The NBA official yesterday announced the starting lineup of the 2022 Cleveland All-Star, and the specific list is as follows:
West: James (captain), Curry, Morant, Wiggins, Jokic
East: Durant (Captain), Trae Young, DeRozan, Alphabet Brother, Embiid
Generally speaking, the players selected for the All-Star starter are superstars with excellent records and data, and this year is the same, 8 of the above 10 people are currently in the top six, and the other 2, James is popular and strong, and the Lakers have a record of ninth in the West, at least in the ranks of competing for the playoffs.
However, Trae Young is not the same.
So far, the Hawks have only 22 wins and 25 losses, ranking fourth from the bottom in the East, and unlike the Lakers, the Hawks have basically been in the bottom of the East for the entire season, which is obviously unqualified for a team in last year's East Finals.
However, Trae Young's selection as a starter is by no means an accident, or that Trae Young's selection as an All-Star starter should be well deserved, both in terms of strength and popularity.
First of all, from the fan vote, Trae Young ranked second in the vote in the Eastern Conference backcourt, in addition to the player vote, Trae Young ranked third, in the media vote, Trae Young ranked second, the overall ranking of 2.25, the pressure of 2.75 Lavin was selected as the starter.
Speaking of performance, Trae Young's performance this year can be called the first point guard in the East.
So far this season, Trae Young has played in a total of 43 games, averaging 27.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, shooting 45.3%/38.0%/90.0% of the three shots, and a true shooting rate of 59.0%, currently Trae Young's score ranks fifth in the league, assists the league third, and he is also the only player in the league who has scored and assisted in the top five in the league.
For comparison, last season's Trae Young averaged 25.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, shooting 43.8%/34.3%/88.6% from the field and 58.9% from the field.
Due to some changes to the league's foul rules this season, many people think that Trae Young may suffer a blow this year, and the fact is that Trae Young's number of free throws has decreased somewhat, from the original 8.7 to 7.0, but Trae Young's score has not only not decreased but also increased, but also remained efficient.
So at least in terms of statistics, Trae Young is definitely an All-Star level player, as for the record, the Hawks have changed two mainly this year, one is too many injuries, Hunter, Reddish (has been traded) have missed a lot of games due to injury, the other is the decline of veterans, Gallinari, Bogdan, Capela and others are not as good as last year.
As for Trae Young, he really tried his best, and the data can also illustrate this:
— When Trae Young played, the Hawks lost 116.0 points/115.2 points per 100 rounds, and the net win score was 0.8 points
Trae Young did not play, and the Hawks scored 103.0 points/105.8 points per 100 rounds, and the net negative score was 2.8 points
It is worth mentioning that Trae Young has been selected as an All-Star in the second-year season, but last season, although the Hawks finally reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but Trae Young is not to say that he is an All-Star starter, he is not even selected as a substitute - I have to admit that some of Trae Young's foul actions last year were a lot of points, and it can only be said that it is a pity that he was not selected in the end.
But this season, Trae Young's performance with an All-Star start is absolutely deserved, and for now, the Hawks also have a gradual recovery momentum - in the past five games, the Hawks have won five consecutive games, opponents also include the Heat, Bucks two strong eastern teams, and the Hawks are only 2 wins away from the eighth Celtics in the East (25 wins and 24 losses), hoping that Young can lead the Hawks to the playoffs again and continue to prove themselves.