The NBA is halfway through the new season schedule, with many teams already playing at least 41 games, and the players selected in the class of 2021 have also played half a season. So the question is, after half a season of adaptation and growth, what kind of performance did the 21st selected players perform in the first half of their rookie season? Let's take a look at the performance of the 21st rookie in the league and the importance to the team in the middle of the schedule.
First of all, let's look at the champions and the top eyes, Cunningham and Jaylen Green, these two players are very talented, and after being selected, they are also the young players that their respective teams focus on cultivating, and the outside world and the team have very high expectations for them. When they first entered the league, Cunningham and Jaylen Green performed a bit disappointingly, they didn't play well in the game and their individual shooting efficiency was very low.
Fortunately, after the downturn at the beginning of the season, they have found their form in the past period of time and shown their talent in the game. So far in the new season, Cunningham has been able to average 15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, while Jaylen Green has been able to get 15.2 points, 3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, compared to the downturn at the beginning of the season, the two players are now in a recovery and have a very good performance in the game.
And Tanhua Mobly, he is the biggest favorite of ROY (best rookie) this season, so far in the new season, he can average 14.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, shooting 50.1%. While Mobley's personal data isn't too impressive, his stats don't have an overwhelming advantage over Cunningham and Jaylen Green. But his team is currently at playoff level, and Mobley is a rookie who can really help the team, he is very strong on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, playing an important role in the Cavaliers. Mobley is much better than Cunningham and Jaylen Green in terms of team record, personal efficiency and help to the team, so his ROY this season is optimistic.
And Barnes, who is in fourth place, has also performed well this season, and he is currently the biggest contender for the Mobley ROY. At this stage, he can average 14.7 points, 8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 48.2%, which is good enough. However, in terms of stability, he is not as good as Mobley, which also leads to his inferior position in the ROY competition.
Sargas, who is in the fifth overall pick, averaged 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season, which is a good statistic, but the shooting efficiency is too low, his current shooting rate is only 33.9%, and his three-point shooting rate is only 25.5%, which is not much help for the team in the game. And the 6th pick Gidey, he is currently able to get 11.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.1 steals, the personal play is also very comprehensive, if it is not the team's poor record, then he is also expected to impact this season's ROY.
Kuminga, who is seventh overall, has not had many performance opportunities this season, averaging only 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, and he is the lowest average player in the top ten picks of the draft. And the eighth pick Wagner Jr., he is the highest average scorer in this rookie, this season he can average 15.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, personally played very well, after Sagas's poor performance, he has become the Magic's key young player, has been recognized by management and managers.
With the ninth overall pick, David Mitchell and the tenth pick, Williams, had a mediocre performance in the new season, with Mitchell averaging 9.1 points per game and Williams scoring 6.1 points, compared to the players who were selected earlier.
These are the performances of the players selected with the top 10 picks in the 21st edition, and in addition to them, Duarte, who was selected with the 13th pick in the first round, averaged 13.1 points, 4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game this season, and he is also a strong contender for the best rookie. Shen Jing, who is the 16th pick, who has averaged 9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season, is expected to become the pillar of the Rockets' inner line. Thomas, who was selected with the 27th pick in the first round, although he can only average 7 points per game, he hit a deadly goal against the Spurs, and at the same time scored 21 points against the Blazers, and he has scored in double figures in three consecutive games and played very well.
From the above data, it is undeniable that the 2021 draft is worthy of the draft year, although at this stage there is no rookie with an average score of more than 20 points per game, but the success rate of this draft is very high, and many players have shown the potential and strength to become the main force of the team, and have a very good performance on the field. From the halfway point of view, the quality of this rookie is very high, and their next NBA career is worth looking forward to.