As the off-season is relatively calm, just about any basketball personality has had to react to what has been shaking up the news for the past few weeks: the desire to leave James Harden And Damian Lillard. What of course could not escape the legendary Julius Erving.
For “Dr. J”, and for questions of parity, it is thus difficult to see all the power amassed by the best current players, those who can go one after the other to the same destinations, and especially there team up.
” These decisions are business decisions. Whether you understand it or not, they have certainly not benefited the sport. They didn’t benefit game parity when they built superteams », judge the one who has rubbed shoulders with four other All-Star caliber players (Moses Malone, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, Bobby Jones) when he won his only title.
” A 26-27 year old guy who just wants to move from one team to another… »
In the same register, Julius Erving was also invited to react in more detail to the transfer request of Damian Lillard, who wishes to leave the Blazers for the Heat. Like Gary Payton, he does not see this action with a bad eye.
” Wherever he goes, he will probably end his career there given his age, but the fact that he spent 11 seasons [dans la même équipe] and that he finally wishes to have a chance to win the title, because he does not think he can achieve it [où il est]that’s a good reason for him to do it », Considers the 1983 champion.
Then “Dr. J” backs up his point, scratching a certain Kevin Durant in passing: “ But a 26-27 year old guy who just wants to move from one team to another… Let’s take the example of Kevin Durant and look how many times he’s done it. OKC, Golden State, [Brooklyn] and now he’s in Phoenix… »
An opinion which finally joins quite well that pronounced recently by Austin Rivers, describing as “ bad for the league » the behavior of these stars who force their departure while they are still under contract.
| Julius Erving | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 1976-77 | PHL | 82 | 36 | 49.9 | 77.7 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 21.6 | ||
| 1977-78 | PHL | 74 | 33 | 50.2 | 84.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 20.7 | |
| 1978-79 | PHL | 78 | 36 | 49.1 | 74.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 23.1 | |
| 1979-80 | PHL | 78 | 36 | 51.9 | 20.0 | 78.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 26.9 |
| 1980-81 ★ | PHL | 82 | 35 | 52.1 | 22.2 | 78.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 24.6 |
| 1981-82 | PHL | 81 | 34 | 54.6 | 27.3 | 76.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 24.4 |
| 1982-83 | PHL | 72 | 34 | 51.7 | 28.6 | 75.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
| 1983-84 | PHL | 77 | 35 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 75.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 22.4 |
| 1984-85 | PHL | 78 | 33 | 49.4 | 21.4 | 76.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 1985-86 | PHL | 74 | 33 | 48.0 | 28.1 | 78.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| 1986-87 | PHL | 60 | 32 | 47.1 | 26.4 | 81.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| Total | 836 | 34 | 50.7 | 26.1 | 77.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 22.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
