With the outstanding performances of Tate and Cunningham, the rookie challenge Rick Barry team finally won the championship, Cunningham became the rookie MVP, and the Rockets' Tate was also recognized for his layup in the semifinals. In fact, what makes Rockets fans satisfied is more the personal performance of Rockets rookie Jaylen Green. Green scored 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in his rookie game.
Green's shooting ability doesn't seem to be as bad as before, and Jaylen Green's shooting percentage has been high and low this season, especially since Jaylen Green changed his shooting style at the suggestion of Rockets assistant coach John Lucas, and as a result, in those games, Jaylen Green was really miserable in shooting — especially in a few games at the end of January, Jaylen Green's shooting performance was: 3 of 13 against the Jazz, 0 of 11 against the Warriors, 3 of 16 against the Spurs, 4-of-11 against the Blazers.
At that time, Jaylen Green was not only questioned, but even called the biggest parallel cargo in this season's rookies. However, Jaylen Green's shooting percentage has picked up now, look at his performance recently, in the last three games, Jaylen Green's three-point shooting rate is as high as 47%, and in the last 9 games, Jaylen Green's score has not been in double digits. Shooting has also changed from 0-of-11 and 3-of-13 to 7-of-9, or 8-of-15 from the current 13.
It can be said that the painful period of "transformation" that Jaylen Green experienced has officially passed. Under the guidance of Lucas Sr., Jaylen Green has gradually adapted and can make good use of his new shooting style. In the Rookie Challenge, Jaylen Green was one of the best performers in the first round of the 4-team matchup. And when paired with the Rockets' new point guard Dennis Schroeder, Jaylen Green also performed far better than when he was with Porter Jr.
It can only be said that Jaylen Green needs a traditional point guard next to him, not a two-way defender like Porter Jr. In addition, Jaylen Green's successful transformation in shooting is also inseparable from the guidance of Rockets assistant coach John Lucas Sr., and without the help of Lucas Sr.
While it's too late this season for Jaylen Green to compete with Mobley, Cunningham or Barnes for best rookie, it doesn't matter, after all, whether a player can become a star depends on the overall performance of several seasons.
Jaylen Green drove low and high, believing that after the end of the All-Star Weekend, it was the time when Jaylen Green broke out. And next season Jaylen Green is still the Rockets' first training object, hard training shooting + increased muscle improvement confrontation after Jaylen Green, although not like the previous people said "upper Jordan, lower limit Kobe", but at least he will become one of the best in the NBA's young generation of scoring guards.