The NBA All-Star first day schedule is over, and warriors potential rising star Cuminga talked about his career goals in an interview with the media. Facing the camera, Cuminga did not hide his ambitions in the slightest, saying that his goal is to win at least three MVPs and be elected DPOY four times. Predictably, when he does win these accolades, at least in the top 15 of his all-time squad (even if he doesn't have a championship), Cumminga says he's working towards the goal, he knows his strengths and weaknesses and will do everything he can to help the team when he's on the floor.
It can be said that Cuminga is a very thoughtful and ambitious player, who has set himself such a distant goal after only one season in the league, which can be described as a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. You know, even Leonard has only scored 2 DPOYs so far, and the number of MVPs in the regular season is 0. In other words, Cuminga's implication is that he will be a greater player than The Little Card. We don't know if he's conceited or confident, cummingga has the ability to be a DPOY if we look at the performances on the field this season alone, but MVP is too far away for him.
When you think of Cuminga, what comes to mind first? I would think of his excellent physical qualities, otherwise Cole wouldn't have been comfortable putting him in the fifth position. Cumminga's draft template is a small card, and his style of play is indeed somewhat similar to that of a small card: good defense, accurate shooting, all based on his excellent core strength. But Cuminga and the contemporaneous little card, his defense is not good enough, he does not have Leonard's 2m 21 arm span and that pair of big hands, defensive skills also need to be polished. To put it bluntly, in terms of Cuminga's current defensive ability, trying to take DPOY is undoubtedly a fool's dream. Of course, Cuminga's road is still very long, and he still has a lot of time to try and make mistakes and improve.
Cumminga averaged 14.5 minutes per game this season, averaging 8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.4 steals from the field, shooting 51.1 percent from the field. Cumminga is very efficient in attack, simple and rough in style of play, and can play a role in limited playing time. But the fly in the ointment is that Cumminga's three-point and free-throw shooting rate is low, with only 32.2% shooting rate on three-pointers and only 65.5% from the free throw line. In the small-ball era, no three-pointer was a hard injury, and Ben Simmons is a bloody example, he should have become a superstar, but he became mediocre because he did not have the ability to do three-pointers. Of course, Cumminga's three-point shot is not as bad as his, but he should also practice more.
The selection of MVP depends first on the record of the player's team, and secondly on the player's data and the role played in the team. For a rookie player, it's too early to talk about being elected MVP. Of course, it is good to aim to become an MVP, and it is hoped that in the near future, Cuminga will be able to accomplish his goal.