Recently, the Timberwolves and Lakers are fighting for a ticket to the playoffs in the playoffs, and Kyle Anderson, a naturalized player of the Chinese men's basketball team, is playing against Japan's Hachimura Takashi, so the two NBA players are better in the match?
Kyle Anderson caps Hachimura Takashