Josh Hart Gives the Trail Blazers Much-Needed Depth

ThePortland Trail Blazers’2021-22赛季已经结束。即将到来的夏天将为俱乐部做出很多决定。他们在常规赛中将27名不同的球员放在球场上。并非所有人仍然与团队在一起，但是足够的是，开拓者们都无法保留所有这些……甚至他们愿意的话。27-55的记录会反对高保留率，但尽管表现惨淡，星号都比比皆是。

Into this question-filled swamp stride Dave Deckard and Dia Miller with their annual review of Portland’s roster. They talk about each player, then decide whether they would keep or yeet (toss) the player in the coming year. Performance, fit, age, salary, and team priorities/direction are all open for discussion.

The Blazers moved, and acquired, a ton of players at February’s trade deadline, but no incoming veteran played a more prominent role than Josh Hart. The 6’5 wing stepped into the starting lineup immediately. Over 13 appearances he averaged 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. He shot over 50% from the field, 37% from the three-point arc, and he even played defense. He became like one of those late-night infomercial products. He even makes julienne fries!

开拓者有哈特的选择。下个赛季不能保证他的合同。他的简短但出色，表现足以确保与团队的同一天？

Dave:I know Josh Hart is one of your favorites. I assume this is an instant keep? But why? What role do you expect him to play next year?

Dia:I do love Josh Hart. He was an absolute shock to me. He wasn’t even on my radar of players that could possibly end up on this team. Then suddenly, here he is—and I am pretty happy about It. I’m not alone in that, with the franchise making comments about his value to the team as well. I anticipate Hart will be suiting up as a Trail Blazer next season. I think he can either be solid in the starting line up (I’m excited to see him play alongside Damian Lillard), or he could possibly come off the bench and be a huge asset to what we have previously mentioned is a struggling second string.

Dave:Technically they could cut him and save money on his non-guaranteed contract. As we’ve talked about a lot, that makes zero sense at this point. They’d wouldn’t generate enough cap space to make the move worth it. They couldn’t get a comparable player of his quality with those dollars. So Hart becomes the new glue guy for the soft reboot next season.

不过，您提出了其中一个问题。他想扮演得分后卫。开拓者队的达米安·利拉德（Damian Lillard）和安弗尼·西蒙斯（Anfernee Simons）在后卫地点贴上脑袋。是什么赋予了？哈特向前滑动吗？哈特会从替补席上脱颖而出吗？还是他撞到了Anfernee？您认为开拓者可以从哈特（Hart）获得完整的分钟和生产吗？

Dia:The only reasonable answer to this in my opinion is small forward. I’d like to see him next to Damian Lillard in the starting lineup, but I think that gives some options with the two of them and Anfernee Simons that will make the bench stronger. This screams versatility to me— which seems like a beautiful thing going forward.

Dave:I don’t know. It’s still kind of mix-matchy and out of position. I’m at the stage where I like some of Portland’s individual players, but I have no idea how they’re supposed to mesh together while maximizing everyone’s abilities. But we’re keeping Josh Hart anyway, I assume?

Dia:I, on the other hand have thrown caution to the wind and am assuming we can overcome anything roster-wise after playing 27 people this season. But yes, Josh Hart stays. And regardless of how he fits, we will all very much enjoy his banter and his unrivaled facial expressions and reactions.

Dave:The defense and passing ability clinch it for me. There’s no reason you’d ever be sad having Josh Hart on your team. Even in an in-between time, where we’re not sure if anything will work conclusively, Hart’s a keeper.

What about you, dear readers? Is Josh Hart an easy “keep” for you, or is there more nuance? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

到目前为止我们的故事...

Anfernee Simons：戴夫 - 维持，直径 -

Jusuf Nurkic：Dave—Keep, Dia—Keep

Ben McLemore:Dave—Yeet, Dia—Keep

CJ Elleby:Dave—Yeet, Dia—Yeet

——《小:Dave—Keep, Dia—Keep

Trendon Watford:Dave—Keep, Dia—Keep

Drew Eubanks：Dave—Keep, Dia—Keep

Justise Winslow：Dave—Yeet, Dia—Keep

Josh Hart:Dave—Keep, Dia—Keep