Foreword
Recently, Grizzlies guard Jamorant said in an interview with the media that he can enter the league’s top five point guard rankings. The remaining four are Stephen Curry, K. Reese Paul, Westbrook, and Lillard. The remarks caused heated discussion in the league. It is worth noting that Brooklyn Nets guard Irving was not selected. This can not help but make people question this young boy in his early 20s. , Morant is really better than Irving. Is it better? After all, he is just a rookie who is about to enter the third grade, and Irving has played in the league for ten seasons and won a championship ring. Is Morant talking big? Today I will take everyone to analyze it.
In terms of physical fitness and personal ability
First of all, let me talk about Morant. Morant’s draft data show that his height is 191, his arm span is 201, his weight is 77 kg, and his bounce ability But it is amazing, standing up to 2 meters 53 height, jumping 94 cm on the spot, approaching up to 111 cm, the physical fitness is very good.
In terms of breakthrough, Morant has a very sharp breakthrough, and the speed is very fast. He is good at using fake moves in the process of breakthrough. The basic skills of ball control are relatively solid and flexible. In terms of shooting, he has a good mid-range shot. The three-point shooting ability is weak. Last season, the shooting percentage was 44.9% and the three-point shooting percentage was 30%; the basketball IQ is very high, with excellent passing vision and overall view, able to pass the ball to teammates well. He averaged 7.4 assists per game last season, ranking 8th in the league. In terms of defense, Morant is not as efficient as his offensive efficiency. His offensive efficiency is 114.7, ranking 64th in the league with a defensive efficiency of 112.1. 245. This is mainly due to his thin body and insufficient defensive experience.
and then talk about Irving,He has a height of 187, a wingspan of 193, a weight of 87 kg, a standing reach of 2 meters and a height of 53 meters, a bounce of 75 cm on the spot, and a 90 cm run-up bounce.
In terms of breakthrough, Irving has very gorgeous skills, excellent ball-handling skills, good at knocking down defenders, and strong finishing ability; in terms of shooting, Irving's mid-range and three-point shooting are at the forefront of the league. The shooting percentage was 50.6% and the three-point percentage was 40.2%. Last season, he averaged 2.8 three-pointers and 92.2% free throw percentage. Irving also has excellent passing vision, averaging 6 assists per game last season. The highest number of assists was 18 and he was very decisive in the face of choices. On the defensive end, Irving averaged 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. These two statistics also accounted for the forefront of the league. His playoff defensive rate was 107.3, ranking it in the league. 32, this is already very good for him who is not tall enough.
In summary, Morant’s physical fitness is stronger than Owen, but there is not much difference in scoring ability between the two. The difference is in shooting, Morant and Irving is still a notch, and in terms of defense, Irving has a higher efficiency value and is relatively more experienced.
From the aspect of team leadership
Personal ability is important, but as a point guard, organizational ability is equally important as the ability to lead. Judging from the two's career and current status in the team, Morant's ability to lead the team is stronger than Irving.
Morant is a player who has only entered the league for two years, but he has shown very important value. He led the team from a big team to the playoffs. The performance of the two seasons continued to improve, and his performance last season was a blockbuster. He defeated the Warriors in the playoffs. Although he lost to the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs, Morant's performance was very impressive. According to statistics, Moran In the first five playoff games of his career, he has accumulated 151 points and 41 assists.Become the first player in NBA history to score at least 150 points and 40 assists in the first five playoff games of his career. Not only showed his own strength, but also pushed the team forward. The ability to lead the team is indeed extraordinary, and Morant did not appear in this team. Some discordant voices indicate that these teammates respect him, and Morant will become a qualified team leader no matter now or in the future.
Let’s take a look at Irving. He was selected by the Cavaliers in the 2011 NBA Draft. After that, although he maintained an efficient output, the team’s record was still at the bottom of the league. Although he later won the championship, James The role is much higher than him. Furthermore, from the perspective of Irving's ten-year career, he is not suitable to be a team leader. After the Cavaliers won the championship, he left James. There are rumors that James took the position of his boss, and then he went to Kay. The Walter has an inharmonious relationship with the team. Now he is in Brooklyn, but he is definitely not the leader of the team, and his character is destined to be unable to be a leader of the team.
From the perspective of development prospects
Morant is only 22 years old this year, and his future development prospects are promising. is now the core of the Grizzlies, and the team will build a team around him. , And then hit the championship. From the current Grizzlies overall strength and league structure, it is not easy to hit the championship in recent years. Unless there are several superstars joining, this possibility is also very small. , But it’s worthy of affirmation that under Morant’s leadership, the Grizzlies will go farther and farther in the playoffs, and Morant will soon get a good contract, even a maximum salary.
Owen is 29 years old this year, can be said to be at the peak of his career, and now he is among the most popular teams in the league to win the championship, the chance of winning the championship in the new season is very high, he already has a championship ring, I believe the second one will not be too far. As for whether he can stay with the Nets until the end of the contract, this is an unknown question. After all, the team did not renew his contract during the offseason, but with Durant Signed a 4-year maximum salary contract, regardless of whether he can stay with the Nets, as long as the contract ends, it must be a big fish in the free market.
Conclusion
.Actually, there is no definite answer to the question of which Morant and Irving are the most powerful. Everyone has their own basis, different opinions, and data. It’s not the most important basis, so there is no practical significance in comparing who is more powerful, and it will not lead to any results, but one thing is certain is that this is the new generation of point guards versus the previous generation of point guards. Inheritance, they will make their team better and better, and also make this league better and better!
