Chapter 369: Durant
Back two months ago, the NBA officially announced that Indianapolis would host the 2021 All-Star Game, which will be the second time Indianapolis has hosted the NBA All-Star Game, and the first time they did so was in the distant 1985. This season's All-Star Game will be held at Staples Arena in Los Angeles on February 18, 2018. When it comes to All-Star Weekend, everyone will definitely pay attention to the blood-pumping slam dunk contest, and Aaron Gordon, who has had an amazing performance in the slam dunk contest before, said that he is willing to participate in the slam dunk contest in 18 years. Unlike Gordon, there are many stars in the NBA who have very powerful dunks, but they always refuse to participate in the dunk contest, which has always been a regret for fans.
James is undoubtedly a highly anticipated dunk player who has already performed spectacular dunks in games on several occasions. But James has never participated in the slam dunk contest in his NBA career, and the NBA has invited him to participate many times but he directly refused. With James's physical fitness, if he simply performs, he is estimated to be able to play a lot of rare dunk moves, but for James, who is now a member of various reputations, the slam dunk champion may no longer be in his eyes.
Wei Shao's physical fitness is almost a perfect slam dunk contest player, and Wei Shao can often stage addictive dunks in the game. But Wei Shao has never participated in any slam dunk contest, Wei Shao himself said that he doesn't like this kind of performance competition, he prefers to show his dunk talent in actual combat.
Wiggins has a slender body but has two legs full of explosives, and Wiggins always smiles when he flies into the sky during the game. But Wiggins has always refused to participate in the dunk contest, according to Wiggins's self-detonation before the All-Star dunk game last year, he felt that he was no better than his former teammate LaVine than dunk, and more importantly, when Wiggins was in high school, he suffered a defeat in the McDonald's dunk contest, so he didn't want to participate in the dunk contest again.
Durant has always been an underrated dunk player, but he seems to be thin and has an amazing ability to jump in an instant. In addition, the long arm span can also allow him to do actions that other players can't do, but Durant said that he is not interested in the dunk contest, and he thinks it is much more enjoyable to watch others dunk than to dunk himself.
I'm going to talk about Durant here...
Last season's Finals G3 Grim Reaper Durant, in the final critical moment against James hit a dry three-pointer, helping the Warriors lead the Cavaliers 3-0, this ball Durant completely used his height advantage and talent to score, James did not lose position, Durant said after the game: "That was the best moment I have ever had."
Yi Jianlian's official height is 2.13 meters, Durant's is 2.06 meters, and the two are almost completely destroyed by Durant in addition to their height. It is not difficult to see from the picture that Yi Jianlian's inability to play in the NBA is not only not enough physical fitness, but also a big difference in physical talent, Durant's arm is at least 10 centimeters longer than Yi Jianlian's.
The most terrifying thing about Durant is that he has a height of more than 2.06 meters, but he can control the ball freely on the outside, and rarely is broken, this is because Durant's center of gravity can be pressed very low, and he does not have to squat very low to hinder the start, because the long arm span provides him with a good foundation, which can allow him to easily control the ball.
In addition to the offensive end, Durant's talent is also unparalleled on the defensive end, Durant's arm span is 225cm, and the height of the ground touch is 279cm, which exceeds the standard of most centers in the league, as shown in the picture, it is the norm to easily cover the dunk on the inside, this season Durant averaged 2.1 blocks per game, and two blocks were classic when he dropped his shoes.
After talking about Durant's upper body, let's talk about Durant's lower body, the slender legs and ligaments allow Durant to easily break through the dunk in stride, and such a perfect leg shape is simply a pair of legs that all NBA players dream of.
Although Durant has long hands and feet and is very slender, his strength is not inferior to James, and no one can resist the dunk from the person, as can be seen from the picture, Thompson and Love are defending, Durant is still breaking up and dunking Lefou, and at such a bounce height and arm span, Lefu and Thompson can only look up to Durant to dunk and become the background.
Fans may not believe it, Durant has also done an over-frame dunk, and it is more than a head, almost a flat shoulder dunk.
There is such a picture circulating on the Internet.
It seems that Durant is really powerful, and it feels like there are not many people in the NBA league who can do such a powerful over-frame dunk, and it is estimated that Carter, Jordan, LaVine and others will find it difficult to do it. Durant actually did it head-on defense in actual combat. Some people say that Durant's picture is just a matter of angle, and he doesn't have this bounce ability.
In the Warriors' game against the Pistons, Durant completed a violent dunk that amazed everyone, this time Durant started a three-step layup from near the three-point line, and after breaking through the defense, Durant actually ended the offense with a powerful dunk. The NBA's three-point line has reached a maximum distance of 7.25 meters from the basket, and the nearest one has reached 6.70 meters. This distance is a difficult operation for some other players to complete even a layup, but Durant is the end of the dunk. This kind of miracle can only be accomplished by a few people in the history of the NBA, let's first define the criteria: 1, it must be defensive, and the actual combat in regular offensive actions is counted. 2. It must be near the three-point line to start a three-step layup.
Antetokounmpo is now the hottest star in the NBA league, and he is already the first in the latest MVP frequency. The arm span of this mythical beast has reached an astonishing 2.23 meters, and we can often see the long-handed and long-footed Brother Alphabet completing the three-point line start on the court and ending with a dunk, which is completely basic for Brother Alphabet.
Now it seems that many people have ignored James's physical fitness, and on the whole, James' physical fitness is the existence of the top few in history, and it is not difficult for him to start dunking once he starts the three-point line with all his might. James in Cavaliers 1.0 did this a lot. Dr. J. Julius Irving can be described as the first generation of NBA flyers, and his elegant posture was the first signature of the NBA at that time. Not to mention the long hands and feet, Irving's bounce ability is also very good, if you really want to make an analogy, it may be the bouncing increased version of Durant.