There are a lot of teams that are out of the playoffs this year, but there are some teams that could fall apart. Everyone knows that the Clippers have a Big Three lineup of Harden + Leonard + George, but they have not been in the first round. Harden averaged 20+ points per game in the playoffs, and he was no longer Harden in his prime. George averaged less than 20 points per game, and his shooting percentage was quite stretched. However, George still insisted on getting the top salary and did not give in at all. Leonard took a pay cut to a greater or lesser extent, while George stuck to his ideas. Everyone also understands that with the Clippers' lineup, even if they get together again, it is unlikely that they will win the championship, because the script is the same every year, either you are injured or he is injured.
The Lakers are out in the first round, will they break the team? James has not yet expressed his position, has not said that he will renew his contract, nor has he said that he will not renew his contract, which is really confusing. There is another team that has the potential to disband, and that is the Pelicans. The Pelicans didn't win a game in the first round, and there was really some grievance. After the first round was out, there was also some information coming out, that is, he would not renew his contract with Ingram in advance. In fact, think about it, after so many years, Ingram is still like that, basically touching the ceiling, and it is not compatible with Cai En. Ingram averaged 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting only 34.5% from the field, which is quite spicy.
Everyone knows that the Cavaliers are a team that has reached the second round for the first time in the post-James era. It should be appreciated, but they have also come to a crossroads, most importantly Mitchell. Mitchell is a highly motivated player, and you can see it in this year's playoffs. When it comes to Mitchell's strength, there is nothing to question about it. In this year's playoffs, for example, he averaged 29.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, shooting 47.6% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range. During the entire game, Mitchell had a 50-point performance in a single game, a 39-point performance in a single game, and a 33-point performance in a single game, which can be said to be carrying the team.
If you want to talk about the strength shown in this year's playoffs, Mitchell is the second guard in the East, and the first guard is Brunson, who has scored 40+ points in multiple games. Mitchell played well, yes, but there wasn't much the team could help. Garland averaged 15.7 points per game and shot 42.7% from the field, which is the performance of role players, and Mobley is also a tool man. So now the problem is also given to the knights, with Mitchell, there can't be Garland, and with Garland, there can't be Mitchell. Judging from the information disclosed by Shams, Mitchell has confirmed that he wants the team to have the quality to compete for the championship, and should not be satisfied with just passing the first round. That said, Mitchell is chasing a championship, not just playing the playoffs.
The Cavaliers also made no secret of it, bluntly saying that Mitchell didn't think the Cavaliers could help him achieve his ambitions, so he began to consider trading him. In other words, either keep yourself or trade me. I have to say that the Cavaliers are really likely to break up this summer. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, small market teams are like this, and every few years they fall into a kind of cycle. Even the Bucks, who have already won the championship, are slowly closing the championship window and will never return to their previous peak. It's also a sigh to say that the alliance's resources are still concentrated in the big market.