Compared to the Cavaliers' scouting center Evan Mobley, the Raptors' Scotty Barnes and the recently hot Thunder "triple-double guard" Josh Gieddy, the Rockets' rookie Jaylen Green has not performed particularly well since the start of the season, except for one game that exploded 30 points in a single game, Jaylen Green does not seem to have much presence in the Rockets' tactical system. Most of the Rockets' ball possessions and shots are controlled by the so-called core of Porter Jr. and Wood.
According to statistics, before Jaylen Green retired from the first quarter against the Bulls with a hamstring injury, he averaged only 14 points per game, shooting only 38.2% from the field, shooting as low as 27.8% from three-point range, and even averaging 2.7 turnovers per game and only 3.2 free throws per game.
Even at that time, some people joked that the Rockets were actually not losing money, and the stable center Shin Kyung was more like a show-up, and Jaylen Green's performance was at best the no. 16 rookie in the first round. But after Jaylen Green was injured in a game against the Bulls and missed for a month, Green also made a comeback in the Rockets' game against the Pacers. From that game until now, Jaylen Green has played a total of 6 games since his comeback, and his stats and performances in these 6 games have been very stable, and even played the peak of his career.
Let's talk about the data. According to statistics, since playing Green's return from injury, his average per game data has become: 20.5 points, shooting 44.6%, three-point shooting rate has reached 44.4%, personal average errors per game have dropped from 2.7 before injury to 1.8 times, and even Green's average number of free throws per game has increased to 5.7 times per game! In other words, after Jaylen Green's comeback and before the injury, it is simply two people! It's not like a player's data at all.
The average score per game, shooting percentage, three-point shooting, average number of free throws per game and even the number of turnovers, Jaylen Green has improved, of course, the number of mistakes here should be reduced, in other words, Jaylen Green's ability to control mistakes has increased rapidly.
In fact, Green has only not played a game for nearly a month, but in a month's time, we can obviously feel that Green has been working hard to improve his shooting posture and shooting choices, which is directly related to the Rockets coaching staff, and has a great relationship with Jaylen Green's self-discipline.
Green is different from Porter Jr., his personality is more peaceful, not as aggressive and hot-tempered as Porter Jr., Green is an obedient child, he knows that he did not perform well in the first half of the season, so taking advantage of the month of injury absence, Jaylen Green specifically improved his shortcomings and deficiencies, which has a 19-year-old debut after his comeback. This season's All-Star team basically has nothing to do with Jaylen Green, but if he can maintain such a state and feel, as long as he can stick to it until next season, I believe that next year's All-Star team should have a position in Jaylen Green.