东契奇最佳阵容之路面临挑战：65场规则或成拦路虎

独行侠将不得不在没有超级巨星控卫东契奇的情况下，至少度过一个月。东契奇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了左小腿拉伤，以99比105遗憾落败。本赛季，他原本有望再次入围最佳阵容。

根据目前情况，东契奇预计将缺席至少15场比赛，这还是基于较乐观、轻微受伤的估计。他的缺席对独行侠造成不可低估的影响，因为球队整个进攻体系都围绕着他展开，不仅依赖他的得分能力，还包括他为队友创造轻松投篮机会的方法。尽管西部竞争激烈，但管理层打造了当前最强大的阵容，因此独行侠仍然希望能有所作为。

然而，东契奇因伤病引发了另一个重要话题。如果按照预期缺席15场，加上之前因为脚跟挫伤和手腕扭伤已经错过8场，那么他将在这个赛季内无法获得MVP及其他重要奖项评选资格。目前来看，由于开局状态不佳，再加上最近逐渐恢复到典型MVP候选人的表现，使得他的获奖可能性大幅降低。但如果我们关注的是最佳阵容的话，如果最终出战59场（假设如前所述），那么是否还值得被纳入讨论呢？

自进入联盟以来，这位25岁的超级明星便是最佳阵容的一贯常客。在曾经只打61场比赛时也成功跻身其中。然而，今年由于NBA新规要求球员必须参加65场才能荣誉评定，所以即使发挥优秀，东契奇今年很难再参与任何一组名单之争。

我理解NBA为何要设置这样的门槛以确保公平，同时也认可近年来负荷管理的问题亟待解决。这些措施虽已改善部分问题，但对于像东契奇这样受到意外因素影响而未达到参赛次数的人来说，就显得极其苛刻。如果在健康状况下保持高水平表现，他当然应该当选，并且这一规则并非旨在惩罚受伤者，而是用于约束那些健康却选择休息多轮赛事的人士。

This rule also significantly impacts players' income, as we nearly saw Tyrese Haliburton miss out on an additional $40 million due to a hamstring injury that sidelined him for 13 games. He ultimately played 69 games and made the All-NBA Third Team but criticized the minimum requirement of 65 games as "silly," arguing it fails to account for injuries.

If the league continues with this regulation, future reviews of All-NBA selections may not accurately reflect who were truly among the season's top 15 players. The solution remains uncertain; perhaps applying the 65-game threshold solely to First Team selections while allowing injured stars like Doncic or others missing up to even 25 matches still be eligible for Second or Third Teams would help address these concerns. Clearly, new regulations must be established—maybe considering a benchmark around 45-50 games could serve better in evaluating those teams.

This is only year two of implementing such rules, indicating significant adjustments are needed moving forward.