changed his words. He is not the number one glass man in NBA, but a real tough guy.
In the past few years, we have seen too many stars who fell from the altar due to torn cruciate ligaments, such as Derek Ross , the youngest MVP in the NBA, almost retired; there is also DeMarcus Cousins , the first center in the league at its peak, but after being injured, he became a homeless man who was directly a basic salary. This summer, the 32-year-old Cousins didn't even find a job. By comparing
, you will know how awesome Zach Laven is.
The former Lawen is also a guy who relies on his talent to make a living. Although his performance in NCAA was not outstanding, especially in the last 18 games, only 4 of them scored in double digits, but even so, in the 2014 draft, Lawen was still selected in the 13th pick in the first round. There is no way, no one can ignore his talent, his extremely fast start speed, instant jump, super waist and abdomen strength and explosive power were all fully demonstrated in the trial, shocking everyone present.
However, players who rely too much on talent are destined to not go too far. This is true for LaVine. In the third year of his career, he suffered a cruciate ligament torn and was reimbursed for the season.
When the diagnosis came out, coach Thibodeau sighed helplessly, and his teammate Downs , shed even tears of sadness because they all knew what this meant for LaVin, who was good at high altitude work. Levitra, who had just got out of bed and walked, was packaged and traded to the Bulls by Timberwolves . Obviously, the Apolis people did not believe that LaVin could walk out of the shadow of injury, and the result was as expected.
Look at LaVine's performance after her comeback, the shooting percentage is only 38.3%, and the real shooting percentage is less than 50%. It is one of the least efficient points guards in the league.
However, just when the Timberwolves were secretly glad, LaVin performed a good show of "Return of the King". In the past summer, he visited famous doctors to further treat injured knees. At the same time, LaVin hired new trainers to focus on strengthening the ball-holding offensive skills. In the first game of the new season, he successfully showed his training. Facing 76ers, he made 11 of 19 shots and scored 30 points. Throughout the season, LaVin handed over a report card of 23+4+4 per game. Although he was reimbursed for injury again in the second half, it doesn't matter. From LaVin's calm expression, we can feel that he is no longer afraid of injury.
In fact, since that injury, LaVin's knees have always been sore from time to time, but he has never rested for a long time, but insisted on playing in the game. Every year during the offseason, LaVin's itinerary has a plan to fly to Los Angeles for rehabilitation treatment.
Although he has never reached 100% health, Laven continues his peak to this day and has evolved year by year.
, for example, three-pointers, are becoming more and more productive and efficient. In the past three seasons, the total output has never been lower than 180 goals, and the shooting percentage has always remained above 38%;
, for example, offensive efficiency, has gradually reached the top level in the league, with the real shooting percentage exceeding 60% for two consecutive seasons. At the same time, only James , Durant , Embiid , Curry , Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Towns can do it, and it is the only point guard;
Another example is the scoring ability at critical moments. Last season, LaVine ranked 9th in the league with an average of 3.0 points per game, and its shooting rate reached 49.2%;
also relied on this growth rate and height. During the offseason, LaVine received a five-year, $215 million contract renewal. Perhaps, some people would say that players like LaVine who have experienced serious injuries should not have such a large contract, but what I want to say is that judging from his experiences and behavior over the past years, even if he suffers from injuries, he can stand up calmly and continue moving forward, because there is a "tough guy" living in LaVine's heart.
