Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 93 93. Signing at the trade deadline (please subscribe and recommend)
"Substitute?" Richard didn't understand what Donovan meant.

Compared with Oladipo, Richard's starting point is much lower. One is the second place in the list, the other is a loser, one has been playing for three years, the other is a rookie, one is physically fit and the other is skinny.

So Richard has always been a substitute.

When players get used to their positions, if they change at will, they will not be able to play their own abilities. Therefore, the replacement of the lineup is generally at the beginning of the season, and it will basically be fixed after the middle.

Therefore, Richard gradually scored higher than Oladipo and did not change his positioning. He is still a substitute.If the two exchanged positions at that time, the data of both of them may decline instead.

So Richard has been playing as a substitute, and Oladipo has been playing as a starter.

But now that Oladipo is injured, if a player in the same position must be selected in the team to start, are there other options?
Anthony Morrow?Huestis?Abrines?Just kidding, Morrow can average 8 points per game, and the remaining two can only average 5 points per game. The defensive ability of the three is also not good. It can be said that they are weaker than Richard. Isn't it a big loophole to play the starter, and it is better to play 4 against 5.

If Robertson is allowed to play shooting guard, who can the small forward use?Now the team has too many guards and almost no forward players. Before that, Richard often played as a small forward.

Such a lineup also called Richard to play as a substitute, what did Donovan think?

This sentence is not an emotional complaint, but that Richard really doesn't understand, so he has to ask if he doesn't understand.

"This year's team is in turmoil. I originally wanted to tear it down and rebuild it. I won't give you an analysis of the specifics, but what I didn't expect was that Russell played like a god, and your young players grew up very fast. The team has the strength of the playoffs." Donovan said that the young people are Richard, Oladipo and Sabonis.

If it is not forced to enter the playoffs, these three will be very capable next season after a season of polishing and signing a few good role players during the offseason.

But now it's a playoff team, and it's impossible to give up this state, because Westbrook is already holding back his energy to rush, and it would be a bad thing to offend the core next season.

Richard understands this. After all, he often did this kind of theoretical analysis in his previous life, but actually playing basketball is still a matter in this life.

"Richard, you and Russell's performance has now become the focus in the league. Russell may get the MVP, and you will have a very high probability of getting the best sixth man."

These discussions have long been heard in the street, and Richard continued to nod.

Wait, Donovan said the best sixth man, not the best rookie?

Compared with the best sixth man and the best rookie, the gold content is much higher.

Most of the time, the ability of the sixth man is stronger than some starters, just like Richard's current situation, because the second team needs players with scoring ability to lead the scoring, so as not to let the substitute be blown up by the opponent when he comes on the court, and the hard work of the main players will be wasted.

And there is a condition in the judging of the best sixth man, this player must play more games as a substitute than as the main player.

In other words, in a complete season, players who want to participate in the competition for the best sixth man must play at least 42 times off the bench.

Of course, Richard has already exceeded this amount.

At this time, returning to the previous analysis again, Richard, who has played more than 50 games as a substitute, must take some time to adapt to the identity and playing style after entering the starting lineup.

The figures for this period will definitely decline.

And if you want to judge any award, you must first look at the data. Even the selection of DPOY (best defensive player) is not only based on defensive contribution, but also refers to basic data such as rebounds, blocks, and steals.

Because there are many different people voting, it will be too difficult to get a result that is enough to convince others if the standard is not unified as much as possible.

This one reason is enough to shake Richard.

"We not only want to hit the playoffs, but also want to guarantee Russell's MVP, and we also want to let you get the best sixth man. Tell me, what can you do?" Donovan is still adding chips.

There are other ways to do this?Isn't it just to hold on to the waves?
It is impossible for Westbrook to change his style of play. The MVP is one of the best performances among nearly 500 players in the league in one season. Missing this award once regrets it for life.

The gold content of the best sixth man is slightly lower, and it also represents the strongest among the more than 30 substitute players in the 100 teams, which is also a rare honor.

The playoffs are the proof for the team and Westbrook to prove themselves.

Who can give up?Compared with these, what is the first start?Can you get an extra dollar for starting the game?

Speaking of this point, anyone can figure it out.

What's more, in Richard's starting point, the team, himself and teammates all account for a certain proportion.

Donovan looked at Richard's expression, and knew that his persuasion had achieved his goal without guessing.

