Harden tragedy repeats! This humble second-round show has become more and more like an MVP.
To this day, Thunder fans can’t accept the management’s decision to save a few million in luxury taxes and send away Harden’s decision to join the rocket in the first season. The transition from six players to the core, the average score increased by nearly 10 points, and he was continuously selected as the Span1span All-Star bench and the best team three teams. In the second year, Harden evolved again. This time he is the All-Star starter, the best team Members, properly superstars, on the other hand, the Thunder, after losing Harden, they never made it to the finals.
I thought that the Thunder’s lessons would warn many teams in the future, but who would have thought that the tragedy would repeat itself so soon. In March 2019, the Bucks’ management was in the team knowingly When many of the main players’ contracts expired, they still reached a 4-year $70 million renewal contract with Eric Bledsoe in advance. It seems that they are confident that they can keep all the main players, and even willing to do so. One time bloodletting for the championship, but in fact, when they knew that the renewal of these players would pay up to $77 million in luxury tax, the Milwaukee once again chose to compromise.
This time, they sacrificed Malcolm Brogdon (in exchange for 1 first round pick + 2 second round picks), maybe in the Bucks’ view, average per game 15+3 Brogdon is the easiest alternative. Isn’t it just a three-pointer? Hill can, Matthews can also do it, but what the Bucks didn’t expect was Brogdon’s In the body, there is actually an MVP-level talent. Like Harden, in the first season of joining the Pacers , Brogdon started to develop in the core direction.Not only does it need to hold the ball for a long time to organize the offense, but also to create scoring opportunities by himself, so last season, Brogdon's efficiency was not high, and his true shooting percentage plummeted by 7.8 percentage points.
But in the playoffs, Brogdon played well, handing over a double-double transcript of 20 points and 10 assists per game. He is the only player in the league who can do this. In fact, at this time, Brogdon has gradually adapted to the new role. By this season, his performance has become more mature and stable. Up to now, Brogdon has averaged 22.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.6 times per game. With steals, the hit rate also rebounded to 46.7%, and the output and efficiency outside the three-point line reached 2.9 and 42.3% respectively.
Looking at the entire league, there are only 6 players who can average at least 22 points and 7 assists per game. They are Harden, Doncic, Jokic, Trey -Young, James and Brogdon, there is no doubt that Brogdon is now a star of all stars. Whether it is personal scoring efficiency or organizational control ability, they are all top players in the league. Under his leadership, The Pacers also had a 9-6 record, ranking second in the East, and behind them is the Bucks who abandoned Brogdon.
Looking at Brogdon, who is performing better and better, the Bucks must have mixed feelings in their hearts. You know, their current starting No. 1 Holiday is only 16 per game. +4+5, and the salary of 25.88 million is also 8 million US dollars higher than Brogdon. What is even more embarrassing is that in order to get Holiday, the Bucks not only packaged Bledsoe and Hill, but also sent out 3 first rounds. Sign, think about it, it's a big loss.
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