Chapter 881 [The First Candidate for MVP in the President's Heart]
The strength of the Eastern teams is too differentiated, and there are only five teams that can be called strong teams, and the Wizards are ranked first with 66 wins.
Durant's arrival made the Wizards immediately stronger, and his heads-up ability is one of the best in the league. There were also team problems, with John Wall shooting low and his stats slipping, averaging 17.4 points, 4 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
Wall is a point guard who needs to hold the ball to play. Last season, the top three players in the ranking of time spent per touch were John Wall, Norris Cole and Kemba Walker. Many of those who have been labeled as lone wolves have not made it to the top five in the league, which shows their speed and decisiveness in sorting out offense and handling opportunities.
Last season, Wall was almost pushed to the NBA's most sticky ball black list, and this season when Durant came, he had to share the ball, and he was a little uncomfortable. Klay Thompson doesn't care, he is mainly playing without the ball, and there is no conflict with Durant, but the number of attacks with the ball is reduced a little.
The hapless Wall, who laboriously recruited Durant, almost squeezed himself out.
The Raptors finished second with 52 wins, and the outside trident of Kyle Lowry, DeRozan, and Otto Porter played well, while Valanciunas on the inside and Ibaka traded from the Thunder were able to pull out and shoot.
Porter's fate changed, he entered the NBA as a 13-year No. 1 pick, played badly with the Suns, and was traded to the Raptors three years later.
Porter has been very efficient this season, averaging 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 51.6% from the field and 43.4% from three-point range. This year is his contract year, and he can definitely get a big contract in the summer.
The Raptors have a good record, and veteran Vince Carter has been praised by more people. The 40-year-old Carter was in charge of leading the bench, playing an average of 24 minutes per game, and still had 8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
The most amazing thing is that he can still complete the crotch change hands and buckle violently; He didn't just dunk either, ranking third all-time in total three-pointers and only the third person in the league to break the 2,000-point mark, behind Ray Allen and Miller.
Yang Rui and Carter calculated an account of scoring efficiency back then, which changed his life.
Now, there is a statue of Carter outside the Raptors' home arena, and foreign tourists to Toronto basically take photos here. Carter played for the team for 19 seasons and became a symbol of the Raptors, the eternal "Canadian Flyer".
Since Carter has been in the Raptors, he did not begin to transform into a role player until he was 34 years old, and his total score is much higher than that of Yang Rui in his previous life, surpassing Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone this year, and successfully breaking into the top 10 in the history of the total scoring list, ranking ninth, ahead of "Big Shark" O'Neal.
Carter, who has a regular season MVP, a Finals MVP, and two championship rings, is not inferior to O'Neal in history, or even slightly better, because O'Neal has transferred too many times.
Not too surprisingly, next season, the Raptors will arrange for Carter to retire on tour, and he is already the most emotional star in the current NBA and has been booked in the Hall of Fame.
The Nets are in third place, point guard Deron Williams is in much better shape than Yang Rui in his previous life and can still play, Jimmy Butler has become the new core of the team, and Derrick Favors forms a trident and is competitive in the East.
The fourth is the Cavaliers, which is a big surprise.
Isaiah Thomas averaged 35.4 minutes per game, 30.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, shooting 46.3% from the field, 37.9% from three-point range and 90.9% from the free throw line, and was the favorite for the regular season MVP.
The Cavaliers' tactics are very simple, three pitchers pull away, Thomas holds the ball to block the attack, can shoot himself or attract defensive teammates, Frye catches the ball in the middle and shoots very high, Korver who is traded in the middle also has a high shooting rate, and TT Thompson can rush to grab the rebound in the front court and attack twice.
The Celtics are fifth under Gay and Al Horford, with a record just one game behind the Cavaliers.
With the exception of these five teams, no team in the East has a win rate of half percent. Although the Pacers, Bulls, and Hawks have made the playoffs, they have a weak lineup and will definitely not go far.
The bottom two teams in the East are the Magic and the 76ers, and Love has another super luxury double-double, but the 76ers' overall defense is too poor, and they only won 20 in the end.
This year's NBA star statistics exploded, especially those players whose teams had no hope of winning the championship and had privileges, and they were particularly energetic.
The Rockets' Harden averaged 11.2 assists per game and won the assist title. Although Beverley is the nominal point guard, the new coach D'Antoni has put Harden in charge of playmaking, blocking and splitting offense in the middle.
Harden is also averaging 29.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but the Rockets have a mediocre record, and it is difficult for him to be elected MVP.
The rebounding king is DeAndre Jordan, who averages 13.8 per game, and he also has 12.7 points, 1.2 assists and 1.7 blocks, shooting 71.4% from the field and 48.2% from the free throw line, and has a high popularity in Memphis.
The block king is Rudy Gobert of the Jazz, who averages 2.6 per game.
The steal king is Draymond Green of the Clippers, who averaged only 2 per game before being elected, and players generally have fewer steals this year.
The most attractive scoring title was won by Westbrook for the second time in his career.
He averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 34.6 minutes per game while shooting 42.5 percent from the field, 34.3 percent from three-point range and 84.5 percent from the free throw line.
As soon as Durant left, Wei Shao could finally take possession of the Thunder and play in his favorite way. He had 41.7 percent possession in the regular season this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to break 40, more than the previous record holder Kobe Bryant. In comparison, Kobe Bryant's 38.7% possession rate in his peak season is nothing.
Wei Shao not only likes to brush scores, on the defensive end, he basically shrinks near the restricted area, regardless of the periphery, let the big forward go to the defensive guard, Adamska, he takes the backcourt rebound, and then launches a fast break, a dragon to the frontcourt, himself or attract the defensive ball. Throughout the season, his teammates were in charge of defending and running to the rhythm of Wei Shao.
The depth of the Thunder's roster is definitely not bad, Oladipo and Adams are second-rate stars; N'Golo Kante, Tejgibson, Robertson, and Jerami Grant are role players who have proven themselves; The team also includes potential rookies Sabonis Jr. and Alex Ablins, three-point sharpshooters McDermott, Anthony Morrow, Kyle Singler and many more.
In the end, the Thunder barely made the playoffs, but the media advertised that there was no Wei Shao, and they were just a lottery team.
Some say Westbrook is the most ridiculous brush in NBA history, but averaging a triple-double per game in a single season has indeed increased his popularity and attracted a large number of pseudo-fans.
After the Mavericks' record declined, Adam Silva began to praise Westbrook, and he was not selected to start the Western Conference Star, and his exposure soared in the second half.
Silva knows very well that this regular season MVP can no longer be given to Curry, with Yang Rui, an award-winning coach, the Clippers are attractive enough, and if Curry is the MVP for five consecutive years, the balance of the league will be completely broken.
There are not many MVP candidates, and the Wizards are the team that reached the finals last season, and they are still in a group, so it is impossible to give it to Durant.
DeRozan just joined the Raptors and performed well, but he was too ugly and had no star temperament.
The league has also praised Spurs Leonard for half a season, and some media even said that he has been one of the top three players in the league this season, but his data is just average, 25.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals.
Isaiah Thomas was a laughing stock when he won the MVP and James was a laughing stock.
In this context, Westbrook became the president's first choice for MVP. The only trouble is that the Thunder will meet the Clippers in the first round......