In 2019, many excellent players were born. Williamson and Morant are both talented players. In the first round, the 28th and 29th picks also produced two excellent players, which we can call the reverse eye and the reverse probe. The former is Kelden Johnson, who plays for the Spurs, and the latter is Jordan Poole, who plays for the Warriors. Both players have played very well this season and have become indispensable workhorses for the team.
Today, the Spurs beat the strong opponent Jazz on the road, and Johnson performed well in this game, playing 31 minutes and 24 points and 8 rebounds, and hitting 4 goals in 5 shots outside the three-point line, which is very efficient. Johnson has averaged 15+6+2 per game this season, and his offensive efficiency is terrible, as an outside player, his shooting percentage is close to 50%, and his three-point shooting rate is more than 46%. This season is only the third year of his career, and Johnson has improved very quickly.
The Spurs are a team that is good at developing young players, and Leonard is the spurs who slowly grew up to become the top stars in the league. Will Johnson, who is also a small forward like Leonard, become a superstar? In these three seasons Johnson step by step, the first two seasons of his career, Johnson gave people the impression of an excellent breakthrough player, Johnson played very tough, liked to break through, and was not afraid of any confrontation. In the first two seasons we could see him storm the interior in large numbers to create damage. But this season, Johnson has played a little smarter, especially from the outside, and the improvement has been very large.
Last season, Johnson's three-point shooting percentage was only 33 percent, and this season Johnson has improved by 13 percent, and johnson has a steady three-pointer, and his offensive threat is getting bigger and bigger. Spurs fans laughed: The team has cultivated a meat curry.
Looking at Poole, the Warriors' impressive record of 24 wins and 5 losses this season ranks first in the league. Poole is the team's No. 3 offensive point this season, scoring only weaker than Curry and Wiggins. Currently, Poole has 18+3+3 statistics per game, shooting 44% from the field and 34% from three-point range. In Thompson's absence, Poole has played better and better these two seasons, scoring more than 10 points as a substitute last season. This season Poole has become an excellent outside scorer, not only holding the ball to break through sharply, but also shooting from the outside line is also very accurate.
Poole also showed the potential of a big heart, and can hit many difficult key goals. The Warriors have achieved the league's first place this season, and Poole has contributed a lot.
Both of the 2019 first-round finalists have outperformed expectations, both have only played three NBA seasons, are young and no one knows how well they will play in the future. Johnson also went to Tokyo with the U.S. men's basketball team this summer to win the Olympic gold medal. Poole and the Warriors have become the league's biggest favorites to compete for the championship this season, and perhaps this year he can join the team in attacking the championship.
Finally, both the Spurs and the Warriors have been the league's undisputed strengths for the past 10 years. They are successful precisely because they have the ability to develop young players, and perhaps in the near future, Johnson and Poole will become the core of the team. Dear readers, how do you evaluate the performance of these two players this season? Feel free to leave a comment in the article comment area.