In December, just as Jeff Green made up his mind, the NBA officially announced the best player of the month.

There is no doubt that the Player of the Month in the East was picked up by the little emperor James.

James, who led the Cavaliers to a 14-3 record in November, averaged 28 points, 6.4 assists and 7.6 rebounds per game, shooting 50% from the field and a somewhat low three-point shooting rate of 27.3%.

During this period, LeBron was not outstanding in terms of outside shooting, and mainly relied on strong breakthroughs to help the team open up the situation and win.

In the market, the evaluation of LeBron James has also changed dramatically at this moment.

Although the Cavaliers lost the game against the Thunder, it still did not stop the young emperor's firm determination to reach the top.

"Heaven Descends"

Everyone is optimistic that the Cavaliers can make a breakthrough this year, and some experts even boast that the little emperor will usher in his first championship trophy this year.

LeBron's current popularity can only be described as in its own conditions and the league's support, and many people even believe that James' era has come.

The Western Conference Player of the Month is a bit unexpected, how strong was Paul during the Hornets period?

Queen Bee averaged 20.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from the field and 40% from three-point range.

He led the team to 9 wins and 6 losses, ranking seventh in the West.

This year's Hornets are equally ambitious, their goal is to reach the Western Conference Finals, and while having David West, boxing champion Chandler, Peja and other good players, Paul has an absolute command role as the team's brain, and can often sort out the team's offense very clearly.

Of course, when the NBA officially announced that Paul was selected as the Western Conference Player of the Month, Thunder fans were the first to stand up and fight.

"I, Lin Mu, don't deserve the best player of the month? What is Paul's data, with my Lin Mu excellent? ”

"Shady! It's completely shady! ”

"It's not fair, there's no fairness in this alliance!"

Yes, Lin Mu also delivered excellent average data in November.

In November, Lin Mu averaged 23.8 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1,8 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He shot 45 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range, and 85 percent from the free-throw line.

is not inferior to the average performance per game, but considering that Lin Mu is only a first-year rookie who has just entered the league, the NBA official did not award the Player of the Month award to Lin Mu.

The reason is also simple and crude, the team's record is inferior to the Hornets.

This made a large group of fans shout: I don't want the face of the league!

Of course, a large part of Lin Mu's statistics is due to the fact that in a young team that has been fully rebuilt, the number of shots taken by the first is even three more than Durant's average shots per game.

Compared with the previous style of play, Scott very much encourages players to show their talents on the offensive end, and the Thunder's average number of rounds per game is also among the highest in the league, which is one of the reasons why Lin Mu can get such data.

If you don't have the best individual ability, even if you are given the highest number of shots in the whole team, it will be difficult to achieve such a terrifying performance.

If Lin Mu remembers correctly, in the rookie month, I am afraid that the only one who can play 15+11 data is Shifo Duncan, who is at the peak of his debut.

In terms of comprehensiveness and ability, Lin Mu and Duncan, who was at the peak of his debut, are definitely incomparable.

That is, the era and the team are different, if Duncan is placed now, the average performance per game is 25+15, I am afraid it will be easy to catch.

But you must know that as a first-year college freshman, Lin Mu can definitely pat his chest proudly and say that he is the first person to be able to cut 23+13 in the rookie month!

If the assist is given a little more strength, I am afraid that Lin Mu will become another superstar who can average 20+5+5 per game in his rookie season!

It is worth mentioning that in the November game, the Thunder's winning rate against strong teams can even be tied with those teams at the bottom of the rankings, which also makes many media a little incomprehensible to this Thunder, and even ESPN TV gave them a nickname:

Evenly matched with the Thunder.

However, for the team that has been in a swing all these years, the Thunder's performance in the new season is commendable.

Especially in the west, where there are so many strong players here.

If the Thunder were moved to the East, they would at least finish sixth in the East on a different schedule.

Lin Mu took a look at the schedule of the game after that, and then glanced at the Jazz who were chasing after him, and if he wanted to experience the playoffs during this period, the Thunder had to win 45-48.

Of course, Lin Mu wants to play in the playoffs, and Durant is the same, these two guys are simply looking forward to entering the playoffs and being beaten by a strong man.

Moreover, the main quest of the system has not appeared so far, and Lin Mu has reason to suspect that entering the playoffs is the key to triggering the main quest.

Plus, if you can feel the intensity of the playoffs in your first year as a rookie, it's an excellent tempering for the two, and even for the young Thunder team.

Players who have not experienced the baptism of the playoffs can't say that they have played in the NBA, that is a completely different defensive intensity, people will not be polite to you, the regular season and your small fists beat the chest, the playoffs are directly talking about the sledgehammer, it is a merciless smash.

After the end of the rookie month, Thunder head coach Scott also took a bold step, changing the casual goal at the beginning of the season and repositioning the team to a playoff team.

After consulting with general manager Sam, Scott is not ready to make reinforcements, but only hopes that the team can recall Yombaka as soon as possible.

Yoon Bacca has two years left on his contract, and if he is recalled now, it will inevitably cost an additional buyout fund, which is nothing for the Thunder, but it is a serious departure from the team's goals at the beginning.

"Why do you want to recall Yinbaka at this time?" Sam is a little puzzled, the European competition has been fully opened, Yin Bacca, who plays in the Spanish league, is the absolute main force of the Barcelona team, at this time to recall his rookie, can people agree?

"Lin Mu told me that Yin Baka occupies a very important position in the future development of the team, and recalling as soon as possible and running in the team is conducive to the further upgrading of the offensive and defensive system."

"Of course, that's what I mean, Ibacca is more talented than Jordan Jr., he has the ability to attack on the inside, and he is also good defensively, which will help the team a lot!"

Of course, Scott wanted to make some achievements in the first year, so he accepted Lin Mu's advice and had an in-depth exchange with Sam.

"We played beyond our imagination in the first month, the combination of Lin Mu and Durant is going to go down in history, we need to get players to adapt to this league, is there a better way to do that than in the playoffs?"

Scott stepped up as he could see the hesitation in Sam's eyes.

Swing the players, then win next year's lotto pick, choose the players you like according to the plan, and the development of the next three years is the first goal that the Thunder pay attention to.

Who would have thought that Lin Mu brought a huge surprise to the management in the first month.

Will it be able to stabilize?

Although Lin Mu played quite well in the first month, there were also concerns about the management.

No one dares to jump to the conclusion of whether it is worth starting the plan in advance, whether the outcome of speeding up the planning process is good or bad, and once the decision is made, it is responsible for the series of things that happen next.

Sam, do you have the courage to do that?

"Let me think about it, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

Faced with these questions, Sam did not rush to give Scott any answers, which was important and could not be decided casually.

That night, Lin Mu and Durant appeared in Sam's office, and the three talked for a long time, no one knew what they talked about, but the next morning, the Thunder sent someone to Spain to conduct urgent negotiations with FC Barcelona.

A week later, the man, known as the 28-bar, appeared in the Thunder's arena.