The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave, and a generation of new people replaces the old people. The same applies to the NBA league, in the era of the prevalence of small balls that are only fast, the growth cycle of young people has emerged from the past 2-3 years, promoted to cash in on talent that season, and even debuted at the peak.
On this stage, which focuses on offense, young people are given a platform to display their talents and show their ambitions and ambitions. In this blue sea and blue sky with unlimited possibilities, young people can not only do whatever they want, but even boldly try, let go, and create a new piece of vitality and vitality for the future.
Today, take stock of the eight biggest stars of the season.
Eighth place: Bench bandit Poole
Jordan Poole was selected by the Warriors with the 28th pick in the 2019 first round. As a young player, Poole has a super explosive scoring power and a huge deterrent ability to shoot outside the line.
In the 2021-22 season, the Warriors ushered in the rise, and Poole, as the team's bench bandit, grew up to be visible to the naked eye. As a rising star, Poole once became the warrior's most deterrent offensive point after Curry with his super offensive ability.
As a defender, Poole has a certain organizational ability, in the absence of too much confrontation ability, Poole is extremely efficient, after clay returned, Poole returned to the bench, but also plug and play, without any sense of violation.
In the middle and late of the season, Curry suffered an ankle injury, and with Wiggins and Clay in the squad, Poole, as a 3rd year rookie, was in danger and once became the core leader of the team's offensive end. Poole's outstanding performance was also an important factor for the Warriors to lock up the third place record in the West before the end of the regular season.
In the regular season, Poole averaged 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, 44.8% shooting percentage, 36.4% three-point shooting rate, with super output ability, Poole also became the team's third scoring point after the Splash Brothers.
During the playoffs, Poole also played decently, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, becoming the most important firepower output on the team's outside line. Although during the Finals, Poole was once compressed by Kerr due to his weak physical confrontation ability, but after adjustment, Poole frequently helped the Warriors to make achievements with his strong speed and good vision at the organizational end, and also laid a solid foundation for the team to win the championship.
In the playoffs, Poole averaged 17 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. 50.8% shooting percentage and 39.1% three-point shooting percentage. It is still a very efficient and comprehensive performance. As the first playoff trip of his career, Poole did not expose weakness and volatility, but played better and better, this young man with a very similar style to Curry believes that after the finals of the tempering, it will become more calm and sophisticated, in time, Poole is expected to become the Warriors' next Stephen Curry, helping the Warriors continue the dynasty.
Seventh place: Edwards, son of the Chosen
Edwards was selected by the Timberwolves with the 1st pick in the 2020 first round. As the chosen son, Edwards was physically gifted and incredibly bouncing, and was once known as the Timberwolf Three Musketeers alongside Towns and Russell.
In the new season, the Timberwolves continued to cash in on their talents driven by the Three Musketeers, and although the team suffered from injuries in the middle of the season, the Timberwolves rebounded at one point and ended the regular season in seventh place in the East.
In the playoffs, thanks to the excellent performance of the Three Musketeers, the Timberwolves defeated the Clippers with coach Tyrone Lue, and after many years, they once again broke into the playoff stage.
Playoffs against the equally young Grizzlies, second-year freshman Edwards performed well, becoming the team's most deterrent offensive threat point, frequently putting tremendous pressure on the Grizzlies and becoming the most stable super scorer around Towns. He also became the biggest contributor to the Timberwolves' tight score.
So far in the playoffs, Edwards has averaged 24.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and his outstanding performance has once become the biggest reliance on the team to stage the Miracle of Black Seven.
As a rookie, this is also the first time in Edwards' career to break into the playoff stage, this young man not only has no sense of violation, did not expose the inexperienced and cowardly side of young people, but more and more courageous, brave and fearless, his vitality also activated the entire team. It also provides the necessary conditions for the team to upset.
Although, in the end, the Timberwolves failed, but the strong and strong son of the chosen has emerged, in time, Edwards will become the Timberwolves can be comparable to the Downs superstar, will also provide a steady stream of fire support for the rise of the Timberwolves.
Sixth place: New Branch Leader Garland
Garland was selected by the Cavaliers with the 5th pick in the first round of 2019. As a young rising star, Garlander's growth is breathtaking, and his life is like an open hanging, from an obscure young player to a well-deserved leader of the Cavaliers.
In the 2021-22 season, the Cavaliers made a splash, and in the case of the starting five tigers working together, the Cavaliers jumped from the obscure bottom team of the league to the unreachable Eastern Superpower, and the Cavaliers also became the most amazing dark horse team in the league.
In the middle of the season, the Cavaliers suffered an injury and cold wave, and the team fell three guards in succession, including last season's scoring champion Sexton also announced the season reimbursement due to a torn cruciate ligament. For a time, the Cavaliers encountered guard panic, but also made the Cavaliers fluctuate, in the face of such a dilemma, the coaching staff boldly used the young Garland as the core of the team's attack, but also because of Lin Wei's decision, shaping Garland's growth and greatness.
