The 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend has all come to an end, and awards have been released. Curry received the AMBP, the dunk contest winner was removed by Obi-Topping, Downs became the new three-point king, and Cunningham, who was the first pick in the first round of the rookie challenge, won the rookie MVP.
In the All-Star Game, Warriors star Stephen Curry scored 16 three-pointers and scored 50 points, and he won the MVP of this All-Star Game with his outstanding performance, which was also the first time in Curry's career to receive this honor. When it comes to the dunk contest, this year's dunk contest really can't be said. Obi-Topping won the dunk contest with the final crotch swap dunk (45 + 47 points). In the three-point contest, Towns scored 29 points in the final to set a record for the final round of the three-point contest and won the championship. The Cavaliers won the championship in the Skill Contest.
In the Rookie Challenge, Cade Cunningham scored a total of 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in two games, winning the MVP of this year's All-Star Rookie Game, and Cunningham, who entered the league as the first pick in the first round of 21 years, was +1 in the personal honor box, ahead of the other players in the same class. Cunningham won the rookie MVP, what is the current status of the top five picks in the same period?
Cunningham has played 44 games for the Pistons so far this season, averaging 15.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.8 minutes per game, shooting 39.4% from the field and 32.7% from three-point range. In previous games, he has also had extremely bright performances, 34 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists against the Nuggets, 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against the Cavaliers, and Cunningham's performance has gradually become stable in recent games, and this time he won the All-Star Rookie Game MVP. Of course, he also has shortcomings, first of all, the average number of turnovers per game is 3.5 times high in the league, and his shooting rate is really low, if you want to fight for the best rookie he still needs to improve his shortcomings.
Jaylen Greene competed in the Dunk Contest this All-Star Weekend, but he didn't make it to the finals, scoring 38 points after several attempts in the performance catch big windmill, and then completed the dunk in the air to score 45 points. After missing the final, Green said he would have to participate in a dunk next season because he messed up this time. As the second pick in the first round of 21 years, Green has played in 43 games for the Rockets so far this season, averaging 14.6 points, 3.1 boards and 2.3 assists in 30.4 minutes per game, shooting 38.7% from the field and 31.1% from three-point range.
Evan Mobley is the third pick in the first round in 21 years, and he won the skills competition with the team's Garland and Allen in this All-Star Weekend. In the fourth round of the final round, the midfielder shots were matched, and the rookies spent 9.9 seconds, and the Cavaliers' Mobley hit 4.4 seconds with just one shot. Mobley has played 50 games for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 14.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 34.1 minutes, shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 26.5 percent from three-point range.
Barnes, who came in the fourth overall pick, played in 49 games for the Raptors, averaging 14.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1 steal in 35.4 minutes per game, shooting 47 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from three-point range. With the fifth overall pick in the first round, Jaylen Saggers averaged 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 39 games so far in the season for the Magic, shooting 36.7% from the field and 22.8% from three-point range.
As the end of the regular season draws closer, the battle for the best rookie will become more intense in later games, and it remains to be seen which player will eventually win the best rookie.