As Paul joined the Warriors, the discussion on “whether he will play a substitute” in the new season continued to ferment. When Paul himself talked about whether he would accept the substitute role, his answer was ambiguous:
“I haven’t talked to warriors or coach Steve Cole about the new role of the team or whether I will play a substitute. In the final analysis, this is basketball, I want to fight side by side with a group of people who have been fighting together for a long time, but I am not as worried as others. We will solve all these problems in the training camp.”
For a player, it is quite rare to be able to start and gain a firm foothold in the starting position after entering the league. Paul has played 1214 regular season games and 149 playoff games in NBA so far, all of them are debut, and now I have thoughts in my heart, which is actually reasonable.
Next, let Lao Zhen take a look at the 10 active players (regular season and playoffs) who have never played a substitute in NBA career.
10. Avon-Mobley 153
Regular season: 148 games averaged 15.6 points 8.7 rebounds 2.7 assists 1.6 caps
Playoff: 5 games averaged 9.8 points 10.0 rebounds 2.0 assists 1.2 cap
9. Franz Wagner 159 games
Regular season: 159 games averaged 16.9 points 4.3 rebounds 3.2 assists
8. Dongqiqi 358
Regular season: 330 games averaged 27.6 points 8.6 rebounds 8.0 assists
Playoff: 28 games averaged 32.5 points 9.3 rebounds 7.9 assists
7. Trey-Yang 380 games
Regular season: 353 games averaged 25.5 points 3.7 rebounds 9.3 assists
Playoff: 27 games averaged 26.4 points 3.4 rebounds 9.0 assists
6. Enbide 447 games
Regular season: 394 games average 27.2 points 11.2 rebounds 3.4 assists
Playoff: 53 games averaged 24 points 10.9 rebounds 2.8 assists
5. Tang Si 527 games
Regular season: 511 games averaged 23 points 11.2 rebounds 3.2 assists
Playoff: 16 games averaged 18.6 points 11.4 rebounds 2.1 assists
4. Tatum 533 games
Regular season: 439 games averaged 22.5 points 7.0 rebounds 3.3 assists
Playoff: 94 games averaged 23.8 points 7.6 rebounds 4.6 assists
3. Owen 745 games
Regular season: 671 games averaged 23.4 points 3.9 rebounds 5.7 assists
Playoff: 74 games averaged 23.3 points 3.7 rebounds 4.8 assists
2. Lillard 830 games
Regular season: 769 games averaged 25.2 points 4.2 rebounds 6.7 assists
Playoffs: 61 games averaged 25.7 points 4.5 rebounds 6.2 assists
1. Paul 1363 games
Regular season: 1214 games average 17.9 points 4.5 rebounds 9.5 assists
Playoff: 149 games averaged 20 points 4.9 rebounds 8.3 assists
