In the NBA league, many young players picked with the 13th pick want to become as powerful a star as Kobe . However, the biggest scam in the NBA is: "Kobe has no talent." Many people think that Kobe's basketball talent is average and that he grew into a superstar step by step through hard work. Kobe's basketball talent is very strong, but he is ignored by others. That's all, his hard work, persistence and desire to win are the strongest in the history of NBA. There are many stars in the current league who entered that league with the 13th pick. Do they really have the talent and strength to approach Kobe? Can a No. 13 pick really look like Kobe? Trade Harden , the Rockets refused, trade Durant , Nets refused.
The No. 13 pick selected by the Jazz in 2017, Donovan Mitchell, is a defender who likes Jordan Kobe very much. He also wants to imitate Jordan and Kobe in playing and become like Jordan Kobe. Superstar. However, Mitchell is now a bit stuck, with limited progress. He has not even been in the best lineup once in his career. The Suns' No. 13 pick in 2015, Devin Booker , broke through his personal best this year: he was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career. The No. 13 pick in 2014, Zach LaVine, , has only been an All-Star player so far in his career, and has never been selected to the best team in his career. However, Zach LaVine completed a five-year, $215 million early contract extension with the Bulls this summer. Devin Booker also completed a four-year, $224 million early contract extension with the Suns this summer.
Mitchell, LaVine, Booker, these three are all very good All-Star guards. In 2019, the Heat selected Tyler Herro with the 13th overall pick. He is also the No. 13 pick, and he is also a guard. How does Tyler Herro compare with Mitchell, Booker, and LaVine? In the regular season this season, Tyler Herro played the best statistics of his career: averaging 20.7 points + 5.0 rebounds + 4.0 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the field, 39.9% from three-point range, and averaging 20+5+4 per game, reaching the level of an All-Star guard. level, and the efficiency looks pretty good. This year's regular season, Tyler Herro also won the Best Sixth Man Award, which was the first trophy in his career.
However, in this year's playoffs , Tyler Herro's performance seemed a bit poor and a bit embarrassing. In the Heat's playoffs, Tyler Herro averaged 26 minutes per game and only averaged 12.5 points + 3.9 rebounds + 2.8 assists per game. His shooting percentage was only 40%, and his three-point shooting percentage was even worse, only 22.9%. He averaged 20 points per game in the regular season and his efficiency was very good. Why did he drop so fast in the playoffs? This illustrates a problem: Tyler Herro's weaknesses have been infinitely magnified in the playoffs. His confrontation ability is insufficient. Under high-intensity defense, Tyler Herro's shooting ability is quite poor. We all know that Heat star Butler plays very hard in the playoffs every year, and this year is no exception. The Heat lost to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals this year. The biggest reason is the back line of Lowry and Tyler Herro. Got blown away.
Every guard picked with the 13th pick wants to become a star like Kobe. When Tyler Herro first emerged, Heat team president Riley also treated him like Kobe and considered him priceless. In the 2020-21 season, Harden applied for a trade with the Rockets and left the team. Many teams across the league wanted to trade young people for Harden. At that time, Harden had not yet strained his hamstring, had not changed his playing style, and his data had not yet been released. It hasn't dropped yet, so the Rockets ask for a particularly high price: multiple draft picks + potential new stars. The Heat used Tyler Herro + Duncan Robinson to offer Harden. At that time, Tyler Herro averaged 15.1 points + 5 rebounds + 3.4 assists per game. His statistics and strength were not strong enough, and the draft picks were not attractive enough. The Rockets management Refused.
Now Durant applies for a trade to leave the team, naming him as wanting to join the Suns or Heat. The Heat's Riley still wanted to offer Tyler Herro + Duncan Robinson + draft picks as bargaining chips, but the Nets management also decisively refused.Tyler Herro is average in tough battles, Duncan Robinson is even worse. He was abandoned in the playoffs. He has no defense and can't even make the rotation. Moreover, Duncan Robinson's five-year, $90 million contract is very premium and difficult to get rid of. Lose. The Nets management now only has trade discussions about Durant with the Suns and Raptors. The young players and draft picks of these two teams are more attractive to the Nets management. What level of defender do you think Tyler Herro is? Devin Booker, LaVine, Mitchell, and Tyler Herro, these four No. 13 picks, how do they rank in terms of strength? Do they really have a chance to reach Kobe's talent and strength?
