season, with Zion unable to come back and there were rumors of discord with the team management, the Pelicans started staggering.
Valanciunas, who was traded from the Grizzlies and signed a 2-year $30.1 million early contract extension, is playing more and more like a role player.
Helpless, the Pelicans can only rely on Ingram, who is injured intermittently, and lead a group of "nobodies" whose names many fans have never heard of to launch an impact on the playoffs.
Zion, who is recovering from injury, still does not lack attention, but the differences between him and the team seem to be getting bigger and bigger, and there is even news that his team is looking for a treatment plan on its own.
studied under Steve Kerr, Monty Williams's rookie coach Willie Green, and has been trying to cook a feast with limited dishes.
Gradually, fans no longer have such expectations for this Pelicans.
Until the arrival of Trail Blazers second-in-command CJ McCollum , the Pelicans, which had been quietly transforming before, completely ushered in the outbreak of breaking out of their cocoon and becoming a butterfly!
's successive victories and occasional reversals have made many fans begin to wonder whether 's guidance of delayed CJ? The latter, together with Ingram, produced an actual output of 1+1 that was greater than 2, and the two worked together to bring the Pelicans out of the quagmire. During the
playoff play-offs, Zion, who was recovering, expressed his strong desire to come back early and fight side by side with the team!
The Pelicans last season were the Pelicans that gave people unlimited expectations.
The Pelicans next season are considered to be able to compete in the Western Conference Finals!
[Analysis of Pelicans’ lineup last season]
Guard:
C.J. McCollum, a 1.91-meter guard. His performance after joining the Pelicans last season convinced many fans that CJ was replaced by Lillard The delayed star thing is real. In fact, these are not important. Coming to a more competitive team and achieving better results is the most important thing!
Devonte Graham, a 1.88-meter guard, a second-round pick who gained a foothold in NBA through daring to play and fight hard. His backcourt defense in college was impressive, but in the NBA, he became an offensive player. controller.
Tony Snell, a 2.01-meter guard who can defend multiple positions. His performance has been a bit up and down in recent seasons.
also has senior Alvarado and junior Kayla Lewis who is out for the season.
Striker:
Brandon Ingram, a 2.06-meter forward, a former No. 2 pick, tall and long arms, rich in offensive methods, and accurate in the mid-range, giving him a chance to become a superstar, but his body is thin. Confrontation is a major shortcoming.
Larry Nance Jr. , a 2.06-meter striker, a power forward with explosive athletic ability, good ability to move without the ball, with a wingspan of 2.17 meters, good at pick-and-roll offense, but average rim protection ability, often guest center in small lineups character of.
also has No. 1 pick Zion, last season’s rookie Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy, Marshall and the talented boy Hayes, who brought surprises!
Insider:
Jonas Valanciunas , a 2.13-meter center, a burly Lithuanian giant, has strong internal destructive power, and has gradually developed the ability to shoot three-pointers. He is an international player above the national level. Insider.
Willy Hernangomez , a 2.11-meter center, Spanish insider, high basketball IQ, low-post offensive ability, able to step back to complete mid-range shots, lack of mobility, flexibility and strength, and limited defensive ability.
[Zion, CJ, Yingge, who do you think is the core of the team? 】
