If you want to comment on the most expensive backcourt double shot in the league, it must be the Rockets’ James Harden +John Wall. If you want to comment on the league's most lethal backcourt double guns, it is probably the Blazers' Lillard +CJ McCollum. With the disintegration of Hardenway and Klay Thompson's injury, the league has fewer and fewer backcourt combinations with absolute strength. The Blazers double guns became the best in it.
If you are a fan of the Trail Blazers, then you must thank Harden, thank you for the deal! This team is super rising and is expected to win the top three in the Western Conference in the new season!
Why do you want to thank Harden, thank you for the transaction? Because it was Harden's desire for the championship that made the Rockets' management determined to reinforce the team, hoping to build a champion for Harden. After Stone took office, his primary goal was to find a reliable inside helper for Harden.
In the Rockets team, apart from Deng, the most valuable trader at the time was forward Covington. As a result, the Rockets finally sent Covington and traded to center Wood after several setbacks. It was the Rockets' guiding ideology that allowed the Blazers to get the reliable flank they most wanted with little effort.
The Trail Blazers, like the Rockets last season, lost to the Lakers in five playoff games. Unlike the Rockets, the Trail Blazers played decently in 5 games, causing a lot of trouble for the Lakers. Fans know that the weakest position in the Blazers' starting lineup is the wing.
In the current league, if you are in the West, it is difficult to be competitive without a few good wings. Because you want to reach the Western Conference Finals, or even the finals, you have to pass LeBron James. It is the Lakers who can't get around the team in the Western Conference. At this point, Clippers and have done the best and most in place. They hoarded Leonard, George, Jr. Morris and Batum on the flank, just to deal with Old James.
The Trail Blazers also realized this after losing to the Lakers. Their backcourt is already very strong, Lillard has always performed like a superstar, and CJ is also a player who can fight hard. Celtics star Perkins even said in an interview today: "At present, Lillard is the best point guard in the league. This is not controversial. LeBron has not been playing the point guard position. , So he doesn't count."
But the Blazers' wing is very poor, especially the small forward position. Last season, they started with Melon Anthony. As a veteran, Anthony's performance is also remarkable, but this is not enough to limit LeBron. Looking at the Blazers' bench, you can't even see a better wing than the base salary Melon, which is a kind of sadness.
This offseason, fortunately, with the Rockets, they sent Covington to strengthen the Blazers' weakest link. Covington has height, wingspan, three-point defense and steals. He is almost a perfect championship puzzle, a 3D player. With Covington, Melon can go to the bench, or the two can start together, and then pair with Nurkic, so that the Blazers' offense and defense will be improved by at least one level.
has to say that it is really the hero of the times. It is Harden's desire for the championship that the Rockets have to trade Covington in exchange for a center. The Blazers seized this opportunity and got the player they wanted most, super rising. In the current West, apart from the Lakers, no team has the guts to beat the Blazers.
When Perkins predicted the Western Conference rankings, he placed the Blazers second in the Western Conference, higher than the Clippers. Fans can look forward to the fact that the Blazers will become the dark horse of the Western Conference in the new season and hopefully enter the top three in the Western Conference!
