Ingram is the top pick of the 16-year draft, college has a comprehensive and dead-end offensive weapon, coupled with outstanding physical talent, ingram selected by the Lakers is highly anticipated, but due to Walton's egalitarianism and the arrival of James, Ingram has not cashed in on the talent, while the same Ben Simmons and Jamal Murray have already completed the team's salary early extension, but a deal changed Ingram's fate.
In order to get Anthony Davis, the Lakers put Ingram on the shelves, but the tree moved the dead to live, and in the first season of the Pelicans, Ingram broke out, averaging 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, Ingram was not only selected for the All-Star Game, but also got the top salary contract, which shows how important the team's cultivation is for a player.
Looking at history, the reason why talented players can cash in their talents, in addition to their own efforts, the team's vigorous training is also crucial, James and Durant in the rookie period have a supreme position in the team, and have unlimited firing rights, enough opportunities to let them grow into superstars smoothly, but the same life, some talented players came to the league but did not get the team's vigorous training, Today we will take stock of the seven active players who have not been able to cash in their talents because the team has not been trained enough.
Seventh, the talent monster Muhammad Bamba
Bamba's talent is visible to the naked eye, 2 meters 13 tall, 105 kilograms, arm span reached a staggering 2 meters 39, about this data many fans may not know much, make a comparison you may know better, this arm span is more than Gobert, known for his height and arm length, standing and touching 2 meters 93, this data exceeds Yao Ming, who is 13 centimeters taller than him, What is even more surprising is that the maximum bounce height of Bamba has reached a terrifying 1.1 meters, Bamba is not only tall and long, but also has amazing bouncing power, which ensures that Bamba will be the league's top defensive player, and Bamba's template is the former NBA best defensive player Africa Mountain Mutombo.
In addition to being tall and long-armed, able to run and jump, Bamba's movement speed is also amazing, Three-quarters of the sprint time is only 3.04 seconds, which is faster than Wall and Westbrook, although the talented Bamba is the No. 6 pick in the 17-year draft, but Bamba thinks he should be the first, but after coming to the league, Bamba's development is quite unsmooth, averaging 16.3 minutes per game in the first season, 14.2 minutes per game in the second season, 15.8 minutes per game in the third season, and only 6 games as a starter in three seasons.
It can be seen that Bamba has not become the key training object of the Magic team, but this season Bamba has achieved a gorgeous turn, this season the Magic team has replaced the head coach, Mosley has publicly stated that the new season will reuse Bamba, and sure enough, This season Bamba has got a lot of playing time, so far in the new season, Bamba has averaged 26.9 minutes per game, 36 of the 38 games played are the first starters, Bamba is also very competitive, and the average can cut down 10.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.
It can be seen that Bamba's first three years have not been fully trained, otherwise Bamba would have played a price long ago, in terms of Bamba's physical talent, Bamba has the opportunity to become a defensive toughman like Gobert, and Bamba, who rises against the trend, hopes to seize the opportunity and play that damn talent.
Marvin Bagley, the sixth-placed and strongest high school student in the United States
On which player's performance in high school and college before entering the NBA league was the most dazzling, Marvin Bagley was the first, and Bagley in his first year of high school averaged 19.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, leading the school to the championship, and Bagley and Zion Williams and Barrett were on a par with each other.
During his sophomore year of high school, Bagley transferred to Hillcost High School, where Bagley met Ayton, who was one year older than himself, but soon Bagley transferred again on the grounds of academic problems, this time Bagley came to Sierra Canyon High School, due to qualification problems, Bagley was banned for a year, this year Barrett became the best player of the same year.
However, in his junior year of high school, Bagley once again crushed Zion Williams and Barrett, Bagley could average 36.2 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and finally Bagley ranked first in ESPN's ranking of 18 players, and Bagley, who had no opponent, chose to skip senior year after the end of his senior season and went directly to college, and through a year of competition, Bagley once again conquered Ayton and Porter Jr. to become the best player in the 17th class.
Bagley, who has achieved dazzling results, is certainly highly anticipated to come to the league, but Bagley once again met Walton, a head coach known for his egalitarianism, to say that this Walton is not shallow, the proud son of heaven Bagley rookie season was actually arranged by Walton on the bench, which is not a small blow to Bagley. However, Bagley still handed over 14.9 points and 7.8 rebounds, and when he was preparing to reuse Bagley in the second season, Bagley suffered from injuries, and eventually Bagley got worse and worse, and bagley averaged only 9.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game this season.
