https://x.com/clutchpoints/status/1933875669529727236?s=46
Lu Dort has gone from being overpaid to being totally worth it.
Everyone was confused when OKC signed Dort to a 5-year $82.5 million contract
in 2022.
They hadn't won more than 25 games the past two seasons and Dort only played 5
0 games while shooting in the low 30s from three.
As a small market team that had young players like Shai, Giddey, and Poku due
for an extension, using 15% of the team's salary cap for a defensive specialis
t with an unproven offensive game was a major gamble.
The pressure to perform on a bigger contract can get to some role players, but
it brought out the best in Dort.
He'll guard the opposing team's best player for 40 minutes and is now a 40% sh
ooter from three.
In a game where the Thunder needed Dort, he delivered.
Lu Dort 從被認為是「高薪低效」的球員,搖身一變成為「物超所值」的代表。
當雷霆隊在2022年與Dort簽下五年8,250萬美元的合約時,大家都感到困惑。
當時雷霆連續兩季勝場未超過25場,而Dort只打了50場比賽,三分命中率僅在三成出頭。
作為一支小市場球隊,雷霆還有像Shai、Giddey和Poku這些年輕球員即將面臨續約問題,
卻把15%的薪資空間花在一名防守專家、而進攻端尚未證明自己的球員身上,無疑是一場
豪賭。
對某些角色球員而言,高薪合約帶來的壓力可能會拖垮表現,但對Dort來說卻激發了他的
最佳狀態。
他能連續40分鐘緊貼對方的主力得分手,如今的他也成為了一名三分命中率達到40%的射
手。
在雷霆最需要他的那場比賽裡,他果斷挺身而出。
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薪水去查了一下好像是8750萬才對
不知道內文怎麼寫這個數字
但這都不是重點
回到正題
墮師傅的防守人人皆知
但特別想提他的三分球
那弧度真的是完美的Rainbow Shot
今年也是單季命中率最高的一年
聽說雷霆投籃教練超頂
把好幾個球員的投籃救了回來
最有名的就是把可愛的投籃動作修正過的樣子