Last season, Morant's performance in the regular season was not significant compared with that in the rookie season. But from the play-offs, Morant began to shock the world. At the center of Chase, the home of the Warriors, he scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and scored frequently in the penalty area at the last moment of the game, accidentally kicking the Warriors out of the playoffs. Morant scored 10 1 in the first three games against the Jazz, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to score 100 in the first three playoff games (the others are Jabbar, McCann and Chamberlain).
In the regular season, he averaged 19. 1 point, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists, with a real shooting percentage of 53.7%. In the playoffs, he averaged 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, with a real shooting percentage of 57.8%. Morant, this is a big scene, sir. What did Grizzly Bear do to strengthen this rising star in Ran Ran in the summer?
The big deal is to improve the draft ranking.
Not only did Morant break out in the play-offs, but so did his backcourt partner Dillon Brooks. When Tommy Tam was in the main defense in Curry, he made 6 shots in 15 restricted by Curry; In the only game that won the Jazz in the playoffs, he also scored 3 1 point and 7 rebounds, becoming the fourth player in the history of Grizzlies to score 30+ in a single game.
From the tacit understanding with Morant to his own strength, Tommy Tam will definitely be the starting shooting guard of Grizzlies in the short term. But Tommy Tam's talent also belongs to seeing the head at a glance. Everyone knows that the attraction of grizzly bears in the free market is really average. Therefore, it is particularly important for grizzly bears to get talented men through the draft.
The first trade Grizzlies made in the offseason was to send off Grayson Allen, who performed well in the team, in exchange for two second-round signings from Merrill Lynch and Bucks. Allen averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 rebounds last season. He is a qualified 3D player. The main reason for this transaction is that Grizzlies did not intend to renew Allen's contract, and simply changed two rounds.
After the deal, Allen Grizzly made a big deal. The team sent out Varanciunas and this year's 17 starter, in exchange for Adams and bledsoe, this year's 10 and next year's Lakers starter.
Grizzlies have 23 million space this summer, and they have earned more advanced first-round signings and future first-round signings by swallowing the garbage contract of the pelican. Last season, Varan averaged17.65,438+0 points and 12.5 rebounds. His low post is very destructive, and he can also undertake some ball-holding tasks. He can also do a good job of protecting the frame while rebounding. From any angle, he is a better center than Adams.
In the playoffs, Varan's data dropped to 15 points and 9.8 rebounds. This may make the grizzlies feel that Varan is good, but it is not irreplaceable. Moreover, Varan can renew his contract in advance next season, and150,000 may be difficult to satisfy his appetite. It is better to simply change it and improve the team's future operating space. Adams can make do with it anyway.
The highlight of this transaction is the rookie Zagel Williams who signed this year's 10 contract. Zaire's most famous identity is lebron james's son Brownie's high school teammate. He is 2.04 meters tall, 2.09 meters long and weighs only 85 kilograms. In one year at Stanford, the performance of this talented striker did not meet the expectations of fans, averaging only 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Grizzly bears value his excellent physical condition and good ball control ability when he is only 19 years old. In the summer league, Zaire scored 19 points against the Heat, including two last-minute three-pointers. In his first year in Grizzlies, he had to compete with Bain/melton and other players for playing positions. Grizzly bears certainly don't expect him to make great contributions in the first year. The real goal is to catch big fish in the long run.
Deal with bledsoe and continue to improve your talent.
Grizzlies didn't intend to keep bledsoe, so they quickly made a deal with the Clippers, exchanging bledsoe for Beverly and Rondo. Rondo has said he doesn't want to go to Memphis to report, and his deal may be only a matter of time. Beverly just showed his loyalty. Before his ass got hot, Grizzlies traded him to Minnesota Timberwolves with Culver and Hernan Gomez. Beverly's five-year career can only be realized in Minnesota.
The grizzly bear trade is still aimed at scratching lottery tickets. Culver is the No.6 show in the first round of 20 19, with a height of1.98m and a wingspan of 2.07m.. During my sophomore year, I made remarkable progress, which made the Lakers feel excited with the No.4 draft at that time. However, he is not the first choice of the Timberwolves in the draft. At that time, the Timberwolves, who had Wiggins, Covington and Okoji, wanted to choose defender Garland, but the Cavaliers cut Culver. In his rookie season, Culver showed his technical accomplishment as a rough house. If there is anything to understand, the 46.2% free throw percentage is incredible.
Grizzlies' success began when they traded to Randolph ten years ago. Since then, the Grizzlies are also willing to absorb some problem players from other teams. They are like spending 400 yuan on computer graphics cards to turn waste into treasure, which may also be the success of their small team. In the past two seasons, they traded josh jackson and Winslow from Suns and Heat respectively. This Culver trade, at first glance, is the grizzlies' favorite operation. I hope they can save the lottery show!
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Grizzlies' success in the regular season last season didn't depend on Morant alone. The team can always find available talents in the low post. For example, Bain, who was selected with the 30th overall pick in the first round last year, averaged 1.7 three-pointers, shot 43.2% and scored 9.2 points, and was selected as the second rookie after the season. Tillman, who was selected with the fifth pick in the second round, also became the regular rotation of the Grizzlies, averaging 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game; On the surface, it seems that the operation of Grizzlies always suffers, but they can always build a team with amazing lineup and main basketball lineup with their own unique vision.
Don't worry too much about Morant. This year's playoffs have proved that the Grizzlies' idea of building a team is no problem. After getting Zagel Williams and Culver, the Grizzlies' lineup is younger. In the future, Grizzlies may sigh not only the depth of the team, but the talent of the lineup.