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In the NBA, in recent seasons, there have been many movements from the offices, in each of the teams, which has led us to look very normal and everyday, that players are in a season with a team and then in the other or in the same, in others, returning to the league at a very high level, since the quintets in the search always to improve their rosters, end up supplying their needs, and I go further, they manage to bring star players that impact a lot in the performance of the whole, opening the subject to give a title to this publication as the one of: same faces, different places, having said all this, next I will present four cases, of 4 players that last season were with a team and that in this 2023-2024 are in a new home.
KRISTAPS PORZINGIS
We all know how well the Boston Celtics team has done in about three seasons, reaching decisive instances in the ''Eastern'' conference even to an NBA Finals, but falling short on their way to the title, and that is why in the dead season they have made a series of moves to give another different approach to the team, That is why in a transaction with the Wizards team to bring to their ranks the talented power forward, Kristaps Porzingis, of Latvian origin, to bring versatility in the paint and in the way of attacking the rim, generating a new way to support Jayson Tatum.
The characteristics of this European player whose origin is from the country of Latvia are exceptional, and that is adding an average of 20 points per game in that area of the court in the paint, which is not only a very good support for Tatum, but also It is an option of great importance if we take into account that they have a good point guard, such as Jaylen Brown, who will surely send many balls to them and then they will be scored, proof of this was the night of November 1st against Indiana , where the green team managed to score up to 155 points, this without going to overtime.
CHRIS PAUL
Now not in a stellar position as in the past, the North American Chris Paul arrives at the Golden State team from the Phoenix Suns, where he perhaps spent his best years as a professional. I say this, because even though those years in the state of Arizona There were only 3, it was where he reached his maximum peak in terms of individual and group numbers, reaching an NBA final, which he lost to the Toronto team 4 games to 2. His arrival this season to the Warriors adds experience and It will be an escape valve for Stephen Curry, who will now be more loose within the game of those led by Steve Kerr.
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At 38 years of age it seems that there is not much he can do, because the point guard or pilot position requires extreme mobility to be executed, in my opinion he was brought to this San Francisco team, for two things, the first, to help Curry in those tasks, and the other that I think is the main one, is to provide the necessary experience for that particular position, and influence the new young players that are rising in the franchise, He is old in age, I think he still has something left in the gas tank, and his numbers in particular have never been so high, his natural contribution is the assists, and he has not lost the touch, he averages in the last 4 games, 29 assists, and something even more interesting, he leads the 3-point shooting assists, that is, he gives effective passes to players with a good shooting position in the three-point area, that is a very good point in favor of the group.
KYRIE IRVING
In the same "Western" conference but now in the state of Texas, we find a player who, although he has been with the Dallas Mavericks since the middle of last season, is his first full season with the Dallas team. , is doing the things for which he was brought to the team, assists and shots from long distance, which have gone down very well with the team, and in combination with his teammate Luka Doncic, and still young in age, the pride of Melbourne Australia, It is giving that touch that the Mavericks needed, as they remain firm in the fight for the top of the conference against the current champions Denver Nuggets.
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The qualities of this player are actually very good, he has a good shot from long distance, he is very skilled one-on-one, and he attacks the rim in a very intelligent way, something that if we combine it with Doncic's skills, his partner in the tambloncillos, we could say that the two of them are on par with the best-formed team in the ''West'' such as the Denver team, which tells us a lot, since they are two very decisive players, and that They make a difference to you and could give you titles, if, among them, they have enough skills to master the the field calmly every night.
JAMES HARDEN
And we come to this section of this publication, and if we are talking about the same faces but now in different places, we would have to also talk about the team that is currently not having a good moment and occupies the places outside the standings in the conference from the "West", that is the quintet of the Los Angeles Clippers, who now have Russell Westbrook, who last season was on the other team in the city, the Lakers, and James Harden, who made his life with the Brooklyn Nets and The 76ers, they, have not been able to adjust and move this team forward in these first moments of change, and it does not seem to gel despite also having Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, forming a Big 4, which on paper looks powerful, but which The statistical results demonstrate the opposite.
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It seems like a powerful team, but it is more of the same, it is one of those teams that have been formed in this way in the past, destined to fail or to have a regular or average performance, why? Look, Harden has the usual characteristics of taking center stage and George, Leonard and Westbrook have similar qualities, these last 3 that I just mentioned, always appear in the headline feed, and I refer to the evidence, a phrase that always I like to use it, that is reflected on the court and in the negative record they currently have of 3 and 7 when there is a lot of fabric left to cut and knowing their conference rivals, they will not have it easy at all despite having so much talent together, same faces in new places that do not always give good results, because it is about competing against your rivals from other teams, not against your teammates, we will see what happens.