Today the Nets ushered in the preseason finale, and finally won 107-101 against the Timberwolves. Irving still couldn't play in this game because he refused to get vaccinated. Irving has largely broken up with the Nets, and he can't play part-time on the road. Only with vaccination can we officially return, which is the attitude given by Boss Cai.
Of course, Durant and Harden are still there, and the two of them still have a chance to win the championship. At the end of the day, Owen is a tough guy, and he's the equivalent of adding insurance to Duha. If the two just happen to be all turned off, there is also Irving who can stand up and score. But that's too low a probability, especially with Harden. He can both score and organize tandems, and with Durant's indiscriminate singles, the Nets are a big double that is not worth any team.
Now the Nets' only goal is to ensure that existing players can come together to launch a championship. In the regular season, the Nets will definitely let more people play, after all, Irving is not. Harris will play the scoreback, Harden point guard, and Durant back to the No. 3 spot. Paired with Griffin and Aldridge or the No. 4 on Millsap. The Nets look a lot more reasonable overall. In addition, the Nets also need to train some new people, especially Zhao Si must develop.
After Allen was traded, the Nets' No. 5 lacked a maneuverable interior. This was also a factor in the nets' instability last season, and the only person who can now carry the vacancy that Aaron left is Zhao Si. In today's game against the Timberwolves, the Nets didn't let Ader play the No. 5, but instead let Clarkston start with Millsap. To tell the truth, Zhao Si has made great progress, and after the success of weight gain, he can carry the inner line more. The offensive end hasn't dropped in speed yet, and in just 24 minutes he had 11 points, seven boards and one cap.
The Nets basically let Harden and Zhao Si go up and down together, and the performance of the two in attack and defense is too similar to the combination of Harden and Capela in the past. On the offensive end, Zhao blocked four blocks, and Harden cut three threats. Harden can give Zhao Sishun a cake, can also feed the ball to the shooter, or he can directly end it singles. Zhao Si, who moves fast on the defensive end, can play the role of defensive defender, and when the opponent blocks and dismantles, the two can change defenses, and Zhao Si defends outside Harden's defense to cover up the defect of Harden's lack of lateral movement.
Harden, the cook Zhao Si, is also satisfied, after today's game he thanked Harden, if there is no Harden to join the Nets, Zhao Si is really difficult to have so many opportunities and presence on the offensive end.
Clarkston said: "I know I still have a lot to improve, and James Harden can help me get better. Obviously, our cooperation made it impossible for the opponent to defend, and our tacit understanding was getting better and better. My goal for the new season is to be the best defender in the league. ”
Allen left the Nets to take 100 million yuan in 5 years with the Cavaliers, Capela also got a 90 million contract with the Rockets, and Capela renewed his contract with an average salary of 22 million for 2 years this offseason. Like Harden and Durant said after the game, Clarkston has a lot of energy on the court. Harden even said bluntly that Zhao Si and Capela are exactly the same, but Zhao Si's hand at the end of the basket is better than Capela's. After all, Harden has fed both of them, and now it is said that Zhao Sihao is his teammate on the one hand, and on the other hand, feeding Zhao Si is also very beneficial to Harden.