The annual All-Star Game will officially start on February 18, Beijing time, and the NBA official also announced the All-Star Game roster last week. When it comes to the Star Race, it is inevitable to look at the lost pearls that have not been selected, which will be debated every year. Today, I will bring you to talk about the players who were one foot away from the goal and were not selected for the Star Game list in the end.
Anthony Edwards
He's averaging 22.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 44.1 percent and 36.1 percent, which is Edwards' record this season, while the Timberwolves are currently in seventh place in the West Division. Judging by my personal performance and team record, I would put Edwards at the top of my Star Game loser list.
This year Edwards is much more efficient than the previous season, both in terms of cuts and jump shots, and averaging more than 20 points per game also proves that he is indeed qualified for the Star Game roster discussion. Edwards' offense this year is as simple and violent, and his physical fitness allows him to easily solve the average defender with the first explosive power, and now he can improve more on some details, on-the-spot judgment and reading defense. A closer look at the Timberwolves' game reveals that without Russell's presence at the crucial moment, the team's offense would have been chaotic, leaving edwards alone. How to attack in a more comfortable way under high-intensity games is a topic that both Minnesota and Edwards themselves should think about.
Miller Bridges
If Bridges can maintain his hot performance at the beginning of the season, he will definitely have a place in the Star Game, but as the season progresses, his jump shooting percentage gradually declines, and he also lets himself slip away from the proper All-Star.
This year's Bridges took his jumper a notch up, shooting a pretty 37 percent from three-point range in October, and then deteriorating to just 18 percent in February. Still, Bridges raised his average stats to star-level stats, 19.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 48 percent from the field, and a competent second-in-command in both sides and verticals. This year's Bridges is Charlotte's top scorer, and as long as Ball passes well, he can put the ball gorgeously into the basket. It's a shame not to see him on the stage of the Star Race.
Tyler Hilo
The Heat are currently in first place in the Eastern Conference with 34 wins and 20 losses, and as the player with the most shots from this team, Hiro can certainly be included in the discussion list of losing. Many people may not have noticed, but this year Hiro also raised the average score to 20.1 points per game, officially joining the 20-point club, and he averaged 17.4 shots per game, much higher than Butler, Lowry and Adebayo, it can be said that this year Hiro is the Heat's most active scorer.
But the reason for putting Hiro on the last list is that I think he's the least deplorable on this list. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, he is the player who shot the most shots in the Heat team, but he is not the highest average score per game, why? Because the efficiency of the big brother Butler is much better than him, so despite the small number of shots, Butler made up for the number of times and efficiency of standing on the free throw line, most of the time is still the outside line shot mainly Hiro, unable to provide stability at key moments, and his performance is not stable, and the offensive efficiency is the most questionable place for Hiro.
Devon Vassell
Spurs' Vassell is certainly not qualified enough to be selected for the Star Game, and I am talking about the Rookie Challenge here. Vassell, a second-year student, averaged 11.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this year, and the performance was no less than that of O'Corro or McDaniels in the same period, and it can even be said that he was slightly better, but he did not appear at the Star Game weekend, which is regrettable.
Spurs ace Murray and himself have also expressed their dissatisfaction in interviews with the media, and Murray believes that the final list has discouraged the students. I think this is indeed a fact, compared to the first three players, Vassell's failure is more surprising and regrettable, after all, there are too many rookie challengers who can be replaced by Vasell, and he did not appear on the list to surprise me.
Well, what other unfortunate players do you have in mind, welcome to let me know in the comments section.