From James to Hansen Yang, revealing the periodic changes of the NBA version

Since the offseason this year, it seems very lively, but in fact, three major events have happened. The sensation is arranged from low to high:

① Durant joins the Rockets (the third team in two and a half years).

②LeBron and the Lakers did not renew their contract 1+1 again. The king, who was once flocking to the whole league, faced cold reception for the first time in his career.

③Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers in the 16th pick in the first round. Since Yi Jianlian left in 2012, China finally has another first-round NBA player.

Adu's addition allowed the Rockets to fill the final shortcomings in the lineup. Last season, the team had already reached the second in the Western Conference and fourth in the league. The candy defense system created by Udoka has shown its power. They just lack a finale at the last minute, and in terms of this skill, there is probably no better candidate in the league than Adu.

If Adu was three or four years younger, the sensationality of this deal was no less than joining the Warriors in 2016.

But compared with the other two things, the Rockets and Durant will only affect the NBA pattern next season or the next two years.

And James' neglect and Yang Hansen's landing have a deeper influence.

Yang Hansen was selected for the high position this time, which actually has a lot to do with LeBron James (it is clearly the connection, not the credit).

Let's lengthen the timeline and go back to LeBron's first championship 11-12 season. The three centers in the league's All-Squad that year were Howard, Bynum and Tyson Chandler, but none of these three did reach the division finals that year.

The next year is more funny, and the center is 36-year-old Tim Duncan. From

to 13-14 seasons, the three centers in the All-A-Level were Noah, Howard and "Big AI" Jefferson, two of whom were blue-collar workers. In the two seasons of

14-16, it has been exaggerated to the point where even De Andre Jordan can enter the best team in a row or even be selected as the center of the first team.

A mean coach once said this: "Closed him (Jordan Jr.) in the stadium for one night. As long as he was not allowed to enter the penalty area, he could not even make ten goals."

Even the champions of that era did not rely on the center. In 2014, the Spurs were Duncan and Split, while the Warriors were anxious and Cole made the dream to play five and put five small lineups.

Many people say that the Warriors brought the league into the small ball era, but do you still remember the main lineup of the Heat at that time?

The Heat, who won two consecutive championships, Spoelstra's appearance on the court was Bosh Battier LeBron Wade Chalmos (Norris Cole/Ray Allen).

On the small ball, LeBron's Heat were still far ahead of the later Warriors, and can even be traced back to the Bulls dynasty in the 1990s. When the Zen master was anxious, he was Jordan Pippen Rodman Kukocchi Cole/Harper.

Who do you think is the center here? Rodman at 2.01 meters?

From 2011 to 2020, the living environment of the center fell to the bottom in the NBA in the past decade.

Among them, LeBron, Curry, and Harden can be said to have "majorly made great contributions."

The first two proved that they could win the championship without relying on super centers (even without excellent centers). The latter made the center functionalization reach the extreme. It was enough to use Capela around them. Even when they partnered with Howard, they thought he could block the space.

Among them, LeBron can be said to be the initiator of that era.

Or to put it another way, LeBron at the heyday replaced the center and made himself the "version answer" of the league.

in nba, what is the version? The strongest person is the version.

It is not the same as it is from Jordan, to Shark, to LeBron, to Curry, to meet Teacher.

From the award selection at that time, we can see that half of the mvp in the ten seasons of 2011-2020 were forwards (LeBron twice, Durant and Antetokounmpo will be the first time).

What's even more exaggerated is that the MVP in the finals, all of the ten people are strikers. Except for Nowitzki, who was 11 years old and Leonard in 2019, the others were either LeBron or the ones who were facing LeBron (Iguodala, Leonard, Durant).

Many people are accustomed to ignoring and ignoring LeBron's influence, but you have to admit that the decade 2010-20 was the most "golden age" for strikers in NBA history.

As for why, don’t you understand?

Then how did this era end?

In a word, James is old.

is different from Curry, a geek in the era where he handed over the ball to Teacher Green and relied on running and three-pointers to open up the situation (it is also unique in history).

is different from Paul, Harden and Doncic who likes center pick-and-roll to bully the defender's ball.

At its peak, LeBron was actually very disgusted with the big man who squeezed out his own operating space.

