The Cavaliers, who have a good record this season, are still rushing towards better results, and the Cavaliers' veteran forward Kevin Love said of rookie center Mobley that in his eyes Mobley is as comprehensive as Garnett that year. In fact, this is also the case, currently at the rookie list, Mobley is in first place, while pistons Cunningham is second, and Jaylen Green of the Rockets has slipped from no. 6 two weeks ago to no. 10.
That is to say, if Jaylen Green does not perform well, let alone the best rookie of the season, even if it is the best rookie first team, he may not be selected. You should know that the Rockets lost rookie Jessien Tate last season, although not the best rookie, but he ranked 4th in the best rookie ranking, and successfully became a member of the best rookie team. If Jaylen Green can't be like Tate, the lost draft of the year, then it really can't be over the face.
However, the Rockets are still relatively tolerant of Green, and did not abandon him because of his poor performance, after all, Green is only 19 years old, there is still a long way to go in the future, and the Rockets will not rush to force him to become a material. Jaylen Green has been sidelined for nearly a month this season, plagued by injuries, and his performance has fluctuated greatly since his comeback. In 34 regular season games this season, Jaylen Green averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 30.1 minutes per game, shooting only 37.3% from the field and only 29% from three-point range.
Rockets coach Silas is also confident that Green can get better. The Rockets coach used Curry's experience to inspire Green, and we know that when Silas was a warrior assistant coach, he personally coached Curry and cultivated Curry, who was thin at that time, into the top star of the league today.
Silas did not forget to compare him to Curry when talking about Green, he said that Green was in a similar environment to Curry at that time, they all needed to improve their strength and muscle, enrich their finishing means, and better improve their ability to score in the penalty area.
In fact, this is not the first time that Silas has mentioned that Jaylen Green needs to gain weight and muscle, and Silas said the same thing not long ago, when he said that Green's first task is to gain weight and fight, of course, this is not something that can be done overnight.
Look at Curry again, when Curry first entered the Warriors, his backcourt partner was star guard Monta Ellis, at that time these two players were thin and small, and the Warriors had been losing at that time, similar to the Rockets, and there was no hope. Who would have thought that years later, Curry would not only hold multiple championships and MVP titles, but would still be one of the NBA's best shooters and superstars.
Silas once had curry's "successful experience", as long as he copied the "Curry model" to Jaylen Green, I believe that in a few years, Green, it is possible to become a superstar defender. Taking a step back, even if Green does not reach Curry's height, it seems that there will be no suspense to become an All-Star guard.