The combination of Denway double MVP only lasted for one season and then parted ways.
He won the most valuable player award in the regular season with the proud data of averaging three pairs per game, and was selected as an all-star nine times in the previous 12 season. He led the scoring list of the whole regular season twice, and even scored 43 points in the finals. He just turned 32 last month. If all goes well, he should still have a chance to be selected as an All-Star, and he will almost certainly be selected as a Hall of Fame after his career.
Such an NBA resume is beyond the reach of many people.
So why was Westbrook traded to the Wizards and only got the Volga draft after the big injury? It is almost unheard of for a former MVP to change three teams in three years. A similar transaction happened to Ross Ross (20 1 1 MVP), but that was because his injury could not make the team continue to bet on his tomorrow. O 'Neill (MVP in 2000) and moses malone (MVP in 1979, 1982 and 1983) also joined three different teams in three years, but their careers have already entered the later stage.
Westbrook has become one of the most ornamental NBA stars in recent decades because of his explosive physical fitness, pleasing scoring style and playing style, but analysts and fans have always questioned whether his playing style is conducive to winning the championship, just like allen iverson (200 1 won the MVP).
Westbrook's traditional statistics and honors are dazzling. But with the development of statistics in recent years, some advanced figures are not friendly to him. Perhaps no star is more like lightning than Westbrook, and even dubbed as a "tough guy" by domestic fans. But is he a real superstar? Or did he accumulate statistics at the expense of victory and teammates? Of course, his counting statistics (usually referring to scores, rebounds and assists) are dazzling, but why are they not reflected in the advanced analysis?
Let's look at these figures and related discussions.
Oklahoma City triple doubles 2016-2017: 31.6 points 10.7 rebounds 10.4 assists; 42 triple doubles
20 17-20 18: 25.4 points, 10. 1 rebound, 10.3 assists; 25 triple doubles
20 18-20 19: 22.9 points, 1 1. 1 rebounds, 10.7 assists; 34 triple doubles
Except for three pairs, there is usually no other data that can instantly connect people with Westbrook. Westbrook's average triple-double performance in the 20 16- 17 season is remarkable, because before that, the only player in NBA history who accomplished this feat was Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati Royals, who did it at 196 1-62. But if Robertson is put into the modern arena, it may be a big challenge for him to average three pairs per game, but Westbrook makes people feel that it can be done as easy as blowing off dust.
Critics believe that the plan adopted by Thunder coach billy donovan is to ask Westbrook's teammates to give up easy rebounding to achieve Westbrook and make Westbrook's statistics bigger. Therefore, Westbrook was accused of "brushing", chasing three pairs of data every game more than winning. Critics point out that the Thunder have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in the past three seasons. The more data Westbrook gets, the farther Thunder will go.
Are these criticisms meaningful? In-depth analysis, it seems that the facts are actually more complicated than the critics' views, at least from the data point of view.
In the regular season, when Westbrook scored a triple-double, the winning percentage of Thunder was significantly higher than that in the playoffs.
When Westbrook got a triple-double, the team's record was:
20 16- 17 thunder: 33-9; 78.5% winning rate
20 17- 18 thunder: 20-5; 80% winning rate
20 18- 19 thunder: 23-11; 67.6% winning rate
20 19-20 rocket: 5-3; 62.5% winning rate
In the 20 16- 17 and 20 17- 18 seasons, the winning percentage of Thunder in Westbrook's triple doubles was about 79. 1%. In a total of 82 games in the regular season, Thunder can win 65 games in a single season. But in the past two years, as long as Westbrook didn't get a triple-double, the Thunder had a high probability of losing.
The season of 20 18- 19 is also Westbrook's last season in Oklahoma city. Shao Wei scored three doubles, with a thunder winning rate of 23- 1 1(67.6%). When Westbrook didn't score triple-doubles, the winning percentage dropped to 2 1-6544.
But Westbrook's play did not activate Oklahoma City's offensive efficiency. In three seasons, he averaged three doubles in two seasons, and the offensive efficiency of Thunder was obviously lower than the league average.
Westbrook, the number other than the number, is the most targeted by critics because he is inefficient as a scorer. For a defender, he is a bad outside shooter, and his career three-point shooting rate is only 30.5%. During his entire season in Houston, his shooting percentage was close to 25.8%. In today's popular small ball tactics, he has become an obstacle to the team's overall attack.
In addition, Westbrook needs a lot of possession and shooting to score. His true shooting percentage of 53% (including three-pointers and free throws) has been lower than the average of his whole career. In the past season, the league averaged 56.5%.
Thunder traded Westbrook for Chris Paul, and then almost beat the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, making the series play seven games.
Through the analysis of traditional statistics and some advanced statistics, different views on Westbrook are obtained.
Last year, for example, Westbrook averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7 assists and shot 47.2% per game. This is enough to make him an all-star and team player this season.
But Westbrook can only let the team win once every 48 minutes. This statistical method can fully show how much value players bring to the team every minute and paint a different picture for Westbrook. This score, Westbrook ranked in the league 10 1 with 0.098. In his career, Westbrook has only been in the top ten four times, and has not been in the top ten since the MVP season.
Will Westbrook get in the way of teammates? Paul George played alongside Westbrook in the 201819 season, averaging 28 points per game.
Westbrook played with several league superstars: paul george, james harden and kevin durant. Now he will team up with Brad Bill (the second highest scoring player in the league last season). However, it seems that Westbrook can only succeed if he keeps the ball in his own hands. The utilization rate of his career ball rights-the proportion of a player participating in team games is 32.7%, which is the second highest in NBA history. Nowadays, the superstars in the league are all famous for their efficiency, and Westbrook seems to have nothing to do with the word "efficiency".
However, it should be pointed out that during their time as Westbrook teammates, George, Harden and Durant basically performed the best in the league in their single season. Last season, Harden still won the scoring championship. On 2065 438+08- 19, George, as Westbrook's partner in Oklahoma City, had his best year so far (averaging 28 points per game) and ranked third in the MVP voting. Durant, as Westbrook's teammate, won four scoring titles. Two of them led the Thunder into the finals. Colleague Durant also won 20 13- 14 MVP in the regular season. However, Westbrook missed 36 games this season but occupied a higher ball right than Durant.
What will happen in Washington? I have to say that Westbrook really got better and better in the second half of last season, although it became faltering after entering the playoffs. After the off-season of the All-Star Game, Westbrook averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 27 games, and even his three-point shooting rate increased to an incredible 37.5%.
Obviously, he can still play the level of a superstar, and pairing with Brad Bill will still be an interesting combination. In the absence of "Wall Brother" for a whole season, the Wizards, as a well-known weak team in the league last season, played for a whole season, with 25 wins and 47 losses. However, the addition of healthy Westbrook, who can compete in World War I in the new season, should at least enable the Wizards to enter the playoffs. But can they make real noise in the playoffs? I thought we should not get our hopes up.