The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire the Washington Wizards’ Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN. Porzingis is opting into his $36M contract for 2023-2024 and getting his trade to the Celtics.
In the pre-season trade market, under the strategizing of B. Stevens, K. Porzingis was obtained from the Wizards. Although M. Smart, the soul of the team, was given away, he was still able to get two first-round picks, and K. Porzingis was completely plugged in. Ertic lacked both inside and outside weapons in the penalty area. Many people gradually forgot about him after he was traded by the Mavericks, but he quietly played a career year with the Wizards. Having experienced the cruelty of the Big Apple and the struggles of positioning, K.Porzingis now comes to Boston, ready to redefine his basketball journey.
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1. Offensive value in line with expectations
》The offensive space brought by the projection threat
[October] 》 47.1%（2.7/5.7）
[November] 》 28.1%（1.3/4.8）
[December] 》 32.0%（2.0/6.3）
[January] 》 44.9%（2.0/4.5）
[Feburary] 》 41.9%（2.0/4.8）
As we all know, K.Porzingis has shown shooting ability since his rookie season. In an offensive system that emphasizes three-point shots, as the tactical center, he has shooting ability and can effectively contain defenders. When the team has many offensive points with the ball, Pick The mobile phone opportunities created by & pop bring huge benefits. However, in the first few months of the season, K.Porzingis’ three-point shooting percentage was very sluggish, only over 30%, even though he was very familiar with such shooting opportunities. However, as the season progressed, the team’s offensive system gradually stabilized, and he also found his rhythm, posting a shooting percentage of more than 40% in the past two months.
》The value of high-level support
As a long-time European player, K.Porzingis has a lot of passing vision and above-average screening qualities. Together with J.Mazzulla’s passion for football, he brings more movement and purposeful coverage. Different from the past cut-and-pass system, it is more about seeking mismatch advantages and playing in their respective positions. In the past, relying on the breakthrough ability of Double J to create opportunities for others was the only attack directed at the penalty area. This year, in addition to increasing the number of post ups in the penalty area, thanks to the free throw line singles in the 5-out position, everyone has a better understanding of movement. Improvement, these are the values K.Porzingis brings invisibly.
》Back-to-the-frame offense that ignores defense
In the past, fans’ impression of K.Porzingis was that he liked outside shooting and did not like hand-to-hand combat in the penalty area. Especially during the Mavericks period, simply feeding him the ball in singles made him play awkwardly and he could not create through dribbling. opportunity, and finally became an outside shooter. But since last year, when paired with the Wizards’ forward group of K.Kuzma, B.Beal or D.Avdija, they have become the real core of support. His low-post offense has also begun to grow. Although he does not have a strong base to provide confrontation, his height advantage and ball-dropping touch have improved his efficiency, coupled with his ability to create fouls, allowing him to rush to the top level of back-to-the-rim efficiency.
This season, the Celtics have a lot of outside firepower that prevents opponents from double-teaming him. Especially at the free throw line, he gets mismatched opportunities through pick-and-rolls and simply and brutally crushes opponents. He ranks first in the league at 1.38 points per pass. Round scoring is not just about scoring in the penalty area, but making the Celtics’ offense more balanced. It is not a question of too many three-pointers, but how to establish an all-round offensive system, and K.Porzingis is the beginning of all changes. . Although his scoring has been at a record low in recent years, all his efficiency has improved. After finding a position that suits him, he has re-shown his value.
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2. Consolidate the unicorn in the penalty area
》 Shen Tui’s defensive penalty area sweep
Although K.Porzingis’s lateral speed is not bad for his height, it is impossible for him to bear a lot of peripheral defense. In view of his past injury history, the Celtics, who have a lot of excellent defenders, naturally Just let him stay in the penalty area as the last line of defense, similar to B. Lopez’s defensive positioning in the Bucks. When adopting the defensive strategy of drop coverage, the defender’s pursuit ability and K.Porzingis’s frame protection ability are the Celtics’ defensive starting points. They complement each other for the Celtics and give the team a league-leading position. Defensive efficiency of five.
In terms of statistics, K.Porzingis has one of the top ten defensive shooting percentages in the league, reducing the opponent’s shooting percentage by an average of 5.8%. He is among the top five in the league, averaging 11.7 interference shots per game. With a height of 7 feet 2 inches and a wingspan of 7 feet 6 inches, as long as he raises his hands, he is a high wall. Therefore, K. Porzingis does not often take off to block shots. Instead, he uses his footsteps to keep up with the opponent and uses his defensive foul rate to is very low.
2024-03-07 10:00:30
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