Will Jordan Jr., who stands at the top of the "Eat Cake" center, be the golden partner of Durant and Owen?

Back in the offseason last summer, Durant fled the Warriors and joined the Brooklyn Nets with Owen, which became a sensational event in the league, and the Nets also changed from a fish to a champion. In today's big environment where league superstars gather, in order to strengthen the team's strength, Durant and Owen also found an inside helper, that is Jordan Jr.

Durant and Owen's idea is simply to make up for what is missing.

What is missing? Let's take a look at the Nets' lineup, including point guards Owen and Dinwiddie, shooting guards joe harris and Leavell, small forwards Durant and Kurukas, power forwards Prince and claxton, and center Allen.

From the lineup analysis, Owen is undoubtedly ahead of the defense line, and Durant on the front line is still one of the top players in the league. The main lineup will revolve around these two players, and Ding and Levell in the substitute lineup have also proved their ability. Last season, they contributed 30.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game, which is already the top level in the league. Then the goal of signing the contract is naturally put in it. After introducing Prince at power forward (20 16 first round 12 pick, played for the Hawks last season), the center position became the most needed part.

What kind of player do you choose?

Owen and Durant are undoubtedly offensive players with the ball. Owen is skilled at controlling the ball, breaking through sharp points, crossing steps and worshiping Buddha, but he must have the ball in hand to play these specialties. Although Durant proved himself to be a top player without the ball in the Warriors' "ultimate splash" system, it is obviously not enough to show Durant's all offensive talents, and Durant with the ball is complete. Considering that the two stars in the team, Dinwiddie and Levell, are also offensive players with the ball, therefore, the Nets' ball rights are in a state of complete saturation, and the "cake-eating" inside players have become the best choice.

Defensively, Owen and Durant are both players whose offensive ability is greater than their defensive ability. As we all know, attack wins the game and defense wins the championship. In order to enhance the team's defensive ability, the Nets can choose high-quality 3D and inside defense gates. Considering the lack of inside players in the team, the position of 3D players is occupied by Durant, and adding a defensive gate that can "eat cakes" is the only choice.

From Jordan's point of view, defense is his trump card. In the 14- 15 and 15- 16 seasons, he was selected as the best defensive player for two consecutive years, which proved his defensive skill. According to statistics, in the past 10 years, Jordan Jr. had the most rebounds, rebounding in double figures for seven consecutive seasons, and his ability to protect the frame was top. At the same time, the shooting percentage in all seasons of his career is above 60%. Although he doesn't shoot many times, it just proves that his possession of the ball is not correct. Moreover, his effect is extremely high. Even if he doesn't have the ability to attack independently, as long as he is fed, Jordan's ability to eat cakes is absolutely top-notch, which has been proved during the Clippers period. So little Jordan is a perfect title puzzle.

In terms of salary, the salary of 40 million yuan for four years can be called a conscience contract. You know, in the 18- 19 season, Jordan Jr. still holds a high-paying contract of $22.9 million, and the contract amount is directly halved without obvious degradation of his ability. Durant and Owen can attract little Jordan with a slight salary cut, which is obviously very cost-effective.

In other respects, the Nets have Djalet Allen, a potential insider, who is similar to Jordan Jr. and is also a defense expert. But he is too young and inexperienced in the playoffs (only five games). Durant and Owen are at the peak of honesty. They don't have enough patience to try and make mistakes, and they don't have enough time to wait for him to grow up. Jordan Jr. has obvious advantages in combat power and experience. For Djalet Allen, he can also accelerate his growth by learning from his predecessors like Xiao Jordan. They form rotation and healthy competition, with the same experience and vitality, which also increases the depth of the lineup.

Jordan Jr. played 56 games this season, averaging 22.0 minutes, getting 8.3 points, 10.0 rebounds,10.9 assists and 0.9 blocks. Compared with last season, his scoring and rebounding data have declined, but his shooting percentage is still good, with 66.6% being the highest in the last three seasons.

