{"id":199335,"date":"2021-03-11T08:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/blake-griffin-on-why-he-joined-nets-and-what-his-role-will-be\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T08:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T05:09:17","slug":"blake-griffin-on-why-he-joined-nets-and-what-his-role-will-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/blake-griffin-on-why-he-joined-nets-and-what-his-role-will-be\/","title":{"rendered":"#Blake Griffin on why he joined Nets and what his role will be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Blake Griffin on why he joined Nets and what his role will be<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Blake Griffin has lived in the playoffs, first with the Clippers and then with the Pistons. What he wants now is a shot at a ring, and a chance at meaningful minutes to earn it.<\/p>\n<p>The star-studded Nets, who signed Griffin this week, can offer both \u2014 if he can seize them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year previously with Detroit, our goal was to get to the playoffs; we did that two years ago, and that\u2019s great. But my main focus now was to play and contend for a championship,\u201d said Griffin, who will sit out Thursday against the Celtics to ramp up because he has not played since Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The Nets] obviously expressed interest, [and the] interest was mutual. [I] felt like they had a need for another big, another guy to facilitate, fill these gaps they have. Anytime you have these type of players, you need guys around them to relieve that pressure. Then for me it\u2019s about playing meaningful basketball, playing in the playoffs and contending for a championship. Those were my main reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Blake Griffin slumps with championship banners in background.\" class=\"wp-image-17528456 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pistonsgriffin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pistonsgriffin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pistonsgriffin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pistonsgriffin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pistonsgriffin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blake Griffin<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those type of players included not just Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, but also DeAndre Jordan, his longtime Clippers teammate, and Bruce Brown, with whom he played in Detroit the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress alignright wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-acast\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Blake Griffin's Impact on the Nets feat. Tim Capstraw\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/fullcourt-on-flatbush\/blakegriffinsimpactonthenetsfeat.timcapstraw#?secret=gM454boc2s\" data-secret=\"gM454boc2s\" width=\"618px\" height=\"750px\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI talked to KD the most,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve known James, KD, Kyrie, obviously DeAndre for a long time, so this was a familiar team for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After he was bought out by the Pistons, Griffin was recruited by the Nets\u2019 veteran leaders. He picked Brooklyn over three other suitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had talks,\u201d Jordan admitted of his ex-Lob City partner. \u201cBut obviously he was in a situation in Detroit where things were going in a different direction. We obviously didn\u2019t want anybody else to get him. We felt he could help us, and I\u2019m excited that he wanted to come join the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can do so many things. He can help us rebound, we can switch a lot more 1-through-5 with him in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. He\u2019s a great shooter, he\u2019s improved his shooting, he\u2019s a great playmaker. Whatever, when he\u2019s in the game, \u2026 we need him to do, he\u2019s going to be able to do. And obviously I have a chemistry with Blake on the court, so maybe we\u2019ll see some minutes together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Granted, knee troubles have robbed Griffin of the jaw-dropping vertical from his Lob City days. After having more than 1,000 dunks with the Clippers, he had just 55 in two-plus seasons in Detroit, none this season.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin, who is averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 boards and 3.9 assists, will be asked to do less with the Nets, but also will be afforded opportunities to be more efficient as a playmaker in the short-roll \u2014 and do it on a team-friendly veteran\u2019s minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin ranks in the 90th percentile this season as the pick-and-roll ballhandler when including passes. Coach Steve Nash envisions him as a small-ball five, backing up Jordan \u2014 or occasionally playing with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s had a history of knee issues, where he used to be a player who lived above the rim,\u201d Nash said. \u201cHe\u2019s adapted and become a guy that handles the ball very well, he passes very well, he\u2019s making 3s. He\u2019s adapted and changed his game.\u201cIt\u2019s a tribute to the skill and intelligence that he has as a basketball player that, when you think of Blake Griffin in the first part of his career, you think of a high-wire act. Now, he\u2019s still able to be very productive doing other things.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/> Marcus Smart (calf) is expected back Thursday.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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