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Who would have thought: Annual salary of 10 million yuan in the undraft, the top three-point shooting percentage in the team

4:37pm, 18 June 2025【Basketball】

Nowadays, the Durant trade is even more popular than the finals itself. As the Durant trade is about to settle, the finals are also coming to an end.

Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the Thunder, whose talent is mediocre. It's nothing more than a second-tier pick, a No. 11 pick, a No. 12 pick, a second-round pick, and what's more eye-catching is a nominee - Luganz Dort. He is not an ordinary person. He once made James feel threatened, injured George's leg, attacked Levley, and even elbowed Curry in the face, causing Foster to lose his teeth!

Dolt averaged 9 points per game during the finals. Although his data is not outstanding, his defense is still extremely tough. Facing his defense, Halliburton shot only 30% from the field. However, in this final, Dort's performance was shocking, and there were three things worth mentioning:

First of all, no one expected his three-pointer to be so accurate. Although Dort has long been considered a three-point black hole and teams often choose to short him when defending, his three-point shooting percentage has been more than 39% in the past two seasons. The finals of this season surprised everyone even more. He averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game, the highest in the team, with a shooting percentage of 58.3%. Surprisingly, Dort's annual salary this season is only more than 16 million.

Secondly, I was surprised that Dort became the key indicator of the Thunder's victory or defeat. But there was a reversal here: when Dort scored below 10 points, the Thunder remained unbeaten. In the three games they won, Dort scored 3 points, 6 points and 9 points, while in the two games they lost, he scored 12 points and 15 points. What's going on?

Finally, Dort did not make the hot search during the finals. As a well-known "bad guy" in the league, he should have attracted wider attention on a big stage like the Finals. But the result was that Caruso, who had the same position and style of play, frequently made a hot search, which was unexpected.

As the Thunder are one step away from the championship, whether it is the team winning or the Pacers winning, it is good news for the entire league. If the Thunder finally gets their wish, then Alexander will firmly sit in the super giant position. With the retirement of the older generation of stars, the league urgently needs new faces to take on it. Antetokounmpo, Jokic and Alexander are likely to become representatives of the new generation. And surprisingly, there was no American player among them. Boldly predict that Huazi may become the next storefront in the future, and these are the four kings of the alliance’s new version!

If the Pacers win the championship, while Halliburton and Siakam are unlikely to become new representatives, the Pacers' success will inspire many small-market teams to rekindle hopes and dream of making the next Pacers too. More and more teams join the competition, which is definitely a good thing for the league as a whole; after all, winning championships every year may not be a long-term solution, but will reduce the viewing of the regular season.

Friends, why do you think Dort's three-pointer is so accurate in the finals? Why can he score few points but lead the Thunder to win? How many chances are there for the Thunder to win the championship, and are there still a possibility of a comeback?