Before the season even started, rockets were confident with the second pick in the first round, saying in some interviews that his goal was not only the "best rookie award" of the season, but also set his sights on the distant future. Green had said at the time that he would not only have to be an All-Star, but also the best defensive player, and he would also be named to the NBA's Best Team.
But in fact, a season for the Rockets has passed, is the FLAG set by Jaylen Green really realistic? At least this season, the most recent "Best Rookie Award" from Jaylen Green has been sidelined. In the end, the Raptors' main power forward Barnes won the Best Rookie Award, and Jaylen Green only ranked 4th in this selection. Although Green's words are a little bigger, they are not unfounded.
This season, Jaylen Green is the second-highest average of points per game in his rookies, the player who has scored the most 30+ points in his rookies, and the only rookie player in his rookies who has scored 40+ points in a single game. After the All-Star Weekend, if you don't consider the Rockets' record and only look at Green's single stats, then he is completely the best rookie level. But everything can't be repeated, and the slightly sluggish performance of the rookie season does not represent Green's long career in the future.
At least NBA expert Sam Vecenie thinks Green's future is bright. Recently, Sam Vecenie studied the rookie players of this year and re-ranked the rookies, with Cunningham, Barnes, Mobley, Jaylen Green and Wagner in the top 5, and Rockets center Shin Kyung also on the list, ranking 14th. In Sam Vecenie's eyes, Green has unlimited talent and potential, but he still needs more efforts and improvements.
Sam Vecenie believes that the overall quality of this rookie is first-class, and when specifically talking about Jaylen Green, the expert said that Jaylen Green "looks like the kind of player who can lead the league in the scoring list one day", don't look at Jaylen Green's performance in the early part of the season, the defense is not outstanding, but in the middle and late season, especially in the last 32 regular season games, Jaylen Green's performance is "very outstanding".
Green had a certain adjustment at that time, he began to improve his shooting style, and became more confident on the offensive end, trying to find an offensive rhythm in the game, rather than recklessly attacking — these are the progress that the "great shooting guard" made early in his career, and Green quickly did that, which also reflects his personal strength.
Sam Vecenie said he appreciates Green's ability to attack and defend better than the top three rookies (Cunningham, Barnes and Mobley), which will play a big role in the playoffs. "I think Green is the fourth rookie of the year who could make it to the NBA's All-NBA Team some time in the future season." Sam Vecenie wrote finally.
To sum up, although the NBA expert believes that Green is not the best player in this rookie, his ceiling is definitely not lower than any rookie player, in addition to the possibility of becoming the scoring king of the future league, Green is also likely to become a member of the NBA's best team one day in the future. Of course, all this will take more time to prove, but judging from the unlimited freedom given to Green by the Rockets in the last 8 regular season games of the season, as long as the Rockets are willing, maybe Next Season Green can compete for the scoring champion of the next season, and he has this ability.