On September 30, the NBA's new season of preseason is about to start, before the preseason, some teams have made additions to make the team lineup stronger, such as the Nets won the big Morris, the Celtics side of Gallinari injured, according to the team reporter revealed that they want to take Anthony, and the two sides are also interested in each other, it can be seen that both teams are teams that want to rush the championship, they want to use the championship to give back to the fans.
In addition to the team, some players in the next season also to pacify their fans, or the parent team, in the last season or before many players have lost their value, which also led to their no less questioning and criticism in this offseason, we all know that the NBA field is very cruel, if a player loses value, then his team status, value will be affected, today we will take stock of next season's five major backwater stars.
Wei Shao proved strength
After Durant left the Thunder, Westbrook averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 16-17 season, won the season triple-double and also got the regular season MVP, and then Wei Shao became more and more uncontrollable, he averaged three-doubles in four seasons, and also successfully became the all-time triple-double king, but Wei Shao has relied on his talent in the past few years to play, with excellent athleticism, he can easily score points.
However, in recent years, with the rise of age, his killing ability is also very inefficient because of no technology, coupled with no spatial ability, he can only play the ball, but as a champion puzzle without the ability to have no ball is not OK, so when playing for the Lakers last season, Wei Shao also played gradually lost, Vogel more trusted James to play the ball, and Wei Shao made many mistakes, and if he did not do well, he would be played by the opponent to fight back.
Last season's Lakers because Wei Shao did not play a chemical reaction, and Wei Shao naturally became the back of the pot player, last season averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1 steal, although the data is still comprehensive, but the overall shooting rate is only 44%, three-point shooting rate is as low as 30%, such a performance compared with his 44 million large contract is completely a premium contract, the key is that Wei Shao also has a contract of 47 million a year, which is undoubtedly a lot of pressure for the Lakers.
The Lakers have previously tried to send away Wei Shao, but no team is willing to take over, unless the Lakers are willing to send two first-round picks, and finally the Lakers have not made any progress, next season the Lakers intend to let Wei Shao have more time to lead the bench to play, so that he has the ball, if Wei Shao, who has the ball, can play the previous level, then it is undoubtedly a great help for himself and the Lakers, and Wei Shao can also prove himself.
Is TJ Warren out of injury?
Warren was considered a top scorer when he entered the draft in 14 years, but he did not have the ability to organize, coupled with Bridges' growth, and eventually the Sun sent him to the Pacers, after coming to the Pacers, Warren got more ball rights and opportunities, he also gradually played here, after the park rematch, Warren played star-level performance, in the park Warren can average 26.6 points per game, three shots reached a terrible 190.
But then the next season he suffered a stress fracture, which also made him suspended for nearly two seasons, because of such a major injury, coupled with the Pacers chose to rebuild last season, so they did not renew Warren, although he suffered a major injury, but his personal ability is proven before, if it flows into the free market, there must be a team intention, the nets will come first, they signed Warren soon after the free market opened.
And it is a basic salary contract, this basic salary is a win-win situation for both sides, Warren needs to prove that he has not been knocked down by injury, and the Nets are also a wise choice to gamble warren in the case of insufficient salary, even if Warren can't play, a basic salary of 2.6 million they can also accept, at least compared to Griffin and Ader, the two top eyes, the champion, should be better, last season they have proved that they can not help the Nets.
Warren can be said to be an offensive kaleidoscope player, can be said to be proficient in everything, he has the ball without the ball ability, in addition to no organizational ability, it can be said that there are no shortcomings, and joining the Nets is a good opportunity for him, here there is Irving and Durantla open space, he can get a more relaxed shot, and the Nets is a big ball city, if he can play a decent performance, he will inevitably get the attention of other teams.
Gobert proved worthwhile
Gobert signed a 5-year, 205 million maximum salary contract in 20 years, which was also the first salary of a center in history at that time, and after signing this contract, Gobert was not less sprayed, led by O'Neill and Barkley, who believed that Gobert was not worth the maximum salary, but Gobert won the best defensive player in the past few years, and was also selected for the best defensive team, and the Jazz also intended to use him as the cornerstone of the team, but after The arrival of Angie, some have changed.
Angie is a player, coupled with his so many years of operating in the Celtics, he looks at the players is still relatively accurate, Gobert although the defense is good, but also only in the regular season, he will be infinitely targeted by the opponent's small point guard in the playoffs, followed by Gobert does not have the offensive ability to hold the ball, plus there is no mid-range shooting, which also damages the team's offensive fluency, in terms of his value to the team alone, he is indeed not worth 200 million.
