Then came the period of the Thunder's three less, Harden showed his potential, but unfortunately the general manager of the Thunder did not know the goods, thinking that he was just an existence that could be re-founded, and he was unwilling to give the extra six million.

Eventually, Harden followed Armstrong and said, "Let's change that city!" ”

He then became a cornerstone of the Rockets, and although he has been in the MVP ranks for the last three seasons, one thing is undeniable.

That's that he's been at an MVP-caliber level for all three seasons.

In the 2015~2016 season, he averaged 29 points, 7.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game;

In the 2016~2017 season, he averaged 29.1 points, 11.2 assists, and 8.2 rebounds per game.

Just looking at this statistic, you have to give the MVP to Westbrook.

This season, Harden continued to explode, averaging 30.4 points, 8.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.

The increase in the number of points that can be scored is something that I really stole from myself.

It can't be faked, and it's also because of his offensive firepower to the next level, so everyone thinks Harden will be the MVP this season!

No one can stand in the way!

It's just that it doesn't seem to be like it now, because Brother Thick Eyebrows exploded!

Hard-working Brother Deng! Any data can be played, and the record is not bad, but the MVP can't get it.

The small forward is Ariza.

04 2 round show.

But to tell the truth, his stats in college are actually not bad.

Trevor Ariza University attended the University of California, Los Angeles.

In her freshman season, Ariza started 23 of 25 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, contributing 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

It's just that in 04, the standard of the NBA draft was to look at the score first, and he could only score 11.6 points in 31 minutes of play, which was NCAA! Compared with the NBA, the intensity of the defense and the strength of the whole are not at the same level, so this is 11.6 points, so how to enter the NBA? 4.5 or 5.3!

In the end, he fell into the second pick.

But he still typed it out!!

And it was with the Lakers, where he showed off his basketball IQ and defensive prowess, when he was nicknamed the Rattlesnakes.

The fatal break was his masterpiece.

Speaking of which, he also has a lot of connections with Team Rocket.

On July 8, 2009, the Houston Rockets announced that they had signed free agent Trevor Ariza on a five-year contract worth $33.95 million.

At that time, the Rockets used him as a core to cultivate.

It's just that the core didn't take it, and in the end, there was an extra nickname, called Tiezha.

In the end, he was also traded.

Fortunately, he is now back with the Rockets, and although he doesn't have a central position, his style is clear, defensive three-and-D player.

But there is one thing that has not changed over the years.

That's his iron attribute, it's just outrageous.

The big forward is Tucker, a 1.98-meter power forward, which is in line with the tradition of the rockets.

Tucker's background is not good, and the second-round pick is just slightly ahead of Ariza.

Take a look at his stats from his college days:

In three seasons at the University of Texas, P.J. Tucker had 1,169 points, 714 rebounds, 170 assists and 116 steals, including 594 points and 107 assists in the 2005-06 season, where he was named to the All-American Second Team and named the Player of the Year in the 12th Division.

The score in three years is not as much as that of those geniuses in a year, and you can see why he fell to the second round by looking at this!

He was also born in the wrong era, at that time, everyone, including the general manager of the team, knew what 3D players were, in their opinion, there was no offensive means, what was the use of only shooting three-pointers, how far to go.

It's a pity that such players have survived round after round of tests, and their contemporaries, those geniuses have long since left the league, but they can still survive to the end.

This has to be said to be a kind of irony!

The limitations of the times have made Tucker and Ariza regret how many times come to an end!

The center of the Rockets is Capela, who was selected by the Rockets with the 24th pick in the first round in 2014, and has been with the Rockets since then, waiting hard until all the centers in front of him have left or been traded, and he has also ushered in his own day.

Speaking of which, he is not a native American player.

He also didn't come into scouting through the NCAA, he made a name for himself in overseas leagues, where he played for Chalon SurSaone in the French league in 2013-14, averaging 9.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.8 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game.

He then went on to participate in the Nike Basketball Summit, where he played against the best basketball players from all over the world and performed well before announcing his draft pick.

This is definitely a player born in the right era.

If it had been 15 years ago, he wouldn't have been able to play at all.

Just look at his scouting report, the explosiveness under the basket and the lack of fear of physical confrontation show that his style of play is ferocious, and other than that, it doesn't mean anything;

Being able to finish the game with his left and right hands under the basket, and being able to get easy scoring opportunities in offensive and defensive transitions, this sentence is very important, saying that both left and right hands can finish the game, rather than showing skills with both left and right hands, and the latter sentence is actually more about showing that his movement speed and physical condition are better than ordinary players.

In other words, Capela can make layups or dunks with both his left and right hands, as well as good movement speed and explosiveness.

That's how he sums it up on the offensive end.

One player that is easy to recall from such a report is Tabit, who is not necessarily less physical than him, but as a top pick in the '09 draft, he left the league early.

Because at that time, the center had to have low post skills.

But now, it's much more tolerant.

At the same time, Capela also has a series of problems, basketball IQ is questionable, sometimes lost, sometimes blindly reckless regardless of the situation on the court, his aggression at both ends of the court is somewhat insufficient, in addition, his defensive fundamentals under the basket are not solid, easy to be dribbled by opponents, sometimes lazy.

But even with so many shortcomings, he can be ranked 9th on the MVP list!

This is a staggering statistic, a guy who can only make layups and dunks is ranked ninth on the league's MVP list, and there is really no other reason to say that he was born in the right era.