On the second day of the NBA preseason, 20 of the 30 teams have appeared one after another. Following yesterday's focus of the Lakers Nets battle, today there are 9 hot games staged, among which there are many bright spots and endless surprises.
Preseason The outcome of the game has nothing to do with the overall situation. The purpose of the game is about a few points: to adapt the lineup, drill tactics, train newcomers, by the way, actually test those marginal players with non-guaranteed contracts in order to decide to stay. For a well-known veteran, a game like
is just a warm-up and sweating. A good game may just be hot on the day, and no one really cares about poor performance, even many people—— For example, yesterday's Zhanhuang Westbrook Nets Big Three, today's Embiid, Jokic, simply choose to rest.
Therefore, we pay attention to the preseason, focusing on the following types of players:
Yesterday the Nets and the Lakers battle, this year's 27th rookie Cameron Thomas played 22 minutes. He scored 21 points, stunning the audience. In an interview after the game, the Xia Lian MVP confidently stated: "If you have strong scoring ability, you can score no matter who you face." Thomas is not the only one. Although the top three draft picks this year-Cade-, Cunningham , Jaylen Green and Evan Mobley have not yet appeared, the rookies have created enough surprises.
Raptors coach Nick Nass said at the beginning of the training camp that Scotty Barnes will play an important role in the team. In Chris Boucher received surgery for a finger injury. Pascal Siakam recovers from shoulder injury and returns indefinitely, the 4th show has unlimited opportunities.
Facing the 76ers today, Barnes started the game and contributed 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in less than 25 minutes. It was omnipotent. More importantly, he ignited the team with his vitality. When he was on the court, the team had a 19-point difference and ranked first in the team. Sure enough, it is a player whose dream is the template!
The Raptors gave up the originally scheduled Jaylen Suggs for Barnes, but the latter was missed by the Magic. Today, Suggs also made his first official appearance. Because of his poor touch (3 of 11), he only scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. However, in the game, he had a wonderful pass and a large three-pointer. The three quarters even blocked Robert Williams and Jason Tatum in just 18 seconds, allowing fans to witness his great potential on both ends of the offense and defense.
Josh Gidi, who was ranked next to Saggs in the draft, was a bold choice for the detonator. The tall point guard from Australia has no American basketball background, is thin, and is not good at shooting. He was injured after only a few minutes of playing in the summer league, so today's game is considered his true NBA debut.
It turns out that Gidi adapts much faster than people think. He played 28 minutes and 52 seconds in the starting lineup today, scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 2 of 4 three-pointers. Thunder coach Degnot asked Gidi to adapt to the off-ball role next to Alexander. If he can guarantee such a shooting efficiency, then Oklahoma City 's future backcourt duo can basically stabilize.
If Gidi is a "dark horse" on draft night, James Bucknett, who fell to the 11th pick and was selected by the Hornets, should be regarded as one of the biggest losers. But gold always shines. Today, Bucknett played 7 of 12 shots and scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in less than 21 minutes in the thunder victory over Oklahoma City.
With the departure of Derwent Graham and Malik Munch ,In the new season, Bucknet will become the Hornets backcourt first substitute, playing a super sixth man role similar to Louis Williams .
Trey Murphy, who was selected 17th in the first round by the Pelicans, was another big surprise. In the summer league, he averaged 16.3 points, 7 rebounds, and 44% of the three-pointers. Today against Timberwolves , the forward player with a height of 2 meters 06 once again performed a hundred-step penetrating Yang stunt. He scored 21 points on 6 of 10 three-pointers and scored 21 points. If it weren't for the last 1.3 seconds to be destroyed by the opponent, he would almost lead his team to 24 The big comeback of points.
I have to mention that the Spurs also selected shooting guard Joshua Primo with the 12th overall pick in the first round. Although the data is not an explosion, the 17 points he scored today is not considered an explosion, but 8 The efficiency of shooting 7 is still worthy of a praise. After the Spurs gave up and DeRozan, the flank firepower needs to be filled. If Primo continues to output stably, they will have a chance to come up behind in the competition with Lonnie Walker, Devin Wasser .
Of course, not all rookies perform well. For example, the Warriors’ two lottery picks, Jonathan Cuminga and Moses-Moody, did not get too many performance opportunities today. This is directly related to the team’s goals and the recruitment plan of coach Cole. Relationship, with James Wiseman's lessons learned, they should be patient enough for the growth of these two young players.
Tomorrow’s game, there are several rookies who will make their preseason debuts. In addition to Cunningham, Green and Mobley, Rockets center Shen Jing, Pacers guard Duarte, Knicks guard Grimes , Are worth looking forward to.
In addition to the rookies who made their debut on the NBA stage,Today, some veterans have also completed their "first show" performances. Although these people have been famous for a long time, they have just changed teams this summer, so what kind of performance they can have is also curious.
