The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

In the team, there are quite a few players who are good at scoring. Apart from Curry Thompson, Isaiah Thomas, Jimmy Butler and Chandler Parsons all have good offensive abilities, but when it comes to scoring Stability, Leonard said second, who dares to be the first?

Leonard is not an offensive player in the traditional sense. As a defensive player, his defensive ability is far stronger than offensive. However, in the second half of the Spurs, Leonard has become the most stable and reliable offensive end of the Spurs. Spectrum scorer.

In the 15-16 season, he averaged 15.1 shots per game, hit 7.7 goals, and averaged 21.2 points per game while maintaining a 50% shooting rate.

In the 2016-17 season, Duncan retired, and Leonard became the new leader of the Spurs as a matter of course. His average shots per game rose to 17.7 times, 8.6 goals were hit, and his shooting percentage was still as high as 48.5%. The average scoring rate rose to 25.5 points per game. .

In the following season, Leonard missed the entire regular season because of the stepping behavior of a despicable villain. He was also too cautious about his injuries, which triggered a series of conflicts with the Spurs and eventually left. North Toronto.

After coming to the Raptors, Leonard ushered in the most brilliant season of his career. He averaged 26.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in the regular season, both career highs, and his shooting percentage was also close to 50%. Usher in the explosion.

In the 24 games from the first round of the playoffs to the championship in the finals, Leonard averaged 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, showing extremely terrifying dominance on both ends of the offense and defense.

When he won the Finals MVP trophy, no one defined him as a player with strong defense and weak attack, but a super fighter with all-around offense and defense!

The most stable offensive player for the Wizards before was George, but in fact George's career shooting percentage is only a little over 44%, not even as good as Curry and Thompson. The Splash Brothers have a career shooting percentage of 47.6% and 45.9%.

The reason why George's scoring is stable is only because at the critical moment, George's scoring efficiency in hitting the basket to create kills is more certain than relying solely on long-distance shooting to gamble on luck.

In this regard, Leonard seems to be more stable than George.

Of course, this is a comparison based on the fact that both of them are at the peak level of strength.

The current Wizards version of George and Leonard is obviously better. After all, he has to receive a year more system training module training bonus than Leonard, and he has more training on the field.

Wang Xiao is not sure if Leonard can take over George's offensive position, whether he can do as well as George.

The goal of the Wizards in the regular season this season is to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins, which also prevents Wang Xiao from making rash tactical changes. It will be troublesome to lose the cooperation of the backcourt partner who has felt very good recently, which will cause the team to lose more games.

At present, the Wizards have lost six games. If they want to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins, the team can only ensure that they can only lose three more games before the end of the regular season.

And now, there are nearly 20 games left before the end of the regular season.

In these 20 games, the majority are away games, and there are also strong teams such as the Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, and Spurs.

Even with George around, it was definitely a tough challenge.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiao still made a judgment.

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"Kawhi, in the next game, you have to gradually increase the number of offensive shots."

Looking at Leonard, who was a little astonished, Wang Xiao said solemnly.

"You need to share more offensive pressure for Curry and Thompson on the court, just like George did before."

"Coach, can I?"

Leonard was a little skeptical.

Previously, although he also attacked with the ball on the court, it was basically a choice for the end of the fast break when the fast break was played more and less.

More often, he still acts as a defensive player on the court, strictly guarding against opponents such as James. For offense, even he himself does not have much confidence.

"Of course, trust me, you will do very well."

In fact, Wang Xiao also had such doubts in his heart, but in front of Leonard, it was absolutely impossible for him to express such concerns.

"Since joining the league, you have been practicing various offensive methods and skills, but in the Wizards, because of the presence of Curry, Thompson and George, you have never had the opportunity to show them... Now, your The opportunity has come." Wang Xiao looked directly at Leonard.

"Kawhi, tell me, do you want to be a defensive player for the rest of your life?"

Do you want to be a defensive player all your life! ! !

When Wang Xiao said these words, a fire in Leonard's heart rose uncontrollably.

No! of course not!

Every player who joins the NBA is a person who is struggling on the road of chasing his dream. No one is willing to be a green leaf for a lifetime from the beginning, especially for a rookie in the lottery like Leonard.

From the day he started playing basketball, Leonard had a dream of becoming a superstar in the league.

Now, the opportunity is indeed in front of him. As long as he can prove his ability, even if George returns later, he can still have a place in the Wizards, not a green leaf who is regarded as a defensive vanguard!

"Good coach, let me try!"

Leonard is not an extroverted person. Even though his heart was agitated, his expression did not change much. He just nodded vigorously, and then responded in a flat tone.

Of course Wang Xiao knew Leonard's character, and he was also very clear that although he didn't express anything in words or actions, Leonard would definitely give back to himself with practical actions during the game.

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The opportunity will come soon.

On March 12, the Wizards challenged the Portland Trail Blazers away.

It has been more than two months since the last match. Although two months is not long, it is enough for many things to happen. For example, the Wizards lost George, a general, and the pioneer finally made a change.

After the All-Star break and before the trade deadline, the Blazers made a deal.

They sent Jordan, former best defensive player Tyson Chandler and a future Knicks first-round pick from the New York Knicks.

Tyson Chandler is 32 years old and his body has already passed his prime, but he still has good frame protection ability and awareness of assisting defense.

Compared with his defensive ability, he is not inferior to Jordan, and he also has a free throw ability that Jordan cannot match... Although Chandler's career free throw percentage of 64.5% is not high, it is at least much better than Jordan.