On February 8, Beijing time, the Warriors won the game 110-98 in the away challenge to the Thunder, after which the Warriors were already 41 wins and 13 losses and ranked second in the West, there is no doubt that the current Warriors can be said to be the best competitive team in the league.
But what is even more exciting for fans is that the warriors' young players can also perform well enough, especially Jonathan Cumminga, who was picked by the Warriors with the 7th pick in the first round of 2021. In the game against the Thunder, Cumminga, who played only 23 minutes, had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-11 shooting, in addition to a plus-minus performance of up to +12.
In fact, Cuminga has been able to play efficient games in recent times, knowing that after this game against the Thunder, Cuminga has scored at least 16 points in the past three games, and has scored a total of 53 points in three games. Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised Cumminga for scoring 53 points in his last three games:
"Cumminga is starting to feel more comfortable with what we want to accomplish on the pitch."
After Cumminga was able to play such a performance, fans also regretted that Cuminga did not win the All-Star Rising Star Challenge, and Cuminga also talked about his missing out on the Nova Challenge after the game:
"I don't really worry about that, as long as I'm still playing seriously and getting better every day. Even if you can compete in the Nova Competition, it doesn't really improve your skills, and of course I'd love to participate, but they ignored me. ”
In this regard, as a teammate, Klay Thompson is unfair to Cuminga:
"It's ironic, it doesn't make any sense, I don't know what the NBA really wants," Klay Thompson said of Cumminga's missing out on the All-Star Rookie Challenge.
Judging by Cuminga's talent prospects and personal performance, he should be eligible for All-Star Weekend, of course, more important for Cuminga than the All-Star Rookie Challenge, he can get more opportunities in the Warriors game and play a sufficiently efficient performance. Even better, Cumminga helped the Warriors win the championship trophy this season while playing well enough, and winning the championship trophy in the rookie season is undoubtedly a more meaningful achievement than participating in the rookie challenge.