In the 2021-22 season, the league added and changed a lot of elements, the NBA ushered in a new version, players had to adapt to the new rules and environments to play, some players lost the comfort of relying on free throws to score, and some players said that the change in the ball in the game affected their own feel.
Indeed, we've seen some players with higher past shooting percentages decrease after the start of the new season, and the Clippers' stars reflect this problem.
In the absence of another core, George has a heavy responsibility of carrying the team alone at the beginning of the new season, he must act as a team leader to make the team develop in a good direction, and most importantly, they try to enter the playoffs, and as of now we can see that PG is not doing well in this regard.
But, back on topic, he's still dissatisfied with the use of the ball, and recently he claimed that the change in basketball has affected his feel.
"I'm not making excuses, the two are not the same kind of ball, it (Wilson) doesn't have the feel and softness of a Sporting ball, so you're bound to see a lot of outrageous mistakes this year."
Maybe we should trust the judgment of professional players, the NBA has changed basketball so far, perhaps there is no media or statistics website on the number of mistakes of each team on the court to do statistics, but perhaps fans will have a rough judgment, the new season of their favorite teams average more than in the past is more or less.
On the other hand, some of the top scorers in the new season have seen a significant decline in shooting rates, such as Lillard's current 18-point shooting average of 35%; Beal was still competing for the top scorer last season, but now he only has 24.3 points, shooting 37.9%, and the outside shooting rate has reached a career-low 22.9%, which is certainly impossible if this has nothing to do with the use of new basketball.
Of course, professional players will always get used to the use of new basketball, and the league will not adjust for players, only if the players make further adjustments.