After the Warriors won the championship, there were also many topics that came with it, such as Curry did not win the championship without Durant! And today's Klay Thompson's words, poisonous tongue feels very interesting, Clay said that he will only play for Kerr alone in the future, want to retire in the Warriors, obviously, there is not only Klay with this idea, Green, Wiggins why not want it? And the Warriors can 5 years 3 championships, in the dormant 2 seasons, everyone thinks they are not good, they in the West Finals cut the league's new lone rangers, the Finals and effortlessly beat the iron-blooded Celtics, the success of the Warriors is obviously inseparable from the team system built by Kerr, individuals can maximize the value in this system, without this system, can not get today's achievements, just like Green, he can only play around the Splash Brothers, go to other teams that is a blue front. Wiggins has been wandering the league for 8 years, why he played the value of the Warriors, also thanks to the Warriors' basketball system. And the protagonist Otto Porter we're going to talk about today is the same.
Before joining the Warriors, Otto Porter did not have much popularity, and many fans may only stay on the five big guns, and the player who wandered to watch the defender slip away has become the laughing stock of many people. But as everyone knows, he once entered the NBA as a high-profile as a tanhua, and was an important scoring point for the team at that time, averaging 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, sitting firmly in the starting position, and his personal strength was beyond doubt. Even after suffering consecutive injuries in previous seasons and playing only 98 games in 3 years, after he fully recovered in the offseason last year, many teams threw olive branches to him, and giants such as the Lakers and Nets joined him in the battle and promised to give him a starting position.
But even in the face of so many temptations, Porter still chose to join the Warriors, while holding only $2.39 million in low-salary contracts, he was also willing to play the role of a substitute, this operation seemed ridiculous at the time, in addition to the starting position, the Warriors' overall strength and record at that time was completely inferior to the Lakers, The Nets, such as the favorite team to win the championship. But this season's journey proves how wise Potter's choice is.
The Warriors returned to the top teams again this season, returning to the Finals all the way back to the Finals, becoming the most concerned team in the playoffs, and Porter's popularity as an important rotation member of the team has also continued to rise, especially in the fourth game of the Finals, he played as a starter, as a key part of Kerr's change, Porter performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, helping the team win a crucial game. It can be said that Porter has been very successful this season, so why did he choose the Warriors at that time?
The first is his own injury hazards, due to the continuous injury infestation of previous seasons, Although Porter recovered, his physical condition still showed a significant decline. On the court, Porter is best at scoring without the ball, ending the offense through medium and long-range projection, as a forward player, Porter has excellent defensive ability and is now a scarce 3D player in the league, which is why he is competed for by many teams. But only Porter himself knows that if he doesn't play in his previous form, he may lose the trust of the team and truly become a water dispenser player, so he needs to choose a team that is really suitable for him.
The Warriors are obviously his best choice, as a team that has interpreted the small ball system the most successfully, the passing system created by Kerr has reached the point of pure fire, here is already a blessing for many shooters, many role players have been reborn in the Warriors, ushered in the second spring of his career, Kerr has always been bold in employment, the rotation depth is extremely high, almost all players can get the opportunity to play, even if Porter plays as a substitute, his playing time can be guaranteed. At the same time, the Warriors are also the league's favorite team to play small lineups, the third and fourth players often need to make cameos to the fifth position, and Porter, as a forward player with excellent movement speed, is the best candidate for Green's bench, based on the above factors, Porter chose to join the Warriors.
Porter has been in excellent form this season, averaging 8.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game, a shooting rate of 37%, which is an important end point for the Warriors on the weak side. In the regular season, Porter played center for 502 minutes, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game, rebounding rate of 12.5%, ranking 60th in the league, he fought for the Warriors to grab one key rebound after another, defensive efficiency as high as 103.3, high in the league 16th, becoming Green's best substitute.
In the playoffs, Porter was also able to average 5.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, shooting 38.6% from the field, and 118.9 offensive efficiency, ranking fourth in the league, first on the team, and 106.2 in defensive efficiency, ranking 31st in the league, second on the team, and one of the team's most important rotation players. It can be said that Porter has realized his self-worth in one season with the Warriors, and after the season, Porter will also receive a middle-class contract, but will Porter cut his salary and stay in the team to continue to fight for the championship? I think so!