All along, the argument about the eyes of the list has always existed in the NBA draft world. After all, there are not many famous eyes in history, but the water-dropped list eyes have grabbed a large number. The title list has become a classic argument in the mouths of many fans.
After a slump at the beginning of the season, Cunningham played extremely well in the remaining seasons, playing in 64 games, averaging 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and has been able to compete with Tanhua Mobley for the best rookie.
And last year's list of green, at the beginning and Cunningham is the existence of the Dragon Phoenix Chick, the hand cold and hard to choose the poor has become his original label. But after entering 2022, Green's state is significantly better.
Especially since entering April, Green has cut 30+ has become the norm, before scoring only 8 points in the last game, Green has cut 30+ in five consecutive games, as a rookie has been comparable to Jordan Iverson and others in the rookie period.
In the last six games before today, Jaylen Green averaged 27.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.3 steals per game, shooting 46% from the field, 40.6% from three-point range, and shooting 77.4% from the field.
And today's season finale against the Hawks, Jaylen Green played the best game of the season. He played 39 minutes and 32 seconds, shooting 14-of-26, 4-of-11 from three-point range, 9-of-11 from the free throw line, scoring 41 points and making no mistakes.
According to statistics, Jaylen Green became the league's first rookie player to score at least 40 points and make zero mistakes in the game since the 1977-78 season. The last Rockets rookie to score 40 points was Olajuwon.
40 points is also the highest score among last year's rookies, Green's ability to cut points was considered the strongest of all people before the draft, and today he finally got the title of the highest score in his hand.
In addition to the highest score, Jaylen Green also has a number of statistics that are ranked first among rookies, all related to scoring. He got 8 30+ games, and the most of the other rookies was Cunningham's 2.
Throughout the season, Green scored 26 20+ and was also the first rookie, and in second place was Cunningham's 25. He is also the first rookie in NBA history to shoot 5+ three-pointers in five consecutive games.
In his rookie season, Jaylen Green played in 67 games, averaging 31.9 minutes per game, 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 34.3 percent from three-point range and 79.7 percent from the free throw line.
Compared to the poor shooting rate at the beginning of the season, Green has adjusted his shooting crosshairs and the true shooting rate has reached 54.7%, which is particularly gratifying. Because in the eyes of many people, Green's growth curve should not start to rise until next season.
While the best rookie is largely hopeless, Jaylen Green's expectations for Rockets fans are far more than a ROY award. By now, no one should continue to say that he would be able to water. Of course, it's hard to say whether the dunk contest will continue to water.