6 playoff games combined with 0 points! The worst trade of the season? The annual salary is 31.5 million, 5 for 1 pit bitter thunder

Achenggao

2024-05-11 07:54Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

After the start of the NBA playoffs, I believe that the current situation in the playoffs is something that many fans did not expect, the Timberwolves and the Thunder, two teams that were not favored before the start of the playoffs, are now so strong that they are a mess! The Timberwolves are now cornering the defending champions, they are undefeated in the playoffs so far, and for now, they have a better chance of making it out of the division than the Thunder, who are first in the West.

The Thunder have performed well so far in the playoffs, they have a combined 5-1 record, and the team has swept the Pelicans, but since the series against the Mavericks, the Thunder have also shown their shortcomings, and the biggest problem for the Thunder now is the lack of a qualified forward player, because the front line is not strong enough, so they lost to the Mavericks in the series G2, and were scored 29 points by the opponent's PJ Washington.

Previously, the Thunder intended to let Giddey serve as the team's No. 3 position, his height of 2.03 meters is indeed enough, but after all, he was born in the No. 1 position, and his confrontation ability is very limited, so he can't withstand the confrontation of the front line, and the offensive and defensive performance is not good, so the Thunder also chose to abandon him and began to focus on the twin towers, but the effect is still very little, thanks to Doncic's injury, otherwise the Thunder may be easily eliminated by the Mavericks.

As a youth army, the Thunder has reached the current height to be honest, it has exceeded expectations, they have no playoff experience, they have reached the current height by virtue of talent and impact, which is commendable, if this team is built around Alexander, Jewei and Holmgren in the future, they may be the biggest favorites for the championship in less than five years, of course, the championship also needs a reasonable enough lineup, or that sentence, they need a qualified forward player.

Here may be some fans who say: Didn't the Thunder get Hayward at the trade deadline? On the one hand, Hayward is enough of a jack-of-all-trade, he has a good ability to handle the ball, and his size and confrontation ability are not at a loss in the No. 3 position, the key is to open up space without the ball, plus he has playoff experience, which is very suitable for the Thunder.

But after joining the Thunder, his performance was not satisfactory, during the regular season, Hayward only averaged 5.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, you must know that he averaged 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game during his time with the Hornets. Many fans believe that he sacrificed the data.

And after the playoffs, I thought Hayward could show his value, but I didn't expect the performance to be even worse, so far in the playoffs, he has played a total of 6 games and scored 0 points, and he has not scored a point in the playoffs so far, not to say that the team does not give him a chance, but that he did not shoot when the opportunity came out.

The current Hayward gives people the feeling that he is playing perfunctory, because he is not active enough on both offensive and defensive ends, so the recent Thunder coach has also reduced his playing time, a player who does not have much effect on the team, he might as well not play, leaving the opportunity to those more active players. So far in the playoffs, Hayward has averaged 7.2 minutes per game and scored 0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists, which is too premium compared to his annual salary of 31.5 million.

This may be the worst trade of the season, when the Thunder sent Bertans, Mann and Micic and two second-round picks in order to get him, and perhaps Mann and Micic are better than him. Hayward is capable, he is now self-defeating, or he may be dissatisfied with his role as a substitute, after all, whether it was the Hornets or playing for other teams, he was either the core of the team and the last starter, but now he has played as a substitute in the Thunder.

And this kind of self-defeating behavior may end up fooling himself, because Hayward will be a complete free agent in the offseason, and he will play such a performance in the playoffs, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get a big contract, even a long-term contract with an average price of 15 million. Now Hayward is also 34 years old, and his next contract will most likely be a three-year contract, but the current situation is that it is estimated that most teams will not dare to bet on him for three years.

Presti's draft vision is indeed powerful, but his ability to operate has not been particularly good, and sending Harden away in exchange for Martin finally led the Thunder to disintegrate, and then traded for Anthony and George, and the team's three cores have never stepped into the second round of the playoffs. Maybe Presti should go and get a proper forward through the draft, knowing that the Thunder still have 13 first-round picks and 19 second-round picks in the next seven years, which is too extravagant.

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