Among them, the most prominent data is rebounds. Although the average data of 10 can only be ranked in the league 1 1, compared with the average playing time of all the top players in 10 for more than 30 minutes, it is efficient for Jordan to win 10 rebounds in 22 minutes, which is enough to win the league.

Comparing conversion of time to the same 48 minutes, we can find that Jordan Jr. still maintains the peak of his career, ranking third in scoring career, second in rebounding career and 1 in assists career, which shows that Jordan Jr. still has first-class dominance in his playing time, even becoming more comprehensive and making great progress in organizing assists. In the rotation with Allen, due to the reduction of playing time, Jordan's total data declined, but this strategy also ensured Jordan's vitality on the court. In a limited time, he has more physical strength to contribute to both ends of the offense and defense.

As can be seen from the hot map, Jordan's shot ratio in the basket is as high as 97.9%, and there are only six shots outside this area. It can be seen that his range is almost negligible and he only has offensive ability in the basket. The hit rate is 67.3%, which is much higher than the league average 10%, the comprehensive hit rate is 66.9%, the league ranks 12, the effective hit rate is 66.6%, the league ranks seventh, the real hit rate is 68.2%, and the league ranks eighth. This shows that although his range is limited, his scoring efficiency under the basket is very high and he has a great grasp.

Little Jordan's ability to finish in the basket is so strong that it is directly related to his shooting style. Dunk (365,438+0%) and layup (30%) are the most commonly used, and air relay also plays an important role (20%). The success rate of dunk is undoubtedly amazing, and the height of 2m 65,438+065,438+0, the arm span of 2m 29 and the weight of 65,438+020kg are all huge. At the same time, Jordan can grab 2.5 offensive rebounds per game, and it is also his usual means to shoot directly or dunk/layup in the second attack. In this way, he can get 2.6 points per game, ranking 19 in the league, accounting for 3 1% of his total score.

Little Jordan doesn't have the traditional center's low-post offensive skills, and he is not good at hook, jump shot and clean shot. Most of his aggressiveness comes from the assists of his teammates. Among all the scores of 19 1, he shot 142 times after receiving the assist, and the assist rate was as high as 74%, which fully proved that he was a cake-eating player without the ball.

Jordan Jr. is a pick-and-roll elite. His strong and huge body can often completely block the opponent's backcourt players and create enough scoring space for his teammates. His cover assists reached 3.5, ranking 16 in the league. After the pick-and-roll, Jordan Jr. will make a decisive choice, both in timing and route selection. This is his unique skill since the Clippers' "empty city" period. Combined with the game, when attacking, Jordan Jr. will mention the high position and the ball control player for high position pick-and-roll cooperation, and his pick-and-roll utilization rate reaches 22.3%. After the pick-and-roll is completed, the ball control player hits the basket, attracting the opposing center player to make up the defense and throwing the ball high. Little Jordan arrived quickly and threw the ball into the basket.

This season, Jordan Jr.' s defensive efficiency is 104.0, ranking 64th in the league, which is very high among the inside players, even higher than Davis, the competitor of the best defensive player (the defensive efficiency is 104.438+0). Inside, Jordan's height, wingspan, confrontation, jumping and standing are all top-notch, and he has all the hard conditions to become a top frame protector. He has a good standard in both single defense and supplementary defense, and he also has a strong deterrent when standing under the basket.

Jordan averaged 7.8 interference shots per game, ranking 5 1 in the league, including 5.9 interference two-pointers, ranking 35 th in the league, all in just 20 minutes. Obviously, it is difficult for offensive players to get rid of Jordan's inside defense coverage. Even if the average number of blocked shots dropped to 0.9, it did not reduce Jordan's defensive enthusiasm.

Hard work pays off, and Jordan, who actively defends, has become the door to the defensive end. Influenced by little Jordan, the opponent's hit rate dropped from the usual 46.8% to 40.5%, and the closer to the basket, the more obvious this effect was. Within 6 feet from the basket, the opponent's hit rate dropped from 59.5% to 50.3%, a decrease of 9.2%. That is to say, in the face of Jordan's defense, the opponent will miss a goal every time he makes a shot.

