Phoenix Suns starting point guard Chris Paul is one of the few classical point guards today.
In addition to his big-picture view and ability to lead through the needle, another important reason is his ability to judge the situation on the field and make the best choice.
Compared to most of the league's score-heavy guards, Paul is not a scorer.
It also doesn't mean that the team needs him to have difficulty scoring points.
In other words, Paul prefers to motivate his teammates with assists, his first priority on the court is always to find others first rather than shoot, and when he has to score, he will score.
After all, one-handed long-range shooting is also one of its signature skills.
When a team has the league's top shooting guards and small forwards, quality centers and a host of great players, Paul is a lubricant playmaker who is crucial.
This is also where Paul's value stands out, far from being reflected in his scoring average performance.
Probably from this, this is also Durant's previous interview bluntly said that he is looking forward to seeing his cooperation with Paul, he has been used to shooting point guards, so it will take some time to get used to Paul.
The Suns heavyweight signing is set to return after an All-Star weekend, and interestingly, the Suns will be sitting home to the Thunder on Feb. 25.
At that time, Durant, who was wearing the Suns' No. 35 jersey, faced the former owner Thunder in his debut with his new club, and there seemed to be a taste of fateful matchup, which was inevitably expected.
With the Suns returning from injury, the Suns' starting lineup will most likely be led by Durant, Booker, Paul, Ayton and Craig.
So far this season, the Suns are fifth in the West with a 32-28 record, with the fourth spot occupied by the 33-28 Los Angeles Clippers.
If the playoffs start with today's rankings, the first round of the meeting between the two Suns Clippers will undoubtedly be exciting, and it will be highly anticipated who will die when the deer dies.
Now that Wilson has completed a buyout with the Jazz, he will sign with the Clippers with a veteran base salary after the 48-hour clarification period has passed.
It can be said that the Clippers' strength has reached a higher level, and its strength is even more than that of the Sun.
Throughout the Clippers' series of major operations around the trade deadline, the team traded Reggie for Highland, Kennard for Gordon, Moses Brown and Plumlee, and Wall and Wilson.
Now the team roster has been fully upgraded, further deepening the expectations of the outside world for the playoffs.
In this season's playoffs, the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers, which are comparable on paper, will undoubtedly be the two teams most likely to reach the Western Conference Finals.
The current ranking is by no means a reflection of the strength of the two teams, and by the end of the regular season, the two teams will definitely join hands to enter the top four in the West.
The strength of the two teams of the Suns Clippers may be evident from the review of the two teams alone.
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