Andre Drummond left the Lakers this summer to join the 76ers, the new season will be Joel Embiid substitute. Today, Embiid did not play, and Zhuang Shen naturally took the lead. As a result, his performance was in line with people's expectations-filling the personal data column, but he failed to lead the team to victory.
Facing the young and energetic Raptors, Zhuang Shen scored 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks today, and even made 7 of 8 free throws. In addition to more turnovers (5 times), almost Impeccable. Unfortunately, the 76ers eventually lost the game 107-123.
Objectively speaking, Zhuang Shen was on the court today for 24 minutes and 22 seconds. The 76ers only lost 4 points to their opponents, which is not bad. After Embiid returns, he is still trustworthy as a bench center.
Kyle Lowry is another veteran who made his new club debut today. Compared with Zhuang Shen, he is at the other extreme-tepid statistics, but significant influence on the court. Today, facing the NBA No. 1 position, the popular fried chicken Trey-Young, Lori is obviously more in control of the rhythm of the game, although he only made 1 of 4 shots in 14 minutes and 36 seconds of playing time, but There was only one turnover with 7 assists. During this period, the Heat had a net win of 10 points and established the victory early.
During the offseason, the Heat got their long-coveted Lowry by signing the first sign with the Raptors during the offseason. Obviously, the only goal of the new season is the championship. For this goal, they also signed PJ-Tucker , who is also a winning catalyst, and his defensive performance today is also impressive. Tucker left early because of the discomfort of groin , but it is said that the problem is not big.
is the same as the Heat, Celtic also introduced two important veterans this summer. Al Horford and Dennis Schroeder, who had been teammates with the Eagles at the same time, were said to have decided on and Schroder. Joining the Celtics, Horford also played a key role.
Horford and Schroeder are just two types, the former is a typical team player, the latter is better at solo. Today’s game, Horford, who entered the second palace, came off the bench, contributing 5 points and 7 rebounds in 18 minutes and 59 seconds. His steady performance made starting center Robert Williams feel threatened, but Schroder only made 1 of 7 shots. With 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, it looks like it will take a while to find a sense in a new position.
In addition to the above, like the Hornets’ Mason Plumley , Timberwolves’s Patrick Beverly , Jazz’s Hassan Whiteside, Warriors Otto Porter And Nemania-Belica, etc., also performed impressively in their new club debuts today. Due to space limitations, they will not comment on them one by one.
is different from the rookies and veterans who debuted. In the end, these players did not change the team environment, but because of their own growth, they are still impressive.
First is the amazing boy Taylor Hiro of the Heat. He reached the finals in his rookie season and played amazingly, but did not break out further last season and his performance was relatively flat. This summer, he was holding back his energy to break people's doubts and gain weight successfully. Today Jimmy Butler is not there, Hiro has become the soul of the Heat on the court. He controlled, passed, shot, and slammed. He was easy to do. He scored 9 of 12 shots and scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.The team won a 26-point victory.
The Warriors' Jordan Poole and Shiro entered the league at the same time and played in the same position. The starting point was far lower than the latter. But at the end of last season, he seized the opportunity to prove himself. Therefore, in Clay Thompson_ Span4span locked a starting spot before returning. Today, he scored 7 of 13 3-pointers in 22 minutes and 19 seconds and scored 30 points. At the same time, he had 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He did not make any mistakes. Not only did he perform better than Shiro. Even if the god of soup returns, it must be no more than that.
Poole is not only the best player of the Warriors today, but also the best player of all 18 participating teams!
The Nuggets have renewed their five-year maximum salary ahead of schedule this summer. Jr. Michael Porter , you can imagine the expectations for him. Today, Porter proved the wise investment of this investment with actual performance. He scored 23 points and 7 rebounds in just 22 minutes and 10 seconds, hit 9 goals in 15 shots, and continued to show his unique offensive talent. With Murray unable to play for most of the season due to injury, Porter will be the most important helper around Nikola Jokic .
In terms of scoring efficiency, Pelicans young guard Alexander Walker scored 22 points in only 20 minutes and 39 seconds today. His personal performance is not much better than the above-mentioned ones. However, he still has a lot of room for improvement when he chooses on the court. Although he scored a lot today, he was too obsessed with the basket, and his actual performance was not as good as that of Murphy, a rookie.
Also worth mentioning is Magic center Mo Bamba. When he participated in the NBA draft three years ago, his level of talent was compared to Ayton . Three years have passed, Ayton has become the starting center of the finals, and Bamba has not gained a stable time in the bad team.
The new season is very important to Bamba. With the departure of Vucevic , he and Wendell Carter basically split the playing time, depending on who can seize the opportunity. Today, Bamba played 21 minutes and 33 seconds as a substitute.He scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. He beat his opponent by 11 points and outperformed Carter slightly.
But just one game is not enough to win the trust of the coaching staff. If Bamba wants to truly realize his potential, he has to continue to prove that he is worthy of dependence-whether it is on-court performance or health.
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