is too big his ankles can not bear it, which is why the first three years of his career have only played a total of 85 games, if you can control the weight, hone the ability to project outside, then Zion has the strength to become the top five in the league in the future, some players are winning at the starting point, many players may not be able to reach Zion's current level in their lives, if this leader joins other teams, if he stays healthy, he will also give the team a great improvement.
Bill (left wrist ligament)
Beal and Lillard are the same draft, he is a tandem show, Bill's draft template that year was Eric Gordon, both are pointbacks with outstanding scoring ability but limited organizational ability, Beal played an average of 23+3+3 per game in the fifth year of his career, if it were not for the early team wal, he may have been an All-Star player, but after Wall was injured, Beal played the level of the league's second quarterback, and averaged more than 30+ points per game for two consecutive seasons.
But Beal has always been considered a data brush, because the team has not played decent results under his leadership, but in the past two seasons, Bill's leadership temperament has improved, assists have also improved, in the 20-21 season he teamed up with Westbrook to lead the team to the playoffs, this season Beal was not injured before the Wizards were also the top eight teams in the East, and then fell out of the playoffs with Beale's injured team.
And on the trade deadline day, the Wizards introduced Porzingis, although Boshin is not as good as his peak, but as long as he has the ball, his play is still great, after joining the Wizards, Porzingis can average 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, in the case of the team has two stars, the Wizards are expected to reach the playoffs next season.
Now Harden has transformed point guard, in the scoring guard has the dominance of young players like Booker, Bill to win the title of the league's first quarterback, he must lead the team to play a decent result, Bill has previously said that he will not leave the Wizards, the Wizards are also willing to build a team around him, maybe in the end Bill can not win the championship, but being able to play for the Wizards until career retirement is also a good story.
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