Bagley has publicly said that no matter where he goes, as long as he can leave the Kings, it can be seen that Bagley is really heartbroken, this season is Bagley's fourth season, it is difficult to get a big contract in terms of Bagley's current performance, the future days will certainly be very difficult, whether Bagley can cash in on the talent, we wait and see.
Fifth place, Barrett, who brutalized the American team
Before coming to the league, Barrett once had a performance that shocked the world, in the semifinals of the U19 World Cup against the United States, Barrett frantically cut 38 points, single-handedly defeated the championship-winning big hit american team, the reddest Bagley led Canada to win the world championship, with this battle, Bagley everyone knows.
Bagley in high school was also the strongest high school student in the United States, college in basketball schools and Zion Williams teamed up, the two of them became the most concerned players of the same year, and finally Barrett was selected by the New York Knicks in the third overall pick in the first round of 2018, but Barrett's personal development in the NBA was not smooth, and The rookie season Barrett averaged only 14.3 points, 5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and the offensive efficiency was quite low, shooting only 40.2%. The three-point shooting percentage is only 32.2%.
However, for a newcomer, as long as he can continue to improve, the occasional struggle performance is not nothing, but the problem is that Barrett did not get the Knicks to reuse the opportunity, Barrett came to the Knicks to meet the Lakers who urgently need to prove themselves Randall, the Knicks are also the first to correct Randall, and eventually Randall gradually became the Knicks' star, playing vice-player Barrett did not get enough opportunities to exercise.
At present, the Knicks are Randle's team, but we all know that Randall's ceiling is not high, randle performance struggled in the playoffs last season, Randall still continued to perform in the downturn this season, the Knicks once again became the Eastern Fish Belly team, in fact, if the Knicks give Barrett enough opportunities, Barrett is already an All-Star player, Barrett is physically outstanding, offensive skills are very comprehensive, as long as the stability is improved, Barrett is a proper All-Star player, which does not mean that Barrett needs a chance. But the Knicks chose the wrong subject to cultivate.
Fourth-place, not a parallelist, Lonzo Bauer
Lonzo Ball is the 17-year draft of the top show, about Lonzo Ball, many people think that Ball is just the product of the ball daddy blown out, in fact, it is not, Lonzo Ball's talent is also outstanding, of course, Lonzo Ball does not have the physical quality of the sky, but Lonzo Ball is indeed a master of passing, and the performance of the tall Ball defensive end is also remarkable, in short, Ball has every chance to become a team leader like Kidd.
Although you are a show, but Ball did not have the opportunity to become the absolute core of a team, especially after Ball was selected by the Lakers, it happened to meet James joining the Lakers, which made Ball's position extremely embarrassing, although Ball said that the passing talent is outstanding, but the ball-holding big core James is obviously more skilled than the new recruit Ball, so Ball struggled to climb and play in the Lakers.
In the Lakers two seasons Ball's data is very average, the parallel goods list has been buckled, originally thought that the third season to join the Pelicans Ball will break out, but this team has a hungry Ingram, and then came a genius player who claims to be a once-in-a-century talent Zion Williams, Ball is at best the team's third choice, so Ball, who played two seasons in the Pelicans, was abandoned again.
After joining the Bulls this season, Ball's performance has improved, averaging 13 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, which not only connects the whole team well, but also Ball's offensive efficiency has reached a career high, this season Ball's shooting rate is 42.3%, and the three-point shooting rate is also 42.3%, all of which have created a career high, but Ball wants to become the ball-holding core of a team, and the chances are very slim.
Third place, the late Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown is the 16-year draft of the flower exploration show, although expensive for the flower exploration show, but Jaylen Brown's career is quite unsmooth, Jaylen Brown rookie season due to the presence of Hayward, the average appearance can only appear 17.2 minutes per game, such an arrangement itself is a joke, the head coach only gave Jaylen Brown classified as the flower show 17.2 minutes of playing time, and finally the rookie season Jaylen Brown averaged only 6.6 points, 2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.
In the second season, Hayward suffered a serious injury in the opening game for 5 minutes, so that Jaylen Brown officially stepped into the starting position. In the second season, Jaylen Brown averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 steal per game, but in the third season, due to The return of Hayward, Jaylen Brown returned to the bench again, And Jaylen Brown's stats were only 13 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists, and by the offseason the Celtics had renewed Jaylen Brown's contract for 4 years and 106 million US dollars.
