"Who else is worse off than me?"
The Cavaliers officially announced that Mobley underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will miss 6 to 8 weeks. He averaged 16 points, 10.5 rebounds, a double-double, 2.9 assists and 1.7 blocks per game;
Garland suffered a frontal bone fracture and will be sidelined for several weeks. He averaged 20.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The two core players of
andwere canceled for the rest of this year at almost the same time. The team's coaching staff cried loudly.
But no matter what, life still has to go on, and your opponent will not feel pity because you have a lot of wounded soldiers.
After the Cavaliers management gave an impassioned speech to the players who were still able to move, they silently dialed the phone numbers of other teams...
There is no doubt that if the Cavaliers, currently ranked 9th in the Eastern Conference, really Thinking that this season is over, the most valuable player in the team must be Mitchell.
This guy has been in a state of indiscriminate killing since he switched to Cleveland. He averaged 28.3 points per game in the regular season last season and 27.6 points per game this season.
However, the performance during the playoffs last season was a bit weak, averaging only 23.2 points in 41 minutes per game, and the two shooting percentages were as low as 43.4% and 28.9%.
Therefore, Mitchell is considered to be only a regular season star. This may be the main reason why the Cavaliers are "murderous" towards him. They feel that he cannot lead the team to achieve higher achievements, at most the first round of the playoffs.
It is reported that the Knicks and Nets are currently interested in chasing Mitchell. The Knicks, which holds 8 first-round picks and plans to officially enter the league's strong teams through epic transactions, is considered to be the former. The most likely new home.
However, if Mitchell is traded, it means that the backcourt of Brunson and Barrett may have to be broken up. Both of them are the darlings of the Knicks.
Who should be eliminated is also a vexing question?
Brunson + Mitchell, two guards who are both less than 1.9 meters tall, are too short; send Brunson away to keep Barrett, but the former's strength is equivalent to Mitchell, so the two swap It's a waste of effort.
Of course, as mentioned above, the Knicks have a lot of draft picks. Without using Brunson and Barrett, they can get Mitchell with just the Stud first-round pick + other salary matching chips.
will play three defenders from now on, but the distribution of ball rights will be a big problem. You must know that there is also a point forward Randall inside.
In comparison, the Nets obviously need Mitchell more than the Knicks. They need a true All-Star player to lead them to a higher mountain.
Although Thomas is now the team's leading scorer with an average of nearly 23 points per game, it is still difficult to be entrusted with important tasks in terms of stability and even scoring ability. The most important thing about
is that there is too much personal heroism and not enough awareness of teamwork. Maybe it is more suitable to play the role of super 6th man.
The Nets have also accumulated a lot of first-round picks through a series of blockbuster transactions before, and like the Knicks, they have enough chips to impress the Cavaliers.
Although the Knicks and Nets are like wolves and tigers, the Cavaliers will not panic. The most important task is to let Mitchell score crazy points in order to increase his worth.
And with the truce between Garland and Mobley, the Cavaliers have enough reasons to let Mitchell score points, and they are optimistic that he can increase his scoring average to 30+ before the trade deadline next year.
If you have the opportunity to play in a big city like New York, the Knicks or Nets are not weak teams now. Mitchell will be happy to cooperate with the Cavaliers!
