If the playoffs and finals are the final feast of the annual NBA game, then the mid-season All-Star Game is a much-anticipated entertainment feast for fans and friends, and even in a sense, the annual All-Star Game is no less popular than the playoffs, after all, the feast of the NBA's top All-Star players gathering together can only appear in the All-Star Game.
Although the All-Star Game is an entertainment-based event, but whether the player can be selected for the All-Star Game, depends on the real personal ability, can be shortlisted for the 24-man roster also proves the status of the player in the league, to be selected for the All-Star Game is also a very eager thing for the players, and even when some of the outstanding players failed to be selected for the All-Star, they will be very frustrated, even angry, such as Lillard, Simmons, Booker and Morant have been unhappy because they were not selected for the Star Game.
Since the All-Star Game is so important, who can become an All-Star player is definitely the focus of discussion among fans and friends after dinner, and today we will take stock of the seven players who are expected to be selected for the All-Star Game for the first time this season.
Sixth place, Heat Tyler Hilo
Season stats: 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 44 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range
Tyler Hilo was the No. 13 pick in the 18-year draft, and as a magical player selected with the 13th pick, Tyler Hilo continued the magic color, and in the rookie season, Tyler Hilo averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and was selected to the best rookie second team, although the data is not outstanding, but for a newcomer who is not particularly highly anticipated, such a performance is good enough.
Hiro in the regular season proved his strength, but in the playoffs highlight performance let the world's fans remember this dare to fight the young man, as a recruit egg Hiro can average 16 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the playoffs, shooting 43.3%, three-point shooting rate is 37.5%, to the finals stage Hiro is more fierce, Hiro became the youngest player in the history of the Finals 20+ points, The 8 three-pointers in the Finals also broke the three-point record for rookies.
Of course, compared with the data, Tyler Hilo's uncompromising temperament at key moments is impressive, and I think this is also the main reason why Patreli refuses to use Hiro as a bargaining chip to get Harden, although Hiro is still the sixth person on the team this season, but so far this season, Hiro has averaged 32.9 minutes per game, and can deliver 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists, including a shooting rate of 44% and a three-point shooting rate of 38.2%. It is worth mentioning that Hiro's average of shots per game is the highest 17.8 shots per game.
This season's Backcourt competition in the East is not fierce, Kyrie Irving and Simmons have not yet played, and this year's All-Star Game is basically goodbye, Trae Young although the data is exploding, but the team's record is extremely bad, so the team record and personal data harvest Taylor Hilo is expected to be selected for the First All-Star Game in his career.
Fifth place, Cavalier Jarret Allen
Season stats: 17.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1 steal, 1.4 blocks, shooting 70.7% from the field.
Jarrett Allen was the No. 22 pick in the 17-year draft, and although Allen was not a highly anticipated rookie, Allen showed the potential to become an inside defensive gate at the beginning of his second season, averaging 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 covers in the second year of his career, but the Nets gave up Allen in order to get Harden.
Last season, Allen played 51 games with the Cavaliers, averaging a quasi-double-double of 13.3 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and allen's average per game, which has officially become the core of the Cavaliers this season, soared to 17.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 blocks, scoring and rebounding are all career highs.
What is valuable is that Allen is not only a player like Gobert and Jordan Jr., who has the ability to effectively finish the basket and defend the sky, Allen also has a good shooting ability, which is also crucial for the inside players, so far this season, Allen's basket finishing efficiency is 74.5%, compared with Gobert's 74.6% shooting rate is almost negligible, but Allen has made a total of 16 shots in the middle and long distance outside the three-second zone, and has hit 8 times, 71.4% efficiently. The free throw shooting percentage can also be seen that Allen has a soft shooting feel.
The important thing is that As long as Allen is 23 years old, everything is still improving, and it is clear that Allen has been able to become a new force among the league's frontcourt players, and this season the Cavaliers have achieved an excellent record of 17 wins and 12 losses, such a record should have a player in the All-Star Game, and the core of the team, Allen, is the player who can be selected for the All-Star Game.
Fourth place, Wasp Ramello Bauer
Season stats: 20 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.9 steals, 41.8 percent shooting, 39.1 percent three-point range
Although this season is only The second season of Lamelo Bauer, the progress Ball has made is obvious to all, last season Ball not only averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, but also won the honor of the best rookie, this season Ball went further, the average data per game improved to the All-Star level of 20 points, 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.9 steals.
Not only is the personal data improving significantly, Ball's big hidden change is also a key step in his step onto the All-Star stage, last season Ball's three-point shooting rate was 35.2%, although it reached the league's average level, but the most worrying people about Ball is the lack of shooting ability, if a backcourt player does not have stable shooting ability, then the potential of this player will not be too large, such as ball brother Ball is such a typical example.
This season, Ball's three-point shooting rate has increased to a high level of 39.1%, which has greatly increased Ball's threat on the offensive end, Bauer can not only take what he wants on the offensive end, make the opponent invincible, but also use his own containment power plus master-level passing ability to revitalize the team.
As mentioned earlier, the Eastern Conference backcourt is not particularly fierce due to the absence of Simmons and Irving, which gives the excellent Performance Ofelo Ball a great chance to be selected for the All-Star Game, and this season's Hornets have a good record, has been in the ranks of the playoffs, then the new Queen Bee Lamero Bauer was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.
It is worth mentioning that Ramero Bauer will once again take the lead in the competition with the same year's champion Edwards, last season in the competition for the best rookie, Edward averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, and ball had a good chance of being selected for the All-Star Game this season, but averaged 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and Edwards, who has repeatedly contributed wonderful dunks, is difficult to be selected for the All-Star Game, first of all, the Timberwolves have a poor record, and the competition in the Western Conference backcourt is too fierce, Curry, Paul and Doncic have already booked All-Star seats, and Mitchell, Morant and Lillard are very competitive players. So it's very difficult for Edwards to be selected for the All-Star Game.
