Discussions about Durant's next home have already begun with intense discussions after the Warriors were eliminated by the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Many teams are also eager to give it a try. After all, the league's top superstars like Durant have been controversial in recent years for taking the "most difficult road" to join the Warriors, but his strength and popularity are not the same.
It has not been greatly affected. He is still a steady starter in the All-Star voting year after year. He is one of the few top players in the league.
Among them, the Los Angeles Clippers are especially the most active. The Clippers have sufficient salary space, and they have the league's number one player LeBron James. The dream combination of James + Durant, even if you just think about it, it seems
Exciting.
Of course, this kind of thing has not yet been discussed.
The NBA playoffs have not yet ended and the free market has not opened. Teams are prohibited from contacting any players. Therefore, we can only guess what Durant's attitude will be.
In Wang Feng's view, it is a good thing that the Warriors were eliminated by the Lakers. At least it will not be like a time and space where Durant and Thompson suffered serious injuries that could affect their careers during the Finals.
There is no need to participate in the finals. They can take a good rest during the offseason to recuperate and take good care of their bodies. The probability of injury in the new season will be greatly reduced. It is very likely that they can avoid such serious injuries directly and earn a lot of money.
Not a loss.
After the Lakers eliminate the Warriors and enter the Finals, their opponent will be the Toronto Rams led by Kawhi Leonard.
Also affected by the butterfly effect of Wang Feng's crossing, several strong teams in the East, Jimmy Butler of the Philadelphia 76ers was intercepted by the Lakers, and Brook Lopez, the starting center of the Milwaukee Bucks, was also retained on a long-term contract.
Among the Lakers, only the Toronto Men's lineup is basically the same as in another time and space, so it is not surprising to break through from the East.
Kawhi Leonard's performance during the regular season was quite satisfactory, with 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Although this is the best performance of his career, there are many players in the league who can do it. In addition, the attendance rate is only about 70%.
Nothing particularly outstanding.
However, entering the playoffs, Leonard's strength has been fully demonstrated in front of people. So far in the playoffs, Leonard has averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 49% from the field, and is dominant on both offense and defense.
Performance.
Looking at the entire league, currently only Wang Feng can rival or be better than Leonard in terms of statistics and contribution to the team's offensive and defensive ends.
In the six Western Conference Finals games against the Warriors, Wang Feng averaged 41 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.6 steals per game, shooting 54% from the field and 48% from three-point range. Although the Lakers were able to win in the end.
It was because of Durant's injury, but before Durant was injured, the fact that the Lakers were able to reach the Battle of Tianwang Mountain with the Warriors was almost entirely due to Wang Feng.
The general tone of the 18-19 season finals is basically Wang Feng VS Leonard, a duel between the two top strikers in the league.
In this matchup, people are generally more optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers.
This is not just because Wang Feng has performed better than Leonard in the past two seasons, but the obvious comparison between the lineups of the two teams also gives the Lakers an even greater advantage.
Jimmy Butler is an All-Star small forward. Although his scoring average has dropped to 18 points per game this season, that is because most of the ball rights are given to Wang Feng and other young players. Butler is the same player as George and DeRozan. level.
In addition to Leonard, the two highest-ranking players on the Montblanc team are Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam. Their regular season averages were 15 points, 8.7 assists and 16.9 points and 6.9 rebounds respectively.
In addition to these two people, there are Gasol and Yin Baka.
These two inside players were also the dominant players in the league back then.
Marc Gasol was elected as the best defensive player and was also selected to the best first team. The black and white twin tower combination formed with Randolph in the Grizzlies was definitely the top inside combination in the league at that time.
When Yin Baka was young, he was very explosive and was a famous shot-blocking expert. In the 11-12 season finals, he blocked two superstars, James and Wade, with a pair of subdued palms.
However, inside players usually age faster than outside players, especially after serious injuries. The two inside players, Gasol and Yin Baka, have been in poor condition due to age and injuries.
In addition to the above players, the Menglong team also has players such as VanVleet, nicknamed Van Jordan, and Danny Green.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, the famous Chinese-American player Jeremy Lin was also on the Menglong team, but Jeremy Lin had long since lost his magical performance during the Linsanity period. He was also positioned as a bench substitute for the Menglong team. Rui's substitutes, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, have extremely limited appearances and time.
The above is the main lineup of the Menglong team. Compared with the Lakers, it is much shabby.
On the Lakers side, in addition to regular season MVP Wang Feng and All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler, there are also two young players in Ingram and Kuzma, both of whom are close to the level and potential of the Rams' Siakam. Even better.
In addition to dynamic young players, the Lakers also have experienced veterans such as Rondo, Lopez and others.
Therefore, based on the overall comparative assessment of strength, the Lakers have a greater advantage and are more likely to win the championship.
If the Lakers really win this finals, it is unimaginable how much the reputation of Wang Feng, the Lakers' core core, will skyrocket.
This point can completely refer to Leonard in another time and space at the same time.
After leading his team to defeat the remnant Warriors in the finals, Leonard immediately ascended to the top, and for a long period of time was directly regarded as the league's number one and strongest player.
However, a few years later, when fans calm down and look back, they will find that Leonard's road to winning the championship had too much luck. In comparison, Leonard's personal honor accumulation is really too little.
He has never won a regular season MVP, has no scoring title, and has not been selected to the first team enough times.
Leonard's actual level is actually much worse than what the media and fans have promoted.
However, how many fans think that Leonard is not worthy of his reputation? Defeat the invincible five-star Warriors, and lead the team to win the championship just one year after joining the Menglong team. This legendary experience will hardly improve Leonard's reputation. imaginary.