Among the three stars who made up for the All-Star start yesterday due to Curry, Durant and Zion injuries, malcanin was the one who attracted more attention. He had never had the experience of All-Star selection before, and the experience of being an all-star in his career was a blank. However, the first time he was selected in his career was an All-Star first. Although it is a first-mover, it is still an achievement worth celebrating. Fans can’t help asking, why is it malcanin?
In the third round of voting results of all-star this year, malcanin was the candidate who ranked second only to jokedge, Anthony Davis and Zion in the inner line of the Western District. In the case of Davis’s regret of losing the election and Zion’s absence due to injury, malcanin seemed reasonable to replace him first.
This is also due to his performance in Jazz this season. In Jazz this season, malcanin played 52 games as the starting point. He played 34.2 minutes on average and scored 24.7 points and 8.6 rebounds on average. His attack efficiency, efficiency value, real field goal percentage, usage value, attack victory contribution value and victory contribution value every 48 minutes all ranked first, and defense victory contribution value ranked second. The Jazz, who was believed to be at the bottom of the West, still ranked 10th in the West with 28 wins and 29 losses, retaining a glimmer of hope to enter the playoffs. Finland skates has never been so sharp.
From the original experience, “Finland skates” has a high starting point in NBA and is known as “novitzki of Finland. The later development was not satisfactory, and no one mentioned “Nowitzki of Finland” again. I never thought that this season, when he came to jazz, he played a brilliant role in the inner line of the Western District. “Nowitzki of Finland” is still not mentioned, but people are a little higher in malcanin.
Malcanin was born and raised in Finland and comes from a basketball family. His parents are also professional basketball players. In his early years, he played in the local club. From 2014 to 2016, malcanin played in Finland’s second-level league, at which time he was over 18 years old. Having given up the struggle in Europe, malcanin focused on American universities. On October 17, 2015, markanin verbally promised to join the University of Arizona of NCAA in 2016-17 and wrote a letter of promise on November 11. ESPN reported at that time that he “might be an overnight choice”. SB Nation rated him as “the strongest shot among 7-foot college players”.
Various honors are also coming. He was selected as the best player in Pac12 district, was selected into the observation list of multiple awards, and even became the final candidate of John Wooden Award. He scored 30 points against Arizona grand, and he took 13 rebounds against North Dakota, Washington State and Washington University. Marcanin was finally selected as the third team in the United States by The Associated Press, NBC Sports, USA Today and Sporting News. He was also selected as the best team and the best new team in Pac12 district. To this end, he announced in 2017 that he would participate in the NBA draft in advance three years after skipping college.
He was chosen by the Timberwolves on the 7th in the first round, and then he was sent to the bull together with Lavin in Butler’s transaction. During the Cainiao season, malcanin played 29.7 minutes and got 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds, successfully selected as the best rookie for a while. In the second season, he was suffering from injuries and only played 52 games. However, his performance of getting 18.7 points and 9 rebounds per game still made people full of expectation for his growth.
However, in the following two seasons, malcanin went downhill. In the 2019-20 season, the bull’s season was interrupted by the epidemic. He only played 50 games, with an average of 14.7 points and 6.3 rebounds, falling to 42.5 percent field goal percentage, and his career was the worst. In the 2020-21 season, the season shrank to 72 games. Malcanin still played only 51 games and was deprived of the first start, with an average of 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds. One data shows how unpopular marcanin is, and his playing time also declined in the third season.
For this situation, malcanin said that he always claimed to be the one who put the interests of the team in the first place, but now he has to plan for himself. He is only 23 years old and has a lot of opportunities. “Now he also wants to see opportunities outside.” He thinks he can also become an important rotating player and show more abilities. He is eager to join the Lone Ranger in his heart, hoping to join hands with two foreign stars, dongqiqi and Porzingis, but he is only hot with his head shaved.
During the offseason in 2021, he signed a new contract with bull and was immediately changed to Knight. When he came to the knight with high ambition in the team, malcanin’s performance had a warming trend. He played 61 games, with an average of 30.8 minutes and 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds. He was ranked into the “three high line-up” by the Knight coaching team for the first time, and the scenery was unlimited for a while. But later, with the increase of injuries in the team, the three high tests ended without results. The Cavaliers eventually failed to make the playoffs.
At the end of the season, marcanin followed Finland men’s basketball to participate in last year’s world championships. In the group stage, Finland men’s basketball advanced with 3 wins and 2 losses. Finland also defeated Croatia in the first round of the elimination match. It was not until the eighth final that Finland lost 90-100 to the later champion Spain. Malcanin contributed to this success. He scored 43 points in the 1/8 final, with an average of 27.9 points and 8 rebounds, with a hit rate.
The success of the European Championship made people exclaim that the marcanin of the new season should not be ignored. When malcanin was playing Call of Duty, he learned that he was traded to jazz. After the atmosphere was low, he rose up quickly. Jazz still has the strength of the First World War after farewell to Gobel and Mitchell this season, and malcanin has made great contributions.
Perhaps, it was just a chance coincidence to become an all-star first, and even this time in his whole life, but malcanin showed with practical actions that his selection caught up with the aftermath of the European Championship and was worthy of commendation. (Mao Mao dad/supine support)