Recently, the NBA officially announced the 2022 All-Star bench lineup, and the specific list is as follows:
West – Paul, Booker, Mitchell, Gobert, Towns, Dream Green, Doncic
East – Harden, LaVine, Butler, Tatum, Garland, Middleton, VanVleet
As in previous years, every year the All-Star roster is announced, there will be some missing pearls, and this year is the same, as far as the East is concerned, the three-goal Lamelo Bauer's defeat is a pity.
So far this season, the three-goal has played a total of 45 games for the Hornets, averaging 19.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, scoring 25th in the league, 9th in the league, 13th in the steals league, looking at the whole league, only Harden, Jokic, and Doncic can do the three basic statistics of scoring rebounds and assists are higher than the three goals, and these three are all selected as All-Stars.
In terms of offensive efficiency, the three-goal shooting rate is 42.6%/35.8%/87.3%, and the true shooting rate is 54.4%, which is not particularly good, and the main reason for this situation is in the end of the near basket and the long distance:
- 149-of-291 from within 9 feet from the field, shooting 51.2 percent.
— 20-of-58 from 15-19 feet from mid- to long-range shooting 34.5 percent.
However, scoring has never been the biggest highlight of the three-goal, his pass is the strength, this season, the number of three-goal errors is almost the same as last season, the number of assists from 6.1 to 7.7, this number is currently ranked 9th in the league, and his assist rate has increased from 32.2% to 34.6%, currently ranked 10th in the league.
What's even more incredible is that the three-goal pass is not only numerous, but also very ornamental, often with some wild passes to reach the top ten balls - in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the NBA, the NBA official launched a program before the start of the season to pay tribute to the legendary star, of which the legend of the three-goal comparison is the magician, probably you can know how angry his pass is.
It is worth mentioning that in the period before the announcement of the All-Star bench, the three goals have repeatedly delivered highlights:
Against the Celtics, he had 12-of-24, 38 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists
Against the Clippers, he was 8-of-19, with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists
Against the Pacers, he had 11-of-16, 29 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists
Against the Raptors, he shot 8 of 16, with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists
Among them, 38 points against the Celtics is a career high of three goals, and 29 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists against the Pacers is the fourth triple-goal this season and the fifth career triple-double, making him the fourth player in history to get at least five triple-doubles before his 21st birthday, the first three being Magician, James and Doncic.
So in terms of statistics, the three goals have actually reached the All-Star level, and in terms of record, the Hornets' performance this season is not bad - ESPN's prediction of the Hornets before the start of the game is 40 wins and 42 losses. So far, the Hornets' record has reached 28-24, ranking eighth in the East and only 1.5 wins away from the sixth-place Nets in the East (29-22).
If the All-Star starters rely on popularity, then in the choice of substitutes, the record has always been considered a key criterion, as a comparison, the record of the other two substitutes in the East:
— VanVleet, Raptors, 27-23
— Tatum, Celtic, 28-25
By no means that VanVleet and Tatum don't deserve all-Stars, it's just that since they can be selected, the three-goal actually qualifies.
It should be said that the three-goal All-Star gate is not completely blocked, because of injuries, Durant may be absent from the All-Star, if Durant is determined not to play, then the three-goal is likely to become a candidate, but the competition for the candidate is also somewhat fierce, Jaylen Brown, Jarrett Allen, Sabonis Jr. is also considered to be the pearl of the Eastern Conference All-Star.
Of course, whether he can be selected as an All-Star may not be the most important, what is important is that this is only the second grade, three goals have proved his all-star level strength, he is currently only 20 years old, the future is really bright, continue to grow, continue to be amazing.