Doncic scored 48 points in his first appearance of slimming! His value has risen back, and he will strive for MVP and scoring champion in the new season

This year's Men's Basketball European Cup will be jointly organized by Poland, Finland, Latvia and Cyprus from August 28 to September 15. The group stage will be from August 28 to September 5, and the knockout round will be held in Riga, the capital of Latvia from September 6 to September 14. This European Cup can be said to be full of superstars. The three NBA international super giants Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Doncic will make their debut, and star-level players such as Shin Kyung and Markkanen will also play. Of course, there are also some big-name stars who are certain to be absent, such as Vinbanyama, Gobert, Wagner Jr., Sabonis Jr., etc. Wenban is indeed a pity. After all, he has just recovered from a thrombosis injury. In order to avoid consumption and make up for the wasted training time during the treatment, he has no choice but to stop fighting.

Before the European Cup of Men's Basketball Team officially started, the warm-up match started first. In a warm-up match that just ended, Finland defeated Belgium 105-62. Finland's absolute core Markanen played in just 25 minutes, made 17 of 24 shots in the game, made 7 of 13 three-pointers and scored 48 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. This is also the first time Markanen has played for Finland since the 2023 World Cup. It took only 25 minutes to score 48+9! Although it is just a warm-up game, the efficiency is too exaggerated. You can score two points in an average of one minute. If you calculate it in 48 minutes in one game in the NBA, it will be no longer close to 100 points in the whole game. Of course, despite being as strong as a tiger in the international arena, Marca's performance in the NBA in the past two years has been relatively average. Since being selected as an All-Star in 23 years, he has begun to decline.

Last season, Markanen averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.7 steals, with a shooting percentage of 42.3%, compared with his All-Star season averaged 25.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, and his shooting percentage of 49.9%, which is really a bit overshadowed. His data decline is also affected by the team's status. After all, the Jazz have been rebuilding in recent years, focusing on cultivating younger players. Kessler and Filipovsky are both making rapid progress, and Marca's team status has declined slightly. However, the Jazz probably won't trade him immediately, logically speaking, it's not wise to take action when the player's value is low. In this year's European Cup, Markkanin had the opportunity to regain his value and prove his all-around scoring ability as a space-type four-position. There are many examples of returning to the NBA's net worth in international arenas. For example, Schroeder two years ago, after being abandoned by the Lakers, he once reached the point of no ball to play, but led the German team to win the World Cup in the summer of 23, which also enabled him to return to the NBA and get a contract of tens of millions of yuan in annual salary. In addition to the warm-up match between Finland and Belgium, Slovenia lost to Germany 89-103. Doncic also made his debut in the game after losing weight. He played in 24 minutes and scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, made 5 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 6 of 13 free throws. As one of the top stars in the current NBA, this data is really average for Doncic, and its efficiency is OK, but the output is average, the free throws are too bad, and the shooting percentage is less than 50%.

Maybe you have not adapted to your new body yet. Being fat has the benefits of being fat, and the shooting feel will be softer. Once you have more muscles, you need to readjust your shooting movements. As strong as Curry had experienced a period of inaccurate shooting after gaining muscle. Of course, as far as this warm-up match is concerned, Doncic's touch is another matter. He still has not changed his almost complaints to the referee and his slightly negative game habits. If he wants to achieve all-round evolution, these problems must be changed. No matter what, everyone is still very looking forward to Doncic's performance in the new NBA season. In Doncic's own words, he believes that his physical transformation will make him faster and better on the defensive end, and at the same time, it will also make him more durable and play as many games as possible.

"I would say that this is a new beginning for me. At first everything was difficult, but after habits became natural, it no longer suffered. The most difficult thing was to break the old pattern. When the body adapts to the new rhythm, everything became natural." This offseason, Doncic successfully lost weight, and the Lakers also made up for their own shortcomings through comprehensive strengthening. Will they win the championship next season? In addition, in this men's basketball European Cup, the Slovenian team where Doncic is located is only ranked 7th in the strength list. The top six teams are Greece, Latvia, Türkiye, France, Germany and Serbia. Serbia, who has Teacher Jo, Bogdanovic, Topic, Jovic, ranks first in the strength list. Who do you think the European Cup championship will win?