60 million contract! Average 4 points and 3 rebounds! The worst performer in the playoffs

The second round of the playoffs has all ended. Who is the most disappointing player? We'll talk about this later. Let’s first look at the situation of the Western Conference Finals and the Eastern Conference Finals. G1 in the Western Conference Finals will start at 8:30 am on May 21, and the Thunder vs. The Timberwolves at home. At 8 a.m. on May 22, the Eastern Conference Finals G1, the Knicks vs. the Pacers at home.

Next to go back to the question at the beginning of the article, candidates include: Michael Porter Jr., Garland, Porzingis, Hunter, Moody... The Nuggets and the Thunder made 3 of 8 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and scored only 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. In the past 4 games, Porter Jr. made a total of 2 of 19 three-pointers!

Let's take a look at the data of Bauder's second round: G1, scored 2 points in 8, and hit a percentage of 12.5%; G2, scored 2 points in 10, and hit a percentage of 20%; G3, scored 21 points in 7, and hit a percentage of 70%; G4, scored 3 points in 7, and hit a percentage of 14.3%; G5, scored 1 of 7, scored 2 points in 7, and hit a percentage of 14.3%; G6, scored 10 points in 9, and hit a percentage of 44.5%; G7, scored 3 points in 8, and hit a percentage of 37.5%. In the second round of this year's playoffs, Porter Jr. averaged 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, shooting percentage of 32.2%, and three-point shooting percentage of 25%. The shoulder injury did affect Porter Jr.'s shooting, but he really couldn't fight hard. In the second round of the 2024 playoffs, the Nuggets and the Timberwolves tied the seventh game, and Porter Jr. scored only 7 points in 3 of 12 shots.

In the second round of the playoffs last year, Porter Jr. had no shoulder injury. He averaged 10.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and his three shooting percentages were: 37.1%, 32.5%, and 76.9%. Porter Jr.'s contract is $179 million in five years, expires in the summer of 2027, with an annual salary of $38.33 million next season, and 12 million in the last year is guaranteed.

Considering Porter Jr.'s injury history, it's not that easy for the Nuggets to send him away. Next, let’s talk about Garland. In the second round of this year’s playoffs, Garland averaged 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers per game, with a shooting percentage of 34.2% and a three-point shooting percentage of 16.7%. Garland's contract is $193 million for five years and will expire in the summer of 2028.

In the second round of this year's playoffs, the Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers 4-1. G5 Garland played for 33 minutes, scored only 11 points and 5 turnovers from 4 of 16 shots. Looking at the 2024 playoffs, the Celtics eliminated the Cavaliers 4-1 in the second round, and Garland also scored 11 points in 4 of 17 shots in G5. After two consecutive years of life-and-death battles, when the Cavaliers faced elimination, Garland made a total of 8 of 33 shots!

Garland's situation is similar to Porter Jr. If he only has a year of bad luck, it can be said that it is occasionally. This has been like this for two consecutive years, and I can only talk about personal abilities. Finally, look at Porzingis. If the Celtics disintegrate, he will definitely be the first to be cleansed. Pozin's contract is US$60 million for two years and expires in the summer of 2026, which is easier to deal with.

Porzingis' data is even more eye-catching. He averaged 4.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.2 steals in the second round, shooting percentage of 24% and three-point shooting percentage of 22.2%. The leader wrote it correctly, Pojin’s data is 4+3 per game! A 2.21-meter-long big center with 6 games in the series, with a total of 6 shots of 25 shots, which is simply a criminal performance.

Pozin averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 31.6%! Speaking of bad performance, Porzingis said: "No one really knows what I'm doing. The doctor did a heart and other tests on me." Celtics operations president Stevens explained: "It's just a viral sequelae! I don't think anyone is more upset than him."

Finally, we welcome the discussion. In your eyes, who is the worst performer in the playoffs this year? (Not limited to these three players)!