If you want to pick the most disappointing rookie of the season, The Rockets' Jaylen Green must be on the list. On the NBA's official rookie list, Jaylen Green has fallen from no. 7 in the previous issue to No. 10 in this issue. Cavaliers Detective Evan Mobley is number one, Pistons Canning is second, and Raptors No. 4 coach Barnes is third.
That is to say, in addition to Green, the other three in the top four picks of the 2021 draft occupy the top three of the rookie list, which is embarrassing. Green has averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.4 turnovers per game this season, shooting 37.3 percent from the field and 29 percent from three-point range. With a true shooting percentage of 49.8 percent, it ranks 303rd in the league.
Green's offensive efficiency is only 98.5, 321st in the league; defensive efficiency is 116.2, 328th in the league; net efficiency is -17.7, 337th in the league. It is worth mentioning that there are only 341 players on the net efficiency statistics list (due to some players not playing enough, there is no statistics), and Green ranks fifth from the bottom.
Looking at his performance in the last 10 games, he shot 10 of 54 three-pointers and shot 18.5 percent from the field. Against the Warriors on Jan. 22, Green scored 3 points on 0-of-11 shooting and 5-of-5 from three-point range, while against the Spurs on Jan. 24, Green scored 7 points on 3-of-16 shooting and 1-of-8 three-pointers. After the game, Green returned to the arena to practice shooting.
Rockets coach Silas said: "In the summer of 2010, I did a training improvement program for Curry, and Jaylen Green has a lot of things to do now, just like Curry did back then. Green himself said: "I have to increase the number of attacks on the basket and show aggression in order to get out of the slump." "There are also media outlets that he is adjusting the shooting style.
NBA players change their shooting style and posture a lot, but it is not common during the season, usually in the offseason. For example, in 2016, in which in-house show Ingram shot only 29.4 percent from three-point range in his rookie season. In the 2017 offseason, Ingram changed his shooting style, and his three-pointers in 2017-18 improved to 39%.
So far this season, Green's cumulative plus-minus is only -392, ranking first from the bottom of all players in the league (590). Green doesn't just have problems with his shooting hand and posture, he lacks offensive options, defensive judgment, and physical confrontation. In addition to physical talent, Green has not yet shown the strength to match the eye show.
The main reason for the disappointment of the fans is that the expectations for Green are too high. Before the draft, many media said that Jaylen Green's template was "upper limit Jordan, lower limit Kobe Bryant!" Looking at Green's performance now, some fans joked: "The upper limit Jordan Poole (16.9 points per game this season), the lower limit Kobe Bryant White (12.7 points per game this season)!" ”
Jaylen Green was born on February 9, 2002, when he was under 20 years old. It would be too early to conclude to him now that "yes or no" is over. After all, he was only halfway through his rookie season, and Jaylen Green still had plenty of time to prove himself. One thing to say, are you optimistic about this young man?