Summer League | 5 of 21 shots in the game, did Flag s debut show fail?

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point Feng Zihan

On July 11, the Las Vegas Summer League officially started. In the game where the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Lakers, the victory or defeat was not even the focus. The biggest highlight is this year's No. 1 pick Flagg's duel against James' son Brownie.

Browny, who participated in the summer league the following year, has already become a bit mature like a predecessor. Before the game, he just said lightly: "(for this game) is more excited than nervous. I just want to play on the court, which is better than my last game." During the game, Brownie was also quite good at playing: he scored 5 points in a row under Flag's defense at the beginning, giving the new No. 1 pick a little shock.

Frager, known as the "Son of America", obviously does not want to be stolen from the limelight. Then he used a fast break to open his summer league scoring account.

In this game, the team gave Flag unlimited fire, but he did not hand over a report card that met expectations. Especially in terms of offense, Flag's feel is really bad: he made 5 of 21 shots, including 0 of 5 three-pointers. He scored a total of 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals throughout the game.

During the game, Flag also had a single-player Brownie "can't hold" the opponent, which caused fans to keep cheering. After the game, Flag commented on his performance in the first summer league: "I didn't meet my standards, but I will adjust it."

But in this regard, Flag's debut was a disappointment, and even the No. 1 pick was not good enough and was biased.

In the face of full-game press and double-teaming, it is obviously unobjective to focus only on Flag's shooting percentage. After playing without the ball in the second half, Flag's performance was obviously better. At the critical moment of the game, he first gave a big volleyball hat and then counterattacked and assisted his teammates to hit a three-pointer with a big open space. This is also the reason why the No. 1 pick is highly anticipated: he can make all-round contributions to the game, grabbing rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, and everything comes.

"One-scene theory" is unsatisfactory. After all, the No. 1 pick made 2 of 13 shots in Xia Lian's debut two years ago, and only scored 9 points, and his name was Wenban Yama. Flag's abilities are balanced, but it seems that he still lacks a killer weapon to complete the end. It depends on how Mr. Kidd carved this rough jade in the future.