The sun after the All-Star Game is not going well, and the team's big brother Paul is going to take a break until the playoffs, which should have been Booker's lead time, but he had to take a few games off because he triggered the league's health and safety agreement. Fans think the Suns are going to suffer a wave of losing streaks, who knows that without Paul, Booker, the Sun will rise as usual, this time standing out is the NBA's most educated player - Cameron Johnson, who today he exploded a career-high 38 points and contributed a three-point kill.
Cameron is the abbreviation of Cameron, who studied for graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh, which not only improved his academic qualifications, but also gave him the opportunity to shine at a basketball school, and finally was selected by the Suns with the No. 11 pick in the 19th Draft. In an interview with the Finals last year, Cameron Johnson said he would finish his thesis in the offseason because making the playoffs left him with no time or experience writing his graduate thesis. This season Cameron has finally finished his studies and can devote more energy to basketball, and his progress is immediate.
Last season's Cameron averaged 9.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, shooting 42%/34.9%/84.7% of the three-point shooting rate, which can only be said to be the average of the front, but this season's Cameron has evolved into a high-quality 3D player, with only 2 minutes of playing time, averaging 12.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, and shooting 46.9%/43.7%/87.2% of the three shots. If this season he is fully worthy of the Lotto No. 11 pick, then today Cameron has a performance comparable to Crawford, the best sixth man in history. Against the Knicks, the sun, who was missing major generals, played very passively, and was hit by a 38-23 offensive climax in the third quarter, surpassing by 12 points.
Luckily, cameron, who shot 7-of-8 in the fourth quarter, including six three-pointers, including the super-far three-pointer at the final whistle, and it was with this three-pointer that looked like a "luck ball" that the Suns were defeated. It was a night that belonged to Cameron, who scored 38 points, hit 9 three-pointers, and 21 points and 6 three-pointers in the final quarter, all of which were career highs, and on this performance, Cameron did not need to worry about the renewal problem, next year and even this summer, he can get a satisfactory contract extension.
The opposite of Cameron is Ayton, as the 2018 champion who overpowered Doncic and Trae Young, Ayton did not play a famous role until he met Paul, and after last year's steady contribution of 15+10 data in the finals, Ayton asked the Suns for the maximum salary. Fortunately, the management did not promise him, it turns out that although with Duncan-like physical talent, Ayton is not a tough inside line, facing the Knicks Robinson today - 18 years 36 pick, Ayton was eaten alive by him, Robinson had 17 points and 15 rebounds on 8-of-8 shooting, and Ayton had 8 points and 3 boards on 4-of-10 shooting without a free throw.
If Ayton has Cameron's mental qualities, then his upper limit is immeasurable, if Cameron, who has torn the meniscus and had had hip arthroscopy surgery, has Ayton's physical talent, then he must be a super giant like George and Durant, but unfortunately there are few such perfect players, hoping that Cameron can stay healthy and continue to blossom in his studies and career.