In the next game, Garland through the super personal ability and steady team leadership ability, so that the team through the cold wave of injury, Garland's sudden emergence also made the team continue the madness of the dark horse season again, continue to gallop in the East.
At the end of the season, the team's starting center Allen was plagued by injuries again, and the Cavaliers also declined in the record, and in the playoffs, they lost to the Nets and Hawks in succession, ending the season of high and low, but as the team's biggest surprise, Garland's performance was impeccable, compared to the playoffs, Garland's growth was obviously more amazing to the team.
This season, Garland averaged 21.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, and the scores and assists were the top in the team, which shows the organization's super personal ability to score and score.
In the offseason, the Cavaliers also offered the rising star a five-year, 193 million maximum salary contract, and also became the third young talent in the class of 2019 to sign a contract of hundreds of millions after Zion and Morant. The Knight's move also established the status of Garland's leader, I believe that over time, with the ability of Garland's little ghost to be in charge, in time, after all, becoming the Knight's next superstar, and even the all-round dual-energy performance, once made it comparable to Harden at the peak, this young man is definitely worthy of the Knight's big gamble, the future can be expected.
Fifth place: Sportsman Bridges
Bridges was selected by the Clippers with the 18th pick in the first round of 2018 and later traded to the Hornets. As an athleticist, Bridges has excellent bounce ability and has won the 2020 NBA All-Star Rookie MVP.
In the 2021-22 season, Bridges, as the young leader of this young team, once rose to the team's top scorer with 20.2 points, 7 rebounds and 3.8 assists, 49.1% shooting percentage and 33.1% three-point shooting rate in the regular season. He also became the absolute leader of this talented team.
As a small striker, Bridges' athleticism was once praised. As a 24-year-old young man, Bridges is still extremely high, and in time, Bridges is likely to lead the Hornets to complete the rise and start a legendary journey that belongs to Bridges.
Fourth place: Morant who killed all four parties
Morant was selected by the Grizzlies with the second pick in the 2019 first round. As a young superstar in the league, Morant's super physical talent and the world's first waist and abdomen strength make Morant and Zion call the Twin Stars of the Class of 2019.
In the 2020-21 season, 2nd year rookie Morant led the Grizzlies in a series of play-offs against Popovich's Spurs and regular season scoring champion Curry's Warriors. It also made the Grizzlies break into the playoffs after many years.
In the first round of the playoffs against the Jazz series, Morant retreated from the youth, fully showing the competitive state of the newborn calf not afraid of tigers, the whole round of the series, Morant averaged 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, and the data made a new career high, and also perfectly showed the psychological quality of the big heart.
In the 2021-22 season, Morant continued the competitive state of last season's playoffs, leading the Grizzlies all the way forward on the regular season stage and successfully reaching the second place in the West, which also enabled the Grizzlies to set multiple team records. Morant also made his career debut in the All-Star starting lineup with an all-around statistic of averaging 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game in the regular season, and won the fastest improvement of the season.
During the playoffs, although Morant was plagued by injuries, his ability to lead the team was still extremely strong, and facing the champions warriors this season, the Grizzlies once caused great trouble for the Warriors, as Morant said, if it were not for the injury factor, it was especially known who would die.
Throughout the playoffs, Morant averaged 27.1 points, 8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, 44% shooting percentage, 34% three-point shooting rate, compared to last season, Morant played more mature and steady this season, scoring and organizational compatibility is also more comfortable. And that's just Morant's second playoff trip.
As the 2019 top show, Morant has gradually surpassed the wizard during his rehabilitation in Zion and has become a superstar with great potential. In the offseason, the Grizzlies unsurprisingly offered the chosen son a five-year, 193 million maximum salary contract, and the 22-year-old Morant still has a lot of room to rise, believing that in time, the Grizzlies' young leader will lead Memphis on a legendary journey and write a dream journey belonging to this young genius.
Third place: Best defender Barrett
RJ Barrett was selected by the Knicks with the 3rd pick in the 2019 hand round, and as a Canadian player, Barrett has been selected for the ACC Best Team and the Best Freshman Team, and won Jerry Westerst, the star is bright and high hopes.
As another chosen son of the class of 2019 after Zion and Morant, Barrett is extremely talented, and after entering the league, he once came to prominence. Against the Spurs in 2019, Barrett scored 21 points, five rebounds and two assists, becoming the second youngest player in history to debut more than 20 points, behind James.
In the following games, Barrett also continued to grow, and as a defender, Barrett was fast-eyed and aggressive on the defensive end, and was a young player with good offensive and defensive skills.
In the 2021-22 season, Randall was in a slump, and Barrett once became the brain of the team's offensive end. In the regular season, Barrett averaged 20 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game, all of which set a career high, averaging 20 points per game, and also made Barrett the second scoring point after Randall's team, as a third-year freshman, although Barrett is not as explosive and athleticistic as Morant, but the young star is also constantly improving, in time, Barrett can even become the new owner of Madison Garden Square.
