To evaluate a star, you need to start from many aspects. Whether you have strong personal ability and whether you can play beautiful data is the embodiment of strength. Whether you can lead the team to win is a reflection of the ability to lead the team. The ability to lead a team and create a locker room culture is a reflection of a leader's ability. Superstars are indispensable, and ordinary stars are hard to juggle. There is a star who was once recognized as a soft egg, but now he has played in the 180 club and led the team to the first place in the league, and he has all been slapped in the face.
He is Downs, and the outside world has mixed reviews of him, and at the peak age of 28, his previous career was difficult to satisfy. Downs was the No. 1 pick in 2015, with a height of 2.13m, explosive athleticism, skillful scoring skills, and phenomenal shooting touch. However, his shortcomings are also obvious, his defense is average, he has no leadership temperament, and he can't fight tough battles. So in those years, the Downs have always had beautiful statistics and poor team results.
In his third year, Downs averaged 21 per game3 points 123 rebounds and 2With 4 assists, he successfully got an early contract extension with the highest salary and was selected to the All-Star stage for 2 consecutive years. In 20 years, he played an average of 26+11+4 gorgeous data per game, but he led the team so badly that he didn't even score the All-Star. In 22, he finally returned to the All-Star stage with an average of 25+10 per game, and he also successfully entered the playoff stage that year and proved himself.
So far in his career, Towns is in his ninth season, but he has only made the playoffs three times. Not only that, but in the regular season, Towns averaged 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his career, shooting 53% from the field and 40% from three-point range. However, in the playoffs, he only averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field and 33% from three-point range, which can be said to be an overall decline. and were all eliminated in the first round, so they became the "soft eggs" in the mouths of fans and **.
It takes time for players to develop, and this year Downs proved it. The Timberwolves' lineup hasn't changed much, but it has really changed after the run-in. So far this season, Downs has averaged 224 points 9With 5 rebounds and 3 assists, including 52% shooting, 43% three-point shooting, and 90% free throw shooting, Downs blasted out the efficiency of the 180 club. This is unprecedented for a center forward player.
Not only that, but the Timberwolves currently have a 19-5 record and have long been at the top of the league. Recently, it has been caught up by the Green Army, but it is still firmly in the first position in the west. The 28-year-old peak Downs finally ushered in the highlight moment, and the All-Star and the best team are stable in this way, and the doubts of the outside world have all been slapped in the face, and now it depends on whether he can counterattack in the playoffs.