独行侠目前不得不在没有超级巨星控卫东契奇的情况下度过至少一个月的时间。这位五次入选最佳阵容一阵的球员，在圣诞节当天与森林狼的比赛中遭遇左小腿拉伤，最终以99比105告负。原本他有望再次获得最佳阵容一阵，但预计将缺席至少15场比赛，这个估计是基于较轻伤情下得出的乐观判断。
东契奇的缺席对独行侠来说影响巨大，因为球队整个进攻体系都围绕着他的表现展开。他不仅具备出色得分能力，还能为队友创造联盟中最轻松的投篮机会，从而掌握比赛局势。目前来看，尽管西部竞争激烈，但管理层围绕东契奇打造了强大的阵容，因此独行侠仍然保持了一线希望。
然而，东契奇受伤引发了另一个重要话题。如果他因这次伤病缺席预期中的15场，加上由于脚跟挫伤和手腕扭伤已经错过8场，他将无法参与赛季末MVP及最佳阵容等重要奖项评选。从当前情况看，由于开局状态欠佳，即便12月份逐渐恢复到典型MVP水平，他也很难进入投票前五名。
让我们关注一下关于最佳阵容的问题。如果假设他仅打59场（即最多可能），那么是否意味着他就不值得入选？自从加入NBA以来，这位25岁的超级明星已连续多年成为最佳阵容的一部分。在某个只参加61场赛事的赛季里，他曾成功入选。但根据新规定，为争取这些荣誉必须至少参加65场比赛，今年绝大概率连任何一、二或三队讨论资格都没法得到。
我理解为何NBA需要为如最佳阵容这样的荣誉设定门槛，也认可过去几年出现的大量负荷管理问题确实亟需解决。虽然这一状况有所改善，如今健康球员若无故缺席全美直播赛事会面临罚款，并且设置出勤次数限制来鼓励他们减少此类行为。然而，对于像东契奇这样受到真实损害影响的人而言，该规则显得格外苛刻。如果届时保持健康并展现出MVP级别水准，那么毫无疑问应当被纳入优秀名单之列。65场门槛旨在惩戒那些选择休息、不愿参赛却身体健壮者，而非真正因为受伤未能登台亮相者。
This rule also significantly impacts players' income. We almost saw Haliburton miss out on an additional $40 million due to a hamstring injury that caused him to sit out 13 games. Although he played 69 games last season and made it onto the All-NBA Third Team, he criticized the minimum threshold of 65 games as "silly," arguing that it fails to consider injuries.
If the league continues with this policy, we might find that some All-NBA selections do not accurately reflect the top performers in any given season. I'm uncertain what adjustments should be made; perhaps applying the 65-game minimum only for First-Team honors while allowing players like Doncic or others who may miss significant time still eligible for Second- or Third-Team recognition could help address these issues. Clearly, there need to be new regulations established—perhaps setting criteria around playing at least between 45 and 50 games would provide a more equitable measure for determining second and third teams.
This is just year two since implementing such rules clearly needing refinement.
