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Chapter 310 The best lineup is announced, robbing Gobert next season?

The Toronto Raptors are not much different from the Bucks against the Nets.

The Raptors are strong on the perimeter.

DeMar DeRozan played the best performance of his career this season. He averaged 27.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in the regular season. As a player whose main scoring method is mainly mid-range shooting, he can perform like this in this small ball era , is truly commendable.

Similarly, another Raptors guard, Kyle Lowry, also played the best performance of his career, averaging 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

Lowry's career has undergone tremendous changes due to the butterfly effect. He did not join the Rockets, nor did he take advantage of the Rockets Brooks's eye-catching performance when he was injured.

But after going around in other teams, Lowry still joined the Raptors, and formed the league's well-known garbage brothers combination with DeRozan.

Revolving around the combination of trash brothers, the Raptors' combat effectiveness this season is really good. In addition, in the middle of the season, they traded for the Thunder's block leader Serge Ibaka, paired with center Jonas Valanciuna The defensive performance composed of Sri Lanka is also quite good.

Relying on this lineup, the Raptors could hardly beat the Wizards in the first round and advance to the second round.

It's just that when facing the Nets, they don't have any advantage whether it is the strongest outside line or the inside line, especially the gap between the outside lines is very different.

The Garbage Brothers have both been selected as All-Stars this season. They are indeed a good combination of outside partners, but they certainly cannot be compared with Wang Chao + Durant, the two top superstars in the league.

The outside world's speculation about the score of this matchup is generally a 4:0 sweep or 4:1.

Before the start of the second round of the game, the league announced the selection results of the season's best lineup and defensive lineup as usual.

Without any suspense, Wang Chao was selected to the best team, but Durant did not rank in the first team, but was placed in the second team.

With his scoring average of 27.9 points per game, it is actually possible to be selected for the first team. However, there are too many players who have performed well this season. In addition to Wang Chao, the five players selected for the first team include the Thunder who averaged 30+ three points per game. Double Westbrook, Cavaliers James, Rockets Leonard and Hornets Anthony Davis.

These five players are no worse than Durant in terms of statistics, and more importantly, they are all the stars of their respective teams. This alone is naturally different from the old 1.5 Adu.

This is really not about Durant and the selection of the best team. In fact, reporters often vote with similar considerations. Unless your performance in a season is really perfect and you don’t have any competitors, otherwise the league is It is rare to select two first-team players on the same team, including after Durant joined the Warriors in the original 16-17 season, Curry and Durant were only the best second team.

Counting the past ten years, there are very few partners who are in the first team at the same time. If you have to say it, Jordan and Pippen are in the same group, O'Neal and Kobe are in the same group, Nash and Stoudemire are in the same group, and there are It is James and Davis with thick eyebrows in the next 19-20 season.

Wang Chao and Durant are no worse than any of these combinations, but the problem is that the competitors in the same period are very strong, so Durant can't help it.

Durant is not too wronged to be second.

After all, the other four players in the second team are Curry, Harden, Antetokounmpo and Cousins.

Among the five, Harden has the most luxurious data. Although he played for the Mavericks, Harden's personal ability also ushered in a strong explosion period this season, averaging 28.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game. Compared with the Rockets in the same period The version of Harden is almost the same.

This kind of average data close to 29+8+11 per game would be a proper first-team candidate in previous years. However, as a point guard, Harden’s opponents are Wang Chao and Westbrook. It's hard for Harden, is this more like a hammer?

If it is said that Harden was wronged by only taking the second team, then Isaiah Thomas is obviously even more wronged.

As in the original history, the 16-17 season belongs to the era of the strongest 175 on the surface.

With the team's offensive system completely built around him this season, Thomas Jr. has shown jaw-dropping offensive capabilities. He played 76 games in the regular season and averaged 28.9 points and 5.9 assists per game, reaching a level below 1 meters. The height players can do to the extreme.

