Beijing time on December 24, in the past few months, many teams have taken advantage of the offseason free market to change their lineup, and with the official start of the regular season, they will also play for the team To the key role, especially the backcourt combination of each team. Because in this small ball era, the strong backcourt combination has replaced the previous position of the inside line, and they are also easier to adapt to the fast-paced play. So after the offseason changes, which backcourt duo in the league are worth noting? Recently, the US media gave the top 5 backcourt combinations in the league next season. The specific rankings are as follows:
5. Lowry + Van Vleet
After Lori led the Raptors to play the league's second regular season fighter last season, he has changed the impression that the outside world does not have enough leadership ability, and Van Vleet Serving as a starter also played a very good personal performance, the two of them were able to score 37 points and 14.1 assists in total. More importantly, Lowry has also shown a more mature side as he grows older, and his scoring efficiency has become higher and higher. Van Fleet is still in the progressive stage of his career, and he has the opportunity to grow into more Excellent terminator. Overall, they are still one of the strongest backcourts in the East.
4. Wall + Harden
The Rockets contributed to one of the biggest trades in the league during the offseason. The team exchanged Westbrook for Wall and Harden’s partners. + Harden is enough to be one of the most powerful combinations. But it should be noted that Wall still has not proved whether he is completely free from the impact of the injury, and the extent of his personal recovery is still unknown. In addition, as a top star in the league, Harden also has an irreconcilable contradiction with the management, which will inevitably affect his performance on the field and the atmosphere of the team’s locker room, thereby greatly reducing the combination of power.
3. Westbrook + Bill
If nothing else, Westbrook will definitely be a triple-double in the new season, and his surface personal data will still be impeccable. However, it should be noted that Westbrook is also destined to be unable to solve his lack of shooting, coupled with the gradual decline in physical fitness, will make his role for the team not as bright as personal data. Although Bill has top scoring ability and averaged 30+ per game last season, he will also become the team's weakness on the defensive end. In other words, Westbrook and Bill currently have their own shortcomings, it is not easy for them to lead the team to achieve good results.
2. Lillard + McCollum
Due to the Warriors Thompson injury, the Trail Blazers can be said to be the only truly tested backcourt combination in the West. In the past few years, Lillard and McCollum have been one of the best backcourts in the league, and the following statistics are enough to prove this. Since the 2016-17 season, the two have averaged at least 49 points for the team and entered the playoffs for 7 consecutive seasons. There is no doubt that the new season's Lillard and McCollum will continue to perform strongly, coupled with the team's offseason made a good deal, their overall results are also very worth looking forward to.
1. Booker + Paul
It is surprising that Paul and Booker are ranked first. After all, Paul is old and Booker has not proven his ability to lead the team. But just refer to the words of last season, then they do have the qualifications to compete for the first backcourt. First of all, Paul succeeded in leading the Thunder to the playoffs without being optimistic, and was only out of seven games with the Rockets. After Booker came to the rematch, he scored 9 consecutive victories all the way and averaged more than 26 points per game in the last two seasons. So we have no reason not to believe that they can perform better after being partnered.
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