And Angie sent Gobert away in this offseason, the Timberwolves paid multiple first-round picks to win Gobert with 10 for 1, I have to say that the Timberwolves are crazy enough to strengthen, they are open,And after Gobert arrives, he will join forces with Downs to form a top twin tower, which may be an opportunity for Gobert, or it may be the key to his complete fall of value, although Towns has the ability to space, but he is after all a center, or needs interior space.
In addition, the twin towers will definitely be targeted in the playoffs, Gobert is a late player after all, although his defense is better than Downs, but if he really chooses to abandon one person, it must be Gobert, and Edwards also needs interior offensive space, Gobert's help to the team may not necessarily be positive, and now the Timberwolves' lineup is luxurious enough, if Gobert can use his defense to lead the team to play a good result, take him as proof that he is worth this top salary contract.
Owen proved his professional attitude
Irving has always been a child-like player before, he only likes to come with his own nature, so he has not been recognized, even if he left James's self-reliance portal, and eventually in the Celtics because of the young players disobedient, he was also forced to leave the embarrassing situation, in the 19 offseason he and Durant formed the Avengers to join the Nets, originally thought they came here to prove themselves, but they were made by Irving but they were getting farther and farther away from the championship.
Since joining the Nets, let's first look at what Irving has done: the first season forced the palace team to cut Atkinson, Atkinson led a group of young players to help the Nets into the playoffs, the second season for no reason to take time off to go to the party, played everyone on the team, everyone waited for him to play, the result did not come. In the third season, Irving played more openly, first refusing to get vaccinated, then ramadan in the playoffs.
Make the team a chicken feather, even Harden also left the team, in this offseason Irving may not want to leave, see Durant wants to go, he followed, he initially chose to execute the contract for next season, the result was who expected the team to want to trade him, but many teams are afraid that Irving damaged the locker room, especially the strong teams, do not dare to take over, in addition to the Lakers, and the Lakers just want to take away The Garbage Contract of Westbrook.
But in the end, the transaction failed to take shape, the garbage contract was exchanged, the Nets would not choose Wei Shao, after all, Wei Shao could not have no ball, and now Irving was sure not to go, and this was the last year of his contract, as long as Irving was not an IQ problem, next season he specified that he would play well, and would not make any moths, but if Irving was short-circuited, then there was no way, next season if he continued to fool around, it is estimated that he will completely enter the blacklist in the league, and don't think about any big contracts in the future.
Porter Jr. proves himself
Porter Jr.'s draft template that year was Durant, and before entering the league, he showed better athletic talent than Durant, but because of the problem of waist injury, he finally fell to the first round of 14 picks, the Nuggets chose to scrape this lottery, although the first two years of his career because of injuries he did not prove himself, but in the third year of his career, Little Porter played a very efficient performance as a no-ball shooter, averaging 19 points and 7 rebounds per game, shooting 54% from the field, and shooting 44% from three-point range.
Originally thought that Porter Jr. was going to cash in on his talent, the Nuggets also sent him a 5-year 173 million contract extension contract in the offseason of this year, if the incentive bonus is reached, Porter Jr. can win 207 million, and after the start of last season, the result is that Porter Jr. was taken care of by a waist injury again, and he had no choice but to reimburse him for surgery this season, because of frequent back injuries, now many teams or basketball media have doubts about Porter Jr.'s future.
Perhaps the most worried team compared to the outside world is the Nuggets, they have previously reached the division finals with Murray and Jokic, they are thinking of letting Porter Jr. become the team's three masters to help the team impact the championship, but the ideal is very full, the reality is very bone, Little Porter's injury has become a burden to the team, and the Nuggets may eventually go to the road of reconstruction because of his maximum salary contract, after all, if Porter Jr. can't play, then the team wants to trade is difficult, his contract is too big.
Next season is very critical for both Porter Jr. and the Nuggets, Porter Jr. needs to prove himself, in addition to proving his health, he also needs to prove that he can play the role of the team's three masters, and Porter Jr. is the kind of player who has the talent to become a super scorer, if he fully realizes the talent and shakes off the injury, he may become the real key to the Nuggets, the Nuggets have Jokic to guarantee the lower limit, what is missing is a player who can raise the ceiling.
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