The world marveled at Thomas Jr.'s ability to dominate the league at [-]-foot-[-], hyped him up and regarded him as the greatest small player since Iverson.

As we all know, Allen Iverson is 1 meters tall and is the first champion in NBA history with only 83 meters. His brilliant career has also proved that he is worthy of the title of champion.

And any fans who know Iverson well know that even the height of 1 meters is falsely reported when participating in the draft in order to keep the status of the No. 83 pick. Iverson's real height is only 1 meters, which is more Proving its strength, such a height can become a top superstar in the NBA where there are many tall people, winning four scoring champions and an MVP, it is really not something ordinary people can do.

Thomas Jr.'s scoring performance of 28.9 points per game this season is only higher than that of Iverson's four scoring champions in the 98-99 season. However, in that shrinking season, the data of all players were affected and cannot be treated equally.

All in all, the entire league is praising Thomas Jr., thinking that all of Thomas Jr.'s hard-won achievements are due to his continuous efforts.

And when Thomas Jr. was selected to the best team for the first time in his career, when he was interviewed by the media and gave a speech, he thanked an unexpected person, Wang Chao.

"This matter has always been a secret in my heart. When I first entered the league, I was also very confused. After all, few people in the league with my height can persist. But after reporting to the Rockets, Wang Chao But he has always encouraged me and told me to come on, I am optimistic that you will become an All-Star player, don't give up."

"You can't imagine what these encouragements meant to me who was confused at the time. The NBA games and training were really hard. I thought about giving up countless times, but whenever I thought of Wang Chao's encouragement to me, I gritted my teeth. My teeth are stiff, and it is Wang Chao who gave me courage and motivation, so I must say thank you here!"

Facing the camera, Thomas Jr. spoke with both emotion and emotion, and spoke very touchingly.

No one expected that there would be such a story behind the rise of the strongest 175 on the surface.

This story cannot be fabricated, because it was Wang Chao who personally selected Thomas Jr. to the Rockets. In recent years, there have been countless potential players selected by Wang Chaohui. Thomas Jr., Leonard, Butler, Middleton, Whiteside, Jokic, Booker...

Even the most discerning scouts have to admire Wang Chao's ability. If Wang Chao is not still playing, and is the league's active and historical No. Wang Chao went to work as a scout for them, even though Wang Chao has no shortage of wealth.

Today's league has a consensus - a team with Wang Chao will not only have a superstar with exaggerated personal strength, but will also harvest countless potential players.

Look at the current Nets, even if Wang Chao and Durant are not discussed, there are still young and potential players such as Jokic, Booker, Harrell, Powell and Brogdon in the lineup, buy one get free A lot, and it also comes with a championship reward. Where can I find such a good deal?
Off topic.

Closer to home, the players selected for the best third team with Thomas Jr. include DeRozan, Butler, Jordan Jr. and Howard.

The Spurs' dual-core team was selected to the best third team. Butler has too many competitors and can only be placed in the third team. As for Howard, he is completely short and picks the big one.

There are not many centers with an average of 20+10 per game in the regular season. Like Embiid of the Cavaliers, he averaged a double-double of 20.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

However, the performance of the Cavaliers in the regular season this season is really difficult for reporters to vote for them willingly.

Sitting on James, Irving, Embiid's top three picks, and the defending champion Cavaliers escorted by Paul Gasol, the regular season record is only 50 wins and 32 losses. How can this not disappoint?

You say that your record is not as good as the Warriors of the Nets. In the East, you are even ranked below the Celtics. At the beginning of the season, you were known as the three major aircraft carrier teams of the Yusanjia. The result is that you are the most attractive.

In this case, it is not bad to let James be selected for a team. Whether it is Irving, who averages 25+6 per game, or Embiid, who is 20+10 per game, although they are very outstanding in terms of personal data, they are not in the best team at all. within the scope of consideration.

On the other hand, Howard’s average of 16.6 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game this season is also a new low in recent years, but he assumed the duties of the retired Duncan in the Spurs team, but he was quite satisfactory, and he carried the entire defense of the Spurs. The system is indispensable, so it is reasonable to be selected for the third team together with the offensive core Butler.