Some people think that brown's performance in the third grade is not worth 4 years and $106 million, the Celtics just fancy Brown's talent, I would like to say, if it were not for the Celtics not reusing Jaylen Brown in these three years, Brown could have taken the top salary contract, for the Celtics would have been overcrowded, simply abandon it, and then sign you with a cheap contract, I think this is more of a conspiracy.
However, Jaylen Brown eventually grew up in a difficult environment, and now Brown has become one of the indispensable twin stars of the Celtics, last season Brown averaged 24.7 points, 6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and this season Brown averaged 24 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, Jaylen Brown has become one of the low-paid and high-energy representative players in the league.
Second place, the flawless Fultz
Many pundits believe that Fultz is the answer to the point guard position, and I personally agree with this view, Fultz is 1 meter 93 tall, weighs 95 kilograms, has an amazing arm span of 2 meters 08, the maximum bounce is 99 centimeters, and the biggest advantage about Fultz's morphological talent is weight and arm span, which gives Fultz the advantage in the same position.
In addition to outstanding static talent and static talent, Fultz's performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is also outstanding, as the champion Fultz has a lightning-fast breakthrough and a stone-breaking dunk, because the physical advantage is obvious, Fultz can suppress the opponent in the attack, use his stable feel to easily score on the opponent's head, or take the initiative to create a foul to get free throws to easily score, Fultz is an offensive all-rounder who can be inside and outside, due to his excellent physical fitness and extra long arm span, Fultz is a potential top outside defender.
However, Fultz came to the NBA development is not smooth, in addition to personal reasons, the 76ers competitive environment also let Fultz carry the weight forward, when Fultz came to the 76ers, the 76ers have selected Simmons with a draft last season, so after coming to the 76ers, the ball is mainly concentrated in the hands of Simmons and Embiid, Fultz did not get a big package of exercise opportunities.
Later things we all know, Fultz got the strange disease of chest exit syndrome, Fultz lost the shooting skill pack, and finally Fultz's performance became worse and worse, the 76ers ruthlessly abandoned Fultz, in fact, there was a lot of gossip that Fultz did not have any strange diseases at all, but the self-confidence was lost, so there was no expected performance, there is actually a certain truth to this statement, after all, it is not easy for young players who have just stepped into the professional arena, after all, they are still only eighteen or nineteen-year-old children In many ways, it is very immature, and at this time, it is more necessary to help the outside world, and it is clear that the fierce competitive environment of the 76ers has not helped Fultz.
Of course, attributing Fultz's lack of talent to the fact that the competition is too fierce is certainly unfair, but also the performance of the weak, currently Fultz is only 23 years old, Fultz still has the opportunity to catch up with his talent, the future we wait and see.
First place, the flying DeAndre Ayton
In the past decade, the NBA Draft has given birth to four proud sons of heaven who are known as a rare encounter in a decade, in addition to Davis, Zion Williams and Wiggins, Ayton is also one of them, the draft report of that year said that Ayton is a monster that can fly in the sky, Ayton's template is the famous Devil's Spurs in NBA history David Robinson.
Ayton's physical talent is very good, which determines that Ayton will be a potential top defender, although at this stage, Ayton's defense still has problems such as lack of awareness and unclear position sense, but over time, Ayton will become the top defensive player in the league, Ayton is quite comprehensive on the offensive end, the end of the basket is extremely efficient, and there is also a stable mid- and long-range shooting ability, of course, Ayton also has his own problems, such as the offensive end is not good at using his body, the lack of confidence in medium- and long-range shooting, and so on.
In any case, Ayton is a very promising super center, but in the Suns Ayton has not been reused, the rookie season Ayton averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game double-double data, the second season data has been improved to 18.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, although the performance is far less than Doncic and Trae Young, but Ayton's potential has begun to cash in, if you give the opportunity Ayton average 20+10 per game is easy.
But last season, due to the arrival of Paul, Ayton's tactical position was marginalized and became the third choice of the team, and finally Ayton averaged only 14.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, and the Suns achieved a gorgeous turn in the record, from fish belly to championship-level team, but recruit egg Ayton lost the best opportunity to exercise himself, and Ayton, who performed poorly last season, did not receive an early contract extension from the Suns.
What kind of contract Ayton will get in the offseason this season is a topic of great concern to fans and friends, and I think the Suns will definitely retain the top salary, because everyone understands that if Ayton gets a full chance, he will be an All-Star player, so even if the Suns do not give Ayton a big contract, there will be other teams that drive money trucks to find Ayton.