Third place, Suns DeAndre Ayton
Season stats: 16.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.7 blocks, shooting 61.4% from the field
Last season, Ayton averaged a double-double of 15.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in the playoffs, shooting 65.8% from the field and shooting 73.6% from the free throws, especially against the Nuggets, Ayton's defense of Jokic was crucial to the Suns' advance to the Finals, and although Jokic still averaged 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, he shot only 46.4% from the field and only 28.6% from three-point range.
Ayton is one of the most anticipated frontcourt players in the active league, Ayton has the top basket finishing ability, the protective end can also do the sky, the most important thing is that Ayton is not just a frontcourt player who "eats cake" to make a living, Ayton's self-attack ability is also remarkable, whether it is the ability to shoot that from the middle and long distance, or the ability to shoot from behind, or to score with the foot of the basket, Ayton has done a lot, if it is not the Suns' tactics more inclined to Paul and Booker, Ayton is already 20+10 Super center.
But the surprise is that the Suns did not use the maximum salary contract to renew Ayton in advance in the offseason, which is very puzzling, the author believes that the Suns will most likely use the maximum salary to leave Ayton, after all, Ayton's talent is visible to the naked eye, and the Suns lineup is stable and has the strength to impact the championship, the Suns management is unlikely to break up the original lineup, and the maximum salary is sooner or later for Ayton.
Ayton can average 16.3 points and 11.1 rebounds double-double data this season, although Ayton still did not play a 20+10 eye-catching data, but Ayton's role for the Suns is crucial, the Suns have so far ranked second in the league, are strong contenders for the league's first, and have won the league's longest 18 consecutive wins, such an outstanding record is likely to advance Ayton to advance the All-Star Game, last season's first Jazz team in the West had Mitchell, Gobert and Conley three were selected for the All-Star Game at the same time.
At present, there are four players in the Western Super Frontcourt, Jokic, Gobert, Ayton and Downs, of which Jokic is a thriving, Ayton and Gobert are equally divided, Towns is trapped by the team's poor performance is difficult to highlight the selection of the All-Star Game, comprehensive consideration, Jokic and Ayton have a better chance to be selected for the All-Star Game.
Second place, Warriors Andrew Wiggins
Season stats: 18.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.6 blocks, 48.9% shooting, 40.4% three-point shooting
If the vote for the league's highly anticipated young people in recent years, Wiggins will definitely be at the top of the list, Wiggins's physical talent I need not say more, is the league's top existence, but the high attendance of Wiggins is not born out, career has never been selected for the All-Star Game, Wiggins has always been a very controversial player.
However, this season Wiggins has a good chance to make a breakthrough in the All-Star Game, not how well Wiggins performed, but thanks to the Warriors' record of no. 1 in the league, this season the Warriors bottomed out and achieved a record of 22 wins and 5 losses in the league, as the most powerful helper around Curry, Wiggins is expected to join Curry in the All-Star Game.
Speaking of Wiggins this player, the author's biggest feeling is no desire, Wiggins is not only physically talented, but also can maintain physical health for many years, this should be an all-Star level player, there is no reason not to succeed ah, but Wiggins just did not play out, which has a lot to do with Wiggins's personality, when the tough guy Butler joined the Timberwolves, Wiggins directly gave up the team's boss position, I know that Wiggins is not a very competitive player.
Joining the Warriors I also think this is a great thing for Wiggins, first of all, not anyone is suitable to be a team leader, Wiggins is not this type of player, secondly, improper commander, being a good general is also a success, such as Jordan's side of Pippen, Wiggins can become Curry's side of Pippen, so that Wiggins can be both happy basketball and honors, which is also a balance of life.
First place, the Grizzlies Jamorant
Season stats: 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 47.6% shooting, 35.6% three-point shooting
Last season, Morant was foul-mouthed because he was not selected for the All-Star Game, that year Morant averaged 19.1 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, this season Morant has a good chance to be selected for the All-Star Game, so far in the new season, Morant can average 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game.
Although Morant is only 1.91 meters tall, but the maximum bounce reaches an astonishing 1.11 meters, the physically talented Morant can often stage a flat basket dunk, sharp breakthroughs also have iverson's shadow, Morant is a talented high-quality idol, retired star Crawford believes that Morant will become the NBA's façade player in the next decade, which shows how much Morant is highly anticipated.
The Western Guard Line competes for five All-Star Game backcourt spots, of which the Warriors Curry, the Suns Paul, the Jazz Mitchell, the Grizzlies Morant, the Lakers Westbrook and the Lone Rangers Doncic are all outstanding players, of which Curry's selection for the All-Star Game is not controversial, Paul although the data is not good, but the Suns are Paul single-handed, and the Suns are second in the league, Paul is also firmly able to be selected for the All-Star Game, followed by the third in the West, the core Mitchell is also competitive.
The other two places will be created between Doncic, Morant and Westbrook, although Doncic has declined slightly this season, but through the momentum accumulated in the past two years, there is still a chance to impact the starting position of the All-Star Game, Although Westbrook came to Los Angeles, but the Lakers' performance has not improved significantly, although this pot can not let Westbrook back, but the poor record is likely to cause Wesbrook to miss the All-Star Game.
So Playing a highlight of Morant has a good chance to be selected for the All-Star Game, it is worth mentioning that after Morant was injured, the Grizzlies achieved a wave of 8 wins and 1 loss of excellent record, although the win is not terrible, who is embarrassed, but the Grizzlies, who are fourth in the West, have a player selected for the All-Star Game, and Morant is definitely still the first choice.