Although the whole world suffered a sudden attack of new crown pneumonia in 2020, the NBA league has well controlled the spread of the epidemic. At present, the NBA's preseason can still proceed step by step. During the offseason, in addition to the high-profile trades, the NBA also had an expected draft. And those teams that participated in the draft with a high pick naturally became the focus of much attention from the outside world.
, for example, the Minnesota Timberwolves, holding the first-round pick, selected guard Edwards in the draft . And Edwards is wearing the halo of the top pick, and his every move will attract special attention from the outside world. As of now, the Timberwolves have played two preseason games, but the performance of the champion Edwards is particularly worrying. In the first game of
, Edwards played 26 minutes, only 2 of 9 shots from the field, 1 of three-pointers, 5, only 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. There were also 3 turnovers, plus or minus- 17, the lowest in the audience. This was the first NBA career of the No. 1 overall pick. However, he was smashed! In the second game of
, Edwards still played 26 minutes, shot 4 of 14 from the field, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and only got 12. Points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 turnovers, plus or minus -14, second to last in the game. This is the first NBA career pick of the No. 1 pick, but he still can’t turn it around, incarnate as a blacksmith!
_Two precious preseason experience, Edwards only made 6 of 23 shots and made only 26% of his field goals. Among them, three-pointers. 2 of 12 shots, the hit rate is only 16.6%. And only sent 3 assists in the two games, but there were 8 turnovers. In these two games, the Timberwolves gave Edwards enough opportunities, whether it was an average of 26 minutes per game or 11.5 shots per game. But this is the terrible state of a champion when he wants to behead his head in the preseason. It's simply amazing.
In fact, before the draft, the draft report on Edwards had already indicated that he had a poor shooting percentage. Refer to his college data for a year. He played a total of 32 NCAA games, averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 40.2% from the field, 29.4% from the three-point range, and 77.2% from the free throw. . Sure enough, Edwards' overall data is still good, but the problem lies in the poor basket.
Edwards’ physical measurement data is: height 1.98, wingspan 2.08, weight 230 pounds, reaching a standard NBA-level guard physical talent. But when Edwards was in college, the main way he played was to use his athletic ability to break through to the basket and eat those short defensive players, and players like this who rely on physical talent to feed on the NBA level arena. It is still a big question that it cannot be taken advantage of.
This year's NBA draft is recognized as a young draft year. The quality of this rookie is already worrying. Whether it can pick real talent is almost entirely based on luck. Before the draft, the Timberwolves holding the No. 1 overall pick and the Warriors holding the second overall pick hope to trade their picks in exchange for a certain amount of immediate combat power. But few teams in the league are willing to gamble, and in the end both Timberwolves and Warriors can only use it themselves.
Look at the big environment Edwards is in. The Timberwolves are full of talent. There are top picks Downs , second place Russell, and Okoji, Culver, Beasley, etc. They all need the ball. . Once Edwards is unable to reverse his bad state, the Timberwolves will probably slowly become colder towards him. In the most critical period when he needs to increase the ball, he will not be able to play the ball. If the time is delayed, I am afraid that it will be lost. For a "parallel import goods" champion.
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