On February 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Today, the Kings faced the challenge of Nuggets at home. One was the team led by MVP Jokic, and the other was the King who had just traded for All-Star Sa. I thought the two sides would play a very exciting match, but the Nuggets finally easily defeated their opponent 128-110. In the end, Jokic led the team to the intensity, and the Kings couldn't stand it.
In this game, Jokic scored 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, and the Kings Sabonis gave a good response. He made 15 of 23 shots in the game, 2 of 3 three-pointers and 33 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, but Jokic also had a Patton beside him. Today, Patton scored 31 points, while Falk beside Sabonis did not give enough firepower. He made 9 of 18 shots in the game, 1 of 3 three-pointers and scored 20 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and it was reasonable to lose the game in the end.
If you look at personal performance alone, Fox has done a good job, but as the team's true leader, Fox must take the blame for the loss. Because he does not have a stable three-point ability, the Nuggets deliberately shrink their defense and let him make three-pointers. As a result, Fox still dares not shoot. After Sabonis arrived, Fox did reduce the pressure on the organization, but this does not mean that he does not need to connect with the team. Now he knows how to do it alone with the ball. In this game, he has 4 mistakes in addition to 4 assists, and was blocked twice in the game.
Looking at Fox now, he doesn't know that the Kings don't regret it. Although Fox is still the boss of the team after the transaction is completed, his personal performance is better. In the 4 games after the transaction is completed, he averaged 26.2 points per game, but the team has 1 win and 3 losses. Even though he won All-Star Sabonis, it still has no effect on the team's victory or defeat. As of now, it may be that the Kings and the Pacers did not make any profit in this transaction, and they did not seize the current situation.
On the trading deadline, the Kings gave Halliburton , Hild and TT for Sabonis, Big Holiday, Lamb and a second round pick. On the surface, it seems to be a win-win situation and each need. The Kings got the All-Star player and seized the current, and removed Halliburton, who was in the same position as Fox, reduced position conflict. The Pacers got the cornerstone that they wanted in the future, and also got a super shooter like Hild.
result After Sabonis came, the team lost 1 win and 3 losses, and the performance was not much different from when he had not traded. I think the reason for this problem is Fox's problem. Although Fox's data in each game since the trade has not been said, the high-level data will not lie. Today, he lost to the Nuggets, and Fox's plus or negative value -18 is the worst in the team. In the last game, the positive and negative value of the Bulls was the lowest. In the previous game, he lost to the Nets in the remnants, and Fox's plus or negative value is also the worst in the team.
Fox's athletic ability and talent are beyond words, but he plays too recklessly, which is a bit like Westbrook , but he is not as omnipotent as Westbrook, and cannot do both offense and pass. Moreover, the problem of unstable outside the three-point line has not been solved for so many years. I don't know where the Kings got the confidence, and I think Fox will be selected as the All-Star in the years to come. He is just a brush and the ball dealer is limited. This deal can be said to be a loss. The Pacers got a cornerstone player, and the Kings should have left Halliburton.
After being traded to the Pacers, although the team's record is not good, it is acceptable. After all, the Pacers have begun to rebuild, and good results are not good for them. In the past period of time, the Pacers focused on letting Halliburton play in the backcourt. Let's take a look at his performance. They scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists against Timberwolves , and scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists against the Wizards. In the four games after joining the Pacers, Halliburton averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2.3 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 48.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 45.2%. They can make 3.5 three-pointers per game.
After Halliburton was traded by the Kings, many stars expressed surprise, such as Tatum , Dream Chasing Green, and even many team executives did not expect Halliburton to be traded. He played calmly, had comprehensive skills, and was higher than Fox's football quotient. It is really commendable for a second-year grader to have such potential, but the Kings traded.
Let’s look at the king’s operating ability now. There was a reason why he missed Doncic back then. Their vision was really bad. Pacers obviously benefited from dealing with them. Although he won the star, he didn’t win the ball and lost the cornerstone player, which was obviously a loss! Having said that, do you have anything to say about the Kings team? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
