Jaylen Green has always been seen by the Rockets as the cornerstone of the team's future, but Jaylen Green's performance has also been repeated this season, which has made fans think that the Rockets are not strong in this rookie list. However, in the final few games of the season, after the Rockets took a number of key players off, Jaylen Green finally broke out.
If you don't count the game with the Nets on April 6, Beijing time, then in the last 4 games, Jaylen Green has scored more than 30 points per game, which is too rare for rookie players, even for the average NBA superstar, it is not too easy to bomb 30+ in 4 consecutive games.
What about Jaylen Green's current level? It can only be said that Jaylen Green did not reach the best. In fact, before last summer's draft, the Pistons had already locked up the title to take off Cade Cunningham - because Compared to Jaylen Green, Cunningham is more stable and more comprehensive, and in the eyes of the Pistons, Cunningham is the cornerstone of the team's future. Therefore, the Rockets could not take down Cunningham, and could only choose between Mobley, Barnes and Jaylen Green, and in the end, the Rockets still picked Green.
It can be said that in the middle of the season, the Rockets may have regretted missing Barnes and Mobley, but now that they have seen Green's unstoppable performance, the Rockets' choice is correct. Although the current Jaylen Green has not been able to bring more victories to the Rockets, his own data is brushed up, just look at the data, Jaylen Green's recent performance can really be regarded as an NBA superstar level.
There's even a set of stats showing how "close" Jaylen Green is to active All-Star players in the league, or even superstar-level players, and let's take a look. This set of data shows that Jaylen Green is the eighth rookie in the NBA league since 2010 to average 16.8 points per game, shooting 42 percent from three-point range, and 54 percent from the field.
The other seven players are: superstar Warriors leader Stephen Curry, 76ers center Embiid, Trail Blazers Lillard, Nets Irving, and All-Star Pelicans big forward Zion Williamson, Jazz guard Mitchell, Timberwolves center Towns. Compared with these 7 stars, although the shooting percentage, three-point shooting rate, average score per game, and true shooting rate are all at the bottom or the 2nd and 3rd levels, the 4 statistics can be compared with these celebrities, which is also a recognition for Jaylen Green.
I have to admit that Jaylen Green is the "superstar embryo" of the Rockets, and he is likely to be the next All-Star player of the Rockets after Harden. The reason why Jaylen Green's stats are slightly insufficient compared to the other 7 star players is because the Rockets gave Jaylen Green too late.
It wasn't until after the All-Star that the Rockets began to take Jaylen Green seriously. After Wood and the other 3 people rested, Jaylen Green won unlimited shooting rights, if the Rockets can release the right earlier, Jaylen Green can play earlier, maybe his data is more beautiful than these superstars. However, Green's future is not too late, at least to be able to compete with 7 superstars, which is enough.