So the Heat and the Cavaliers are all power forwards who can shoot like Bosh and Love.

even transformed the former double-double machine and the face basket with a score of 25+ into a three-point turret.

There is no way, he is too strong. You don’t need to be yourself by your side, you just need to be a high-end component that fits him and you can win the championship.

Also, not to mention that James deposed them, after the old man left, the Heat and the Cavaliers both gave them high salaries to renew their contracts.

The team is not stupid. There is a fundamental difference between sacrifice for the team and lack of ability..

But when people get older, they don't rely on their muscles and bones as their ability. James gradually began to accept reality. The most obvious thing is that the Lakers chose to join forces with Thick Eyebrows instead of top outside lines like Irving and Wade.

He knew that his body was not enough to support both offense and defense, and he could not make a statement like 18 Zhan every year.

He can no longer defend against the opponent's big centers on the offensive end like he did when he was young (Hibert, Split, and Peggins all praised it), and he relied on his own speed and strength to swell the physical fitness of the big men.

The most obvious thing is that it cannot beat the Nuggets for two consecutive years from 23 to 24.

Can you imagine that Aaron Gordon and Jokic, who is average in the league (sorry, this is probably his only weakness) can block the first breakthrough hand in history?

heads are twisted off for you.

So, when LeBron could not make the opponent's inside line pay the foul with an unsolvable breakthrough, when Curry and Teacher Green's death, the five small small players could not shoot on the opponent's offensive end, and the defensive end could not withstand the opponent's "body bullying", the NBA centers created by LeBron and Curry jointly created, the dominance of the most dominant position in history was completely over.

We usually say that the era of Zhanduku is over.

So we see the rise of Jokic, Embiid and even the Antetokounmpo who have been transferred to center. This year, Alexander's previous league MVP has been dominated by big men for six consecutive years.

So we see that Gobert, who was once beaten as a sandbag, can defeat Jendoku in the playoffs in a row in a year in the defensive system with him as the cornerstone + the young and energetic Edwards.

The league's traditional "one inside and one outside" championship model has once again become mainstream.

So although this year's East-West Part Finals are the four major defenders, Alexander, Halliburton, Bronson and Edwards, in fact, the four teams have enough forward reserves to play the double towers at the same time.

The Thunder have Hart Holmegren, the Timberwolves have Gobery Randall Reed, the Pacers have Turner Siakam Topin, and the Knicks have Towns Miro. They are almost all the teams with the richest reserves in the interior of their respective divisions.

After spending the peak periods of LeBron and Curry, the NBA seemed to have gone around and returned to the era of competing for the inside and winning highly.

Of course, the big men in the NBA are now different from those who are tall and strong and can compete for the strong 20 years ago (I don’t know how many people remember these).

Now, not only should you have a rebound and rebound position to defend, but it is best to be able to pick-and-roll and eat cake (serve the outside attacker), be able to shoot (open the space), and pass a few handballs (one more dominant point on the court).

After a cycle of tempering and washing, the current NBA has higher requirements for the ability of big men.

After saying so much, it was finally Yang Hansen's turn.

In terms of power bounce speed, he may not be able to gain a foothold in the current NBA, and he is even worse than many inside players in the summer league.

But what shines on him is the most precious big man skills in the NBA and the entire basketball world today.

Enough ball dealers, delicate handwork, early development projection, and the delicate inside pace unique to international big men, and sufficient size.

His current flaws, such as strength, physical fitness, game habits, projection efficiency, and communication with his teammates, can be compensated through acquired efforts.

But his advantages cannot be taught.

is born with something, and no matter how hard you practice, it is just better than nothing.

Yang Hansen was lucky.

The success of Teacher Yo has opened up an ascending channel for big men of their type, with a very high ceiling.

And Shin Kyung's progress has also made the league teams realize the possibility of popularizing and mass-producing pass-type big men.

Yang Hansen happened to catch up with his own competition style being sought after by this era.

He doesn't have to go to the NBA like Wang Zhizhi, but is only questioned when he doesn't defend or play too softly, and ignores his shooting and gorgeous skills.

No need to pay attention to a silly big guy like Oden when Yi Jianlian logged in, ignoring the perfect combination of his athletic ability and space projection, and missing the NBA's small ball era and the golden period of space forwards.

Yang Hansen has taken all the right time, place and people. Now he is going to pursue success and excellence with great strides.