On January 6, Beijing time, in the latest issue of the rookie list, jaylen Green of the Rockets played a good performance after his comeback, and his ranking also changed from 10th to the 6th place today. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets' first round 24 pick rookie Christopher, although he has been the Rockets' main rotation player recently, he did not enter this ranking. The Rockets' first round of 16 rookies Shen Jing ranked 8th in this list - Shen Jing's ranking was unusually stable.
At the top of this list is the German striker Wagner Jr., who has recently performed well in the Magic team, and he pushed Barnes and Mobley, two popular new stars, to rank first. However, in the last 5 games, Jaylen Green's performance is not inferior to Wagner, although the Rockets have been losing, but Jaylen Green has contributed 20 points in the last 5 battlefields, with a three-point shooting rate of 44% and a true shooting rate of 64%!
And that's not all, Jaylen Green, with his talent, has the momentum to compete for the best rookie in the second half. Now Jaylen Green has taken action, he not only recovered in the regular season, but even led this year's rookie list in the scoring of key moments in the 4th quarter.
According to statistics, among all the rookies this season, the highest score in the 4th quarter is the Rockets' leader Jaylen Green, who scored 14 points in the last quarter of the Rockets' home game against the Lakers not long ago!
That's why the Rockets were able to play with the mighty Lakers until the last minute. While it was unfortunate that the Rockets' young players lost due to inexperience, Jaylen Green's performance startled the Lakers stars into a cold sweat. LeBron James also praised Green after the game, saying that his scoring explosiveness was excellent. Second on this "Quarter 4 scoring list" is Magic forward Wagner Jr., who finished second with 13 points.
Interestingly, the Rockets' Christopher is no. 3 on the list, and he scored 13 points in the fourth quarter of a game to beat the No. 4 champion, the Pistons' Cade Cunningham.
One might think that it's okay to cut 14 points in the final quarter of a game, but it's not easy for rookies, especially 19-year-old Jaylen Green.
What Jaylen Green lacks is stability compared to all-around guard Cunningham, powerful forward Barnes and the Cavaliers' future core interior lineman Evan Mobley.
But then again, in terms of scoring explosiveness, of all the rookies this season, none has the talent of Jaylen Green.
Jaylen Green was absent for a month due to a hamstring injury, and now that he's back, the Rockets have played nearly 40 regular season games, and in the second half of the season, Jaylen Green has reached the decisive moment of the best rookie trophy.
If Jaylen Green can continue his comeback highlights in the second half of the regular season, he will be the most likely player to win the best rookie award outside of Barnes, Wagner and Mobley. By the way, if the Rockets' 20-year-old guard Christopher and the 19-year-old interior Shin Kyung can also maintain this momentum, he may also compete.