The competition for the best defensive team is far less than the best team. Although there are only two lists for the first defense and the second defense, it is obviously easier to find 15 players with outstanding statistics in the league than to find 10 players with excellent defensive ability. many.

Wang Chao did his part and was firmly on the list of the best first defense. The players who were selected as the best first defense with him were Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green and Howard.

The five players in the best second team are Beverly, Tony Allen, thick eyebrow brother Anthony Davis, Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jordan Jr.

The above 10 players are all the best players on the defensive end this season, and they are also the backbone of their respective teams on the defensive end.

It is worth mentioning that Rudy Gobert is not on the list, which can be regarded as a small regret.

Originally, this season was the rising season of Gobert. With the data of 14 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in the regular season, he was crowned the league's block leader and also successfully selected to the best team. He will start to harvest the best defensive player award next season journey.

Unfortunately, because of Wang Chao, Gobert was brought to the Rockets and has been serving as a backup center.

With the blessing of Wang Chao's sparring potion, Gobert's real defensive strength is already stronger than himself at the same time, but he has no chance to play in the Rockets, because there is Whiteside on his head.

In the 16-17 season, Whiteside's data expressiveness can definitely confuse many people. The data of 17 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game make him look quite good on the defensive end.

However, this view is obviously wrong. Whiteside's real frame protection ability is much worse than that of Gobert. He is just better at running and jumping than Gobert, and his visual impact of blocking shots and grabbing rebounds is stronger.

It must be admitted that a head coach with insight and knowledge is also very important. The head coach of the Rockets is no longer the famous licking king McHale, but the new head coach of the Rockets has not seen the difference in the ability of the two centers in the team to defend the frame. , Continue to let Whiteside, who holds a super contract with an annual salary of 2200 million, play as the team's main center, and the average playing time for Gobert is only about 15 minutes per game.

This has led to Gobert averaging only 5.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game this season. From the outside world, he is just an ordinary blue-collar center.

This summer will be Gobert's contract year. With his current level, even in this era of big contracts flying all over the sky, he should get a contract in the early tens of millions at most, and the Rockets will definitely not choose to continue. For Gobert, after all, in their view, the team already has a Whiteside who is more capable of defending the frame, and there is no need for a player like Gobert.

In Wang Chao's view, this is a good opportunity to pick up the loopholes.

Regardless of whether Gobert will be criticized for various shortcomings in the future, such as moving too slowly, unable to defend faster outside players, and for example, the serious lack of offensive ability and can only eat cakes at the basket. In this case, he is a center. The era of small balls where you can shoot three-pointers seems out of place.

But all of this is based on Gobert's 5-year contract with a sky-high price of 2.05 million US dollars, with an average annual super contract of 4100 million.

If Gobert's annual salary is only 1500 million, it wouldn't be too sweet!
And this summer, there is really an opportunity to sign the best defensive player for the next three years with an annual salary in the early tens of millions.

As for some of the more controversial incidents that Gobert will have in the future, such as deliberately touching the microphone during the mask to show his IQ, and then being recruited later, and the incident of Kyle Anderson, a player in the boxing Huaguo naturalization plan, Let him become a cusp role in China.

In Wang Chao’s view, it doesn’t matter too much. Gobert touched the microphone in 2020. In this world that has been greatly affected, there is no question of whether there is a mask. As for boxing Li Kaier In 2023, it is more important to figure out whether Gobert beat Li Kaier because of the teammate's philosophy and the conflict in the quarrel, or because Li Kaier is a naturalized player of Huaguo?
This is fundamentally different from a barking mad dog who has been kicked out of the Rockets by Wang Chao for many years and has gradually faded out of the NBA. It is completely acceptable.

Of course, picking up Gobert is a matter of the summer offseason. Wang Chao, who has not yet considered which team he will join, does not need to worry about it.

(End of this chapter)