With the start of the second round of the playoffs, I thought that when it came to the second round of the series, the teams should not have garbage contracts, but I didn't expect that the garbage contracts still existed, many players who did not show their deficiencies in the first round because of the poor strength of their opponents, in the face of the high-intensity defense in the second round, they showed their deficiencies and played at a very high premium, and then we will take a look at the 5 players who played garbage contracts in the second round.
Hayward
In fact, Hayward played very premium in the first round of the series, but because of his less playing time and the Thunder's young players playing hard enough, everyone often ignored his premium problem, but after the start of the second round, young players such as Jay and Chet began to show inexperience.
A total of 7 games have been played in the playoffs so far, and as a result, Hayward scored 0 points, and he couldn't score when the opportunity came out, and he has averaged 0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game so far in the playoffs. Hayward probably won't be able to get a decent contract in the offseason.
Towns
Although Downs averaged 20+ per game in the first round of the series, everyone seems to ignore a problem, that is, he often played less than 30 minutes, because there were too many fouls, which led to him having to rest early, but because of many fouls, he got more recognition, and many fans thought he played tough, but in the series against the Nuggets, Downs began to show deficiencies again, and he still had a low ball quotient.
In fact, many fouls are also a manifestation of low ball quotient, Downs's talent, but as long as his ball quotient is higher, he has the strength to become a top inside, but the offensive end is unreasonable, and various low-level fouls on the defensive end affect his help to the team, in the past two games he scored 13 points and 14 points respectively, which is like the performance of a team's second leader, if there is a chance in the offseason, the Timberwolves will send him away, his annual salary of 36.01 million is worth it in the regular season, and the playoffs are not worth it at all.
Goebel
In the first round of the series, I believe many fans have heard a lot of famous mouths say that Gobert's defense has evolved, and he can follow the footsteps of the small one, in fact, there is not, Gobert's defense in the first round is good thanks to the teammates around him to defend enough, and in the second round, his lack of defense began to show.
It can be said that the past two losses are Gobert's problems, his presence not only affects the team's defense, but also limits the team's offense, he is not a team at the same level in the regular season and the playoffs, everyone does not play targeted in the regular season, Gobert can provide the team with excellent defense with peace of mind, but in the playoffs he became a burden to the team after squatting, scoring a total of 17 points in the past two games, and the annual salary of 41 million this season is too premium.
Horford
After Porzingis was injured, the veteran Horford propped up the Celtics' defense, I thought Horford could show the value of a veteran like Conley, but Horford's state is obviously not as good as Conley, he is obviously not good at both offensive and defensive ends, the offensive end opportunity comes out and can't shoot, and the defensive end is too slow to keep up with the opponent's small one, which is why they play the Cavaliers and are tired.
If it weren't for the team's too many stars, but if there is one less star, they may be passive in the face of the Cavaliers now, even a rookie like Mobley can score 17+ points in three consecutive games, which is enough to see how bad Horford is, Horford has averaged 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the playoffs so far, and the three-point shooting rate is only 30.3%, although a 37-year-old veteran should not expect anything from him, but you must know that his annual salary this season is more than 26.5 million.
Garland
Mitchell is also not easy, the Cavaliers have been called the four-core in the past two years, but the actual situation is that they became Mitchell's single-core as soon as they arrived in the playoffs, Allen was injured this season, and Mobley as a 22-year-old young interior player can understand that he did not play well, but what people didn't expect was that Garland, who had been selected as an All-Star before, couldn't stand up as a result, and even said that he couldn't beat Horford on the list.
The offense is not good, the defense is even worse, so far in the playoffs, Garland has been the target of the opponent's point list on the defensive end, and has become the opponent's ATM, although the draft template of the year is Curry, but now, he is more like Russell of the Lakers, the offense can't play a tough battle, and the defense is even more stabbed, so far in the playoffs, he has averaged 14.7 points, 4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game so far, you must know that his annual salary this season is as high as 34 million, and he is also a 24-year-old All-Star in his playing year.
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