In the development of the NBA in recent years, high-quality 3D players have always been a scarce resource, a defensive forward who averages about 10 points per game and can shoot about 38% from three-point range, will easily get a middle-class contract or above, such as Batum, Covington and others. And a player like Grant who averages 20 points per game and can shoot more than 40% from three-point range is at least a 100 million yuan contract await.
Not long ago, the Spurs announced the cutting of 3D player Reggie Bullock, because the team has no intention of winning next season, and there are many young people in the team, so he has become a "victim". At the first time of the news of Bullock's layoff, the NBA already had many championship-winning teams, including the Heat, Bucks, Celtics and so on.
But a recent report suggests that Bullock already has a clear future, and according to Shams, Bullock plans to sign with the Houston Rockets, a 10-year veteran of the NBA who shot 38 percent from three-point range during his career, which would help the league's bottom-of-the-box three-point shooting last season.
I have to say that Bullock's choice of the Rockets is more or less surprising, because such puzzle-type players generally choose to join the championship team, which can better reflect their own value, and Bullock's choice makes people feel that the new season's Rockets may have to "move the real thing".
In college, Bullock was a recognized sharpshooter, especially the year before the draft, he averaged 43.6% three-point shooting per game, which also made him in the 2013 draft, the 25th pick by the Clippers, the new league Bullock did not seize the opportunity, he played a total of 68 games in the first two seasons with the Clippers, averaging only 2.6 points per game in 10 minutes of playing time, such performance also made the Clippers give up training in only two seasons and give it to the Suns.
The Suns Bullock was even worse, averaging just 0.4 points per game, and in the Marcus Morris trade, Bullock was given to the Pistons as an addition, which allowed him to gradually find a chance to stand in the league. After two seasons of hard work in the Pistons, at the age of 26, Bullock became the Pistons' starter, and the trusted Bullock also repaid the Pistons with an average of 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
But the Pistons were not ready to sign Bullock for a long time, and before the expiration of his cheap 2-year, $5 million contract, Bullock was resold by the Pistons again, this time to Los Angeles. Bullock, who was on the Lakers, did not impress Pelinka to offer him a contract extension, and eventually Bullock accepted a 2-year, $21 million contract from the Knicks and became a member of the Big Apple.
In his second season with the Knicks, he seemed to dream back to North Carolina, averaging 41 percent from three-point range and making 2.5 three-pointers per game, becoming the Knicks' most consistent firepower on the outside. And this performance also won him a three-year, $31 million contract from the owner of the lone ranger Cuban. In his first year with the Mavericks, he helped Doncic reach the Western Conference Finals of the playoffs.
However, as Bullock grew older, his defensive ability declined significantly, and the Lone Ranger had no interest in continuing to work with him. It is also reported that Bullock bought an island after winning a second contract of ten million dollars, and Bullock, who became the "island owner", concentrated on tourism development projects, so it had a great impact on his state.
But the second argument clearly doesn't hold up, and for the player who commemorates two deceased loved ones with two dirty braids, the responsibility is absolutely significant to him. With the Rockets this time, Block is likely to get a veteran base salary of about $3 million, but many media are optimistic about his chance to play.
Because of Porter Jr.'s problems, the No. 3 replacement position has been vacant for the new season, although at a recent media conference, Uduka said that Whitmore will get this time. But with the arrival of Bullock, combined with the rhetoric of Rockets general manager Stone's "next step" plan, the veteran with 10 years of league experience clearly has an advantage. Looking at new signings such as VanVleet, Brooks, Jeff Green, Randale, and Bullock, plus Jaylen Green, Shen Jing, Ethan, Smith Jr. and others, maybe the Rockets can really look forward to the playoffs next season!
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