Today, Pelicans new signing Graham gave a small reporter's interview and talked about some prospects for the future.
However, it is estimated that many people have not noticed that Graham has joined the Pelicans, right? After all, a lot of attention should be on the ball brother leaving the team to join the Bulls.
Previously, The Ball Brother joined the Bulls with a 4-year 85 million signing (updated today to 4-year 80 million, the chip is Satoransky + Temple + second round), and the Pelicans and Hornets are also signed first and then changed, the Pelicans paid a lottery protection of the first round, in exchange for Graham, who signed a 4-year, 47 million contract.
Although it is not a direct 1 for 1, but rounded down, the Pelicans can also be regarded as using Graham to replace the position of the ball brother.
The new season has not yet started and I don't know who earned it, but from the current point of view, the Pelicans' operation is still very commendable.
Last season, the Pelicans averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, averaging 3.1 three-pointers per game;
Graham averaged 14.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the Hornets, averaging 3.3 three-pointers per game.
Overall, the ball brothers are better defensively and organised, and Graham's individual attack is more prominent.
Graham, that is also a man who has been a queen bee, although the time is relatively short.
In the 19-20 season, the season that Walker had just left to join the Celtics, it was Graham who took Walker's place, and Graham also seized the opportunity, averaging 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, and was once a popular candidate for the most improved player of the season.
How popular Graham was at the time, that is, when the young coach listed the three most impressive players, Graham was one of them, the other two were Lavin and Porzingis.
Then everyone knows the next thing, the Hornets signed Rozier, last year selected three goals, the second round of the show from Graham gradually fell under the attention, and now the Hornets are not too much retention.
After all, the wasp, the boss of the iron, the queen of the flowing water.
Oh yes, today The Athletic gave the player rankings for the new season, Graham and Ball were both placed in the 125-80 slot, but in no particular order.
Other well-known players in this range include Wiggins, Griffin, Hield, Russell, Dunrough, Fournier, Rozier, Schroeder and many more.
Who is higher and who is lower?
That is to say, in the eyes of the professional media, The Ball Brother and Graham are also players of the same level.
Another advantage of pelicans operating like this is that they have saved an average salary space of nearly 10 million per year, after all, the small ball market, there are two top salaries of Zion and Yingge, and there is not much room for operation.
Moreover, there is still a restricted player Hart who does not know how to deal with it, and the Lakers young masters of that year are now Hart's not yet working.
Of course, it is still okay to look at the Pelican operation now, but whether the follow-up is successful or not depends on whether the run-in is good or not, whether it can play the results, after all, if the Pelicans can't play again, can't keep Zion and Yingge, what operation is wasted.
However, Graham himself is quite optimistic, and also said that he will listen to the coach's arrangement: "I will do whatever the coaching staff tells me to do, in Charlotte I have played in the starting and substitute, the point guard and the quarterback have played, I will try my best to help the team win the game." ”
Asked how to play with zion, Graham said: "It's exciting, they'll make the game easier and create a lot of shooting space for me, so I'm looking forward to playing with them." ”
The implication is that zion and warbler song are both assisting me?