Although Jordan Jr. has no three-point line ability, his defensive range covers beyond the three-point line. An average of 1.9 times interferes with the three-point shooting, and the opponent's three-point shooting rate will be reduced by 1.4%. It is obviously not feasible to try to break through Jordan's defense through the center's three points.

From the above analysis, it can be clearly seen that Jordan Jr. is a typical traditional center who eats cakes. He has no range, but he has outstanding finishing ability under the basket. He is good at pick-and-roll and is smooth after pick-and-roll.

So, what kind of players are Owen and Durant?

As a well-known offensive player with the ball in the league, Owen's most commonly used offensive means is the sudden stop jump shot after dribbling, accounting for 53.4%, in addition, 34.9% of the shots break through the basket within 10 feet, and rarely catch the ball and shoot directly. This feature fits well with little Jordan who is good at pick and roll. This season, Owen's pick-and-roll utilization rate has reached 47.9%, making him one of the best ball holders in the league. With Jordan's super high-quality high-position pick and roll, Owen can get enough space to stop the jump shot. If the opponent's inside line adopts the strategy of expanding defense, Owen's breakthrough speed and changing direction skills will make him get rid of it quickly and score a layup. Even in the case of high-quality defense change, Owen can help Michael Jordan Jr. through aerial relay.

In 20 games this season, Owen's assist rate is 36%, ranking ninth in the league, which shows that Owen is no longer the "independent" king who only sees the basket, but has become an excellent organizer who is willing to share the ball.

On the defensive end, Owen has made remarkable progress in perimeter defense, but interior defense is a big weakness. This season, within 6 feet from the basket, Owen's shooting percentage of players has increased by 12.4%, and the defense is useless. Jordan Jr. is good at it. His strong defensive coverage and top defensive substitution and filling ability can help Owen solve this problem well.

As we all know, Durant is a very comprehensive offensive player, and his range covers the basket to the outside of the three-point line. First of all, Jordan's pick-and-roll can also bring Durant shooting space. In addition, Jordan's low-post blocking ability can also create space for Durant to hit the basket.

This season, a tactic is popular in the league. The center player picks the ball in the free throw line area to give the ball holder a favorable position, and then moves down to the low position to create a layup space for the ball holder. This tactic is often used in Lakers games, with Howard and McKee as pick-and-roll players and James as catcher at the basket. With this tactic, the Lakers have repeatedly succeeded in the confrontation with the Bucks. Let's talk about the Nets. Jordan averaged 3.5 stops per game this season, ranking 26th in the league. Durant's shooting ability is no less than James's. He can completely copy this tactic, enrich the team's tactical system and add new tricks to Durant.

Because Durant was reimbursed for injury this season, we can only speculate on the adaptation effect between Durant and Jordan Jr. from the previous game experience:

As can be seen from the above picture, Durant's double combination with high attack efficiency is mostly in the Warriors, benefiting from the Warriors' strong overall attack system, but the defensive efficiency of the combination is not very good. On the other hand, during the Thunder period, the attack and defense efficiency of different players spanned a large span and the difference was obvious. Comprehensive attack and defense efficiency can be found that Durant's partner with Lamb, Robertson or Adams is the best, and the partner with Adams is the longest and most convincing. When Durant and Adams are present at the same time, the team's offensive efficiency reaches 1 14, and the defensive efficiency reaches 103, with both offensive and defensive functions and the best comprehensive effect.

As the only representative of the traditional center in the current league, Adams and Jordan Jr. are very similar players. Inferring from the combined experience of Durant and Adams, we have reason to believe that Durant and Jordan Jr. can also have similar chemical reactions, dominating the offensive and defensive ends.

Summary: Owen, Jordan, Durant and the Nets complement each other on the offensive end, and the defensive end is reasonable and creative. Jordan Jr., who stands at the top of the "Eat Cake" center, will undoubtedly be the golden partner of Durant and Owen.