With such a magnanimous disciple, Donovan didn't mind revealing more information to Richard.

"In the past two days, the team will carry out some trade reinforcements at the last time. Let us work together to move forward for the three goals of the season."

With this reassurance, what else can Richard say, of course, he is full of promises, and sit firmly on the bench to compete for the best sixth man.

Later, the team really spread the news.

The Thunder sent Ersan Ilyasova and a protected 2020 first-round pick to the Numbers for Jerami Grant.

There is not much difference between the two players in terms of statistics. Ilyasova averaged 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, and Grant averaged 8.2 points and 3.1 rebounds.

I don't know how Presti communicated with the opponent, so that the Digital Man team felt that Ilyasova could open up space on the court and help Embiid.

What Richard knows is that in the next few years, Grant will become the Thunder's most accurate three-pointer, but maybe this is the result of training in the Thunder's Whampoa Military Academy.

A first-round pick for a 39th pick, plus a player, there is no reason for the digital team to refuse, anyway, as long as the core of the team is built, the more first-round picks the better.

For the Thunder, the striker has been supplemented to a certain extent. Grant is young and energetic, and I believe he can quickly integrate into the team's system.

Anyway, what the Thunder currently need is defense and three-pointers. Grant is still qualified to use as a 3D.

This transaction also opened up the madness of the trade deadline. Every team will not quickly fill up its lineup at the beginning of the season. Some are waiting for players to play their worth during the season in exchange for more benefits. Some season goals are not clear and they don’t know which players to sell.

In short, the lineup at the beginning of the season and the end of the season will undergo great changes except for the core, and sometimes even the core will change.

There have even been cases where the entire team's starters were sold during the season and directly dismantled.

Each team will continue to look for players that suit their team's goals during the season, and then try to reach a deal. At the same time, in order to prevent opponents with the same goal from taking precautions and targeting them, they will complete the deal on the last day or even the last few hours.

Therefore, there will be crazy transactions on the trading deadline, and even some turbulent transactions will occur.

This year is slightly better, and everything that should be turbulent is turbulent.

The next day, the trade deadline, the Thunder continued to trade, and a deal involving five players occurred.

The Thunder packaged Cameron Payne, Jeffrey Lowenji and Anthony Morrow to the Bulls in exchange for Mike McDermott, Taj Gibson and a 2018 second-round pick.

Use two guards and one center in exchange for two forwards, and continue to supplement the striker.

Gibson is an experienced player with good offensive and defensive capabilities. He is a power forward. In the past 8 years he played for the Bulls, he averaged 10+7 per game on the bench. Especially on the defensive end, he averaged 1 block per game. He is considered a good blue-collar insider.

In the current situation where the Thunder's strikers are in short supply, Gibson can play power forward and Sabonis can play small forward, which can increase the team's defensive ability. With Grant as a substitute, the Thunder's striker can reach a relatively qualified state.

It is much stronger than relying on the so-called forward and guard swings such as Robertson and Richard.

The vacated offense is used to increase the ball possession of Westbrook and Richard, so that the two can play better statistics.

At the same time, sending redundant guards also makes the lineup more reasonable.

Now, Richard can concentrate on playing his own shooting guard, while Huestis can occasionally play point guard off the bench.

Although there are no very powerful helpers to join, the improvement of the team's rationality and the depth of the lineup are also reinforcements.

McDermott can also be used as a training target, allowing Grant to compete with him, which can form a virtuous circle.

If both grow, Grant can play power forward and McDermott can play small forward.

It can be seen that the Thunder uniform team has seriously used their brains to determine such a perfect-looking lineup in a state of tinkering.

The rest is only given to time, and use the rest of the season to test whether their actions are effective.

During the team's training camp, the three new strikers also joined in. The game will be played the next day. If they can't reach a tacit understanding, they must first get to know each other and have a basic understanding.

Gibson is only 2 meters, not very tall in the fourth position. With a bald head, Adams has been suppressing his hand that is about to move, afraid that he will touch it when he can't help it.

It's just like this when we just met, it's still not very polite, it's not good to cause conflicts in the team.

Grant has a slender figure, actually only 2 meters, which is enough for the small forward position. The important thing is that his arms are relatively long, and he has a very good static talent, but he was selected with the 03th overall pick, mainly because of his skills and shooting.

Now, a neat team lineup is formed, and the Thunder is ready to meet the final sprint.

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