Looking at the current pattern of NBA , there may be no more interesting position than the small forward.
Small forward position players play various roles in their respective teams: all-around superstars, team organization brains, elite scorers, 3D wings, etc.... The following are the top ten top players in the new NBA season. The strikers are ranked!
10, Mikal Bridges , Phoenix Suns
The third season of Bridges in the Suns during the 2020-21 season. He has continued to improve, scoring, rebounding, and assists are increasing, and his three field goal percentages are also improving. Last season, he averaged 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists. At present, he has developed into one of the league’s most breathtaking perimeter defenders. At the same time, he is also a 3-point shooter. Last season, he shot 42.5% from 3-point range. Last season, when he was in the second finals against the Bucks. Scored 27 points in the game and helped the team win. I believe he can continue to shine in the new season.
9, Michael Porter Jr., Denver Nuggets
Last season's data: 19.0 points per game, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, three field goal percentages: 54.5%+44.5% +79.1%.
Porter was injured in his first season, and last year was his second NBA season. Last year, because the team's head guard Murray was reimbursed for the season, Porter became the best helper beside Jokic, and Porter did not disappoint the team. I don't know when Murray will return in the new season. Under the circumstances, if Porter continues to have an outstanding performance, then Porter is likely to secure his position as the team's second leader.Of course, Porter currently needs to improve his ability to share the ball. As an excellent small forward, averaging only 1 assist per game is indeed unreasonable!
8. Celtics Jaylen Brown
It was a pity that Brown could not play in the playoffs because of a wrist injury last season.
Last season, Brown averaged 24.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, of which 48.4% of the field goal percentage was 39.7%. , This performance also gave him the first opportunity to be selected as an All-Star in his career. I believe Jaylen Brown has not yet ushered in his true peak.
7, DeMar DeRozan , Chicago Bulls
Last season's stats: 21.6 points per game, 6.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 49.5 field goals per game. %+25.7%+88.0%
The 2020-21 season is . DeRozan averaged more than 20 points for the seventh consecutive season. Because of the overlap with Zakravin, DeRozan changed to play Small forward, which led to his career best 6.9 assists. DeRozan's goal in the new season is to lead the team back to the playoffs!
6. Brandon Ingram, New Orleans Pelicans
Since leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, Ingram has improved year by year, and will be selected in 2020. After the most improved player. Last season, Ingram had a stable output of 23.8 points.4.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists, averaging 46.6% from the field and 38.1% from the three-point range Together led the team to the playoffs.
5. Chris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
Last season team Middleton took the sixth game in the Eastern semifinals when they faced elimination By 38 points, 20 points in the fourth quarter led the team to regain home court advantage and 32 points in the tie-break to help the team knock out the Nets and advance to the finals. And in the finals with a total score of 0-2 behind the Suns, four consecutive victories, Middleton's performance is very important.
As the team’s second leader, last season he averaged 26.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and the three shooting percentages were 47.6% 41.4% 89.8%
4. Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
Last season, Jimmy Butler lost the All-Star Game , but Butler averaged 21.5 points, 7.1 assists and 6.9 rebounds in 52 games. As well as the league's first 2.1 steals, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team and All-Defensive Team.
This offseason, after Kyle Lowry was added to the team, this means Butler can focus on being a scorer to attack the city and make the Heat a dark horse contender for the new season.
3. Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
George has been criticized and questioned by many outsiders in recent years.But praise should be as loud as criticism.
After Leonard was injured in the playoffs last season, George stood up as the team’s first core, averaging 29.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to the team’s first time since the establishment of the team. A Western Conference finals. Currently Leonard does not know when they will come back in the new season, so the Clippers need George to come forward and play his peak performance in the Pacers period.
2, Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
Last season Durant many fans worried about his recovery from his Achilles tendon How much will it fall? As a result, Durant's performance is eye-catching, and the state is better than before the injury, averaging 26.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, 53.7%+45.0%+88.2%. His hit rate is close to 180 clubs.
In the playoffs, due to Harden's hamstring strain and Irving's ankle injury, the Nets eventually lost to the Bucks. But Durant still contributed 34.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.
1. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
The new season James will enter his 19th season in the NBA and the 4th season as a member of the Lakers, if you think this It would be unwise for a 37-year-old player to show obvious signs of decline. Although James played only 45 of the 72 games last season, James was selected to the second team of the season's All-NBA team with 25.0 points, 7.8 assists and 7.7 rebounds.
Also, before James suffered a high ankle sprain at the end of March, he had been the leader of the season's MVP award. And that injury changed the trajectory of him and the team, and eventually he and the Lakers limped into the playoffs.In the first round, he was eliminated by the Suns with a total score of 4-2.
Recently, James said that his ankle injury has recovered 100%, and with the reinforcement of the offseason team, he will lead the Lakers back to his former peak in the new season. As we know in the past, when James is performing a certain task, things can become terrible!
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