enjoyebooks Chapter 1003 Upgrade to be a father
Chapter 1003 Upgrade to be a father
Chapter 1003 Upgrade to be a father
The All-Star Game is a watershed in a season. Although it is not a very standard middle (41 games), it has special significance for NBA teams.Because before and after this, there is a trade deadline.
The Thunder still made moves before the trade deadline. They signed power forward Markieff Morris on February 2.
On February 2, the Wizards officially announced that the team will send forward Markieff Morris and a 8 second-round pick to the Pelicans for forward Wesley Johnson.
On February 2, the Pelicans officially announced that they had waived forward Markieff Morris.
The Morris brothers are very famous twins in the NBA.They are really special twins, because most people can't tell who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother-they are so alike.
In fact, Markieff is the elder brother, playing power forward, swinging at the 4/5 position; Marcus is the younger brother, playing small forward, swinging at the 3/4 position.The height and weight of the two are very similar. Relatively speaking, the elder brother Markieff is slightly heavier.
Both brothers graduated from the University of Kansas, and they are Xie Kai's juniors.Of course, Xie Kai never played with them, because they joined the Jayhawks in 2008, and Xie Kai had already participated in the NBA draft at that time.
In the 2011 draft, his brother Markieff was the 13th pick in the first round, and his younger brother Marcus was the 14th pick.
Then the younger brother was traded to the Suns, and the two brothers played together.
Back then, his older brother, Markieff, was the first to become famous. At that time, he was the main force in the Suns. After the Suns traded Marcus, his older brother quit and openly quarreled with the management.The relationship between the two is so good that they are inseparable. It is said that the two share a bank account, which is really the same as one person.
It's just that Markieff was injured later, and his condition was not as good as before. Marcus came to Kaizi. In Stevens' tactical system, he is very suitable for the small ball at the 4th position. Now he is better than his brother.
The reason why the Thunder can sign Markieff Morris is not that he really has no team.They signed him with a basic salary because he wanted to win the championship and also because of Xie Kai's relationship.
The Thunder management wanted Xie Kai to come forward to recruit Markieff Morris, and Xie Kai did call him.After receiving Xie Kai's call, Markieff immediately agreed to sign with the Thunder.
In an interview, Markieff said: "Kane Xie is an important reason why I came to OKC. He is my senior. He is my favorite active player. He is the pride of our University of Kansas, and he can play with him. It really got me so excited.”
The reason why the Thunder valued Markieff was not because no players wanted to join them, but because the previous games made them feel that they were still a little short in terms of offensive space.In particular, their two centers, Duck and Noel, are both more traditional and more defensive. They have no shooting ability and can't open up space.
Of course, Markieff Morris's frame protection can't compare with these two, but he is a very stable space-type 4th position. His career 3-point shooting percentage is about 35%, and his open catch and shooting percentage is very good.And he also has a good post-up jumper and can punish mismatches.
With Markieff Morris, the Thunder have Patterson and Markieff as two space-type 4s, which are of great significance for enriching their offensive tactics.
In this era, offensive space is too important, and inside players do not have a basket, which really affects breakthroughs and is prone to mistakes.
The Thunder do have the problem of offensive space. Their previous two lineups were somewhat flawed.The first set is the lineup led by Westbrook. As long as his jump shot is not accurate, the opponent will shrink and the offense will start to be constipated; the second set is the second lineup led by Xie Kai. Noel has no basket in this lineup, and Robertson and Grant have poor baskets. , so there is also a problem with the offensive space. If Xie Kai's creative ability is not too strong, the offense of this lineup will fall into constipation.
With Morris, the Thunder can even let him play with Patterson, completely opening up the space on the offensive end, allowing Westbrook to break through as much as he wants.Of course, there will be some problems when the two of them play the inside defense together, but in the context of encouraging offense today, the priority of the offensive end is above the defensive end, especially in the regular season.And now there are fewer and fewer inside offensive killers in the league. Even with an inside combination like Markieff and Patterson, coupled with excellent outside defensive players, it is not easy to blow them up.
On February 2, the Thunder narrowly beat the 28ers at home and ushered in a 76-game winning streak.
On April 3, the NBA officially announced the best players in the East and West in March.
The great Joel Embiid of the Eastern 76ers and Xie Kai of the Western Thunder received this honor respectively.
The best of the month in the east is done by everyone in turn, while in the west, Xie Kai basically monopolizes it.
According to this script, it seems that Xie Kai's three consecutive MVPs are not so far away and difficult.
On March 3, the Thunder lost to the Spurs in an away game, ushering in their sixth loss of the season.
The Spurs have also become the only team to beat the Thunder twice this season, which makes people feel that the old thief Bobo is really powerful.
After the loss of this game, the Thunder's record came to 56 wins and 6 losses. There is still the possibility of hitting the Warriors with 73 wins, but the possibility is much lower.
On March 3, the Thunder beat the Grizzlies back to back at home and refused to lose streak.
In the next few games, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Clippers, Jazz and Nets successively, ushering in a 6-game winning streak.
However, on March 3, in the Thunder's back-to-back away games against the Pacers, they were lore by the opponent, missed the 14-game winning streak, and ushered in the 7th loss of the season.
After this game, the Thunder's record came to 62 wins and 7 losses.
The Thunder's regular season has gone 69 games, and there are 13 games left. If they want to break the Warriors' 73 wins and 9 losses, the best regular season record in league history, they can lose another game.
On March 3, the Thunder narrowly beat the Warriors at home and refused to lose streak!
On March 3, the Thunder defeated the Heat at home and ushered in two consecutive victories.
On March 3, the Thunder defeated the Raptors at home and ushered in a 20-game winning streak.
On March 3, Xie Kai's wife Zhou Jing gave birth to a baby boy weighing 21 catties and 6 taels in a private hospital in Los Angeles. Xie Kai officially became a father.
The Thunder approved Xie Kai's leave of absence to visit his son in Los Angeles, and he will also miss the team's game against the Raptors on the 22nd.
On March 3, Xie Kai was absent for the first time this season. The Thunder lost to the Raptors away and ushered in their eighth loss of the season.
After losing this game, unless the Thunder win all the subsequent games, they will have no chance to break the Warriors' best regular season record of 73 wins and 9 losses.
(End of this chapter)