Second place: Miracle Boy Doncic
Doncic was selected by the Hawks with the 3rd pick in the first round of 2018 and then traded to the Lone Ranger, as another foreign leader in Dallas after Nowitzki, Doncic once showed super physical talent and scoring ability.
In the 2020-21 season, Doncic single-core led the lone ranger into the playoffs, and in the game against the Clippers, once put a huge pressure on the Los Angeles Double Giants, although ultimately lost to the Clippers, Doncic's performance in the playoffs was perfect.
In the offseason, the lone ranger boss Cuban led the King of Nooch to doncic's hometown and reached an early contract renewal contract of 200 million yuan with him, which shows the lone ranger's recognition and weight for Doncic.
In the new season, Doncic's body was slightly blessed, and the young man was once questioned, but with the deepening of the game, Doncic gradually adjusted to the peak state, and led the team to play epic games in succession, the team also under the power of Doncic's back end, once completed the good play of headwind reversal, before the end of the regular season, the Lone Ranger also advanced to the fourth place in the crazy West, successfully holding the first round of home advantage.
In the regular season, Doncic averaged 28.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, a steady improvement from last season's statistics. Doncic thus established himself as a leader that no one else could match.
After the start of the playoffs, Doncic was plagued by injuries for a while, but after his return, Doncic was still extremely strong, without any sense of violation, and led the team to victory over the Jazz with Utah and the Suns in the West. Successfully led the team to the stage of the Western Conference Finals after the Nowitzki era.
In the Western Conference Finals, facing the more powerful Warriors, Doncic is still extremely strong, although the gap in strength between the two sides is extremely obvious, but as the young leader of the team, Doncic still plays extremely strong, without any stage fright and fluctuations, facing the superstar Curry, Doncic plays extremely stable, even in the duel with Curry, there is no downwind, but also witnessed the young man's strong aura and big heart attributes.
In the playoffs, Doncic averaged 31.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, averaging 30+ points per game, making Doncic one of the league's top scorers, and 9.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists also witnessed Doncic's comprehensiveness.
As the former king of the Lone Ranger, Nowitzki once said that Doncic's talent and future achievements will be higher than his own, it seems that this highly touted remark is not empty, in time, Doncic is definitely expected to become the next Nocic king in Dallas.
1st place: Tatum, a scoring machine
Tatum was selected by the Celtics with the 3rd pick in the first round of 2017. As a Kobe Bryant disciple, Tatum has super scoring explosiveness and continuous output ability, and is also the league's most influential superstar under the age of 25.
In the 2017-18 season, Tatum, who had just entered the league, became the core of the team's offensive end, and with the courage of the newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, he once re-divided the final and James at the peak of the big difficult points, and once forced out the strongest James. Tatum also became a well-known hero for the Celtics with 18.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the playoffs, as well as his fighting spirit for James.
In the following season, Tatum became more and more calm, and in the 2019-20 season, he once again led the team to the divisional finals, but in the face of butler's dark horse heat, the young Celtics returned home again, but in just 3 seasons, Tatum led the Celtics to the divisional finals twice, which shows the young man's super ability to lead the team.
In the 2021-22 season, the comeback Celtics traded back in the offseason and returned to the team's interior giant Ta Horford, making the Celtics lineup more aligned.
But early in the season, due to the change of manager and the ups and downs of player status, the Celtics suffered the biggest Waterloo of the regular season, and the record deteriorated, once becoming the bottom team in the East. At one point, the team even had the idea of breaking up the duo of Probing Flowers, and wanted to send Jaylen Brown away through a trade.
In the middle of the season, Tatum continued to work hard, with a continuous basket of 50+ scoring feasts, but also made the Celtics return to the strength of the strong team, all the way through the thorns, and locked in the second place in the East before the end of the regular season.
In the regular season, Tatum averaged 26.9 points, 8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, 45.3 shots, 35.3% three-point shooting, all-round data performance, and the ability to explode from the back-up experience, making Tatum the most favorable competitor for MVP.
After the start of the playoffs, Tatum fluctuated slightly, especially after reaching the Finals, the state fluctuated greatly, after all, this was the first trip of Tatum's career to the Finals. But despite this, Tatum still averaged 25.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game during the playoffs, shooting 42.6% from the field and shooting 39.3% from three-point range, which is still extremely comprehensive and efficient.
It's just that compared with Curry at the peak, Tatum still needs to grow, but this is also an incentive and encouragement for Tatum, after all, Tatum, who is only 23 years old, led the team to the stage of the finals, which is something that many superstars have never reached.
As a young man, Tatum still has unlimited possibilities, after all, this up-and-comer who has both attack and defense has grown into the absolute leader of the team, and in time, Tatum will inevitably lead the Celtics to rebuild their past glory and even become the next legend of the team.