20-year-old Rockets rising star Jaylen Green has officially missed the rookie of the season. Don't look at Jaylen Green when he first joined the Rockets, but because his performance throughout the season is not so stable, coupled with the Rockets' record is also the worst in the league, so it is normal that Jaylen Green did not qualify for the best rookie.
Champion Cunningham, Tanhua Mobley and first-round 4th overall pick forward Scotty Barnes were nominated for the final three candidates, who will compete for the best rookie award of the season. Each of the three players has their own advantages, and Canning Ansheng is the most rookie in the statistics, averaging 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and averaging 17.3 points per game.
Looking at Mobley again, the big man's advantage is comprehensive, as the Cavaliers' main center/big forward, Mobley's performance this season is very balanced, when he first entered the league, he can have a strong sense of the big picture stability like a veteran, and in the middle and late season, Mobley's stability has also been playing a role. Compared with Jaylen Green's "convulsive" performance, Mobley is more general and graceful.
What about Barnes? The rookie is not only as stable as Mobley, but he's more well-rounded. Although the position at the time of the draft is a forward, it has to be said that through the game of a season, Barnes can play a lot of positions, 5 positions, may be in addition to the point guard Barnes is not very adaptable, such as big/small forwards, centers and even scoring guards, Barnes play very easily.
In 74 regular season games, Barnes averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.4 minutes per game, and more importantly, Barnes was the only player in the first few rookies to make the playoffs (Mobley only made a playoff but was eliminated). If it's around the All-Star, the best rookie should be Mobley, but in the final stages of the regular season, Barnes is significantly better, and the Raptors' record also provides a bonus for Barnes.
Even the Lakers' famous "Magic" Johnson also specially named the Raptors' rookie forward Barnes in an interview and gave him a high evaluation. How to say it? Take a look.
The magician said: "He (Barnes) has a lot of elements of the Lakers SHOWTIME era. He can do everything on the pitch like me, and his height, strength, and confrontational ability are excellent. He can make his teammates better like me, and like me, is a nightmare for a defender. "From a magician's point of view, Barnes should be the best rookie.
So what should Jaylen Green, who missed the Rockets' rookie for the best rookie, learn from Barnes? At the end of the day, Jaylen Green is talented, has superb speed and explosiveness and athleticism, and his shooting skills have improved rapidly this season. But the shortcoming is that Green is not comprehensive, his ability to hold the ball is not good, and his passing ability is average, especially the ability to fight, which is simply the last level of the NBA.
Remember the Rockets and raptors game, the Raptors have been giving Green a confrontation, the result of Green's game scored only 8 points, you know that he has cut 30+ data in several games before and after. But as soon as he was confronted, Green immediately muted. What Green should look up to Barnes is his comprehensiveness and strong ability to resist.
Green was aware of this, and that's why he personally promised to improve his confrontation and gain weight this summer. We also look forward to the hard work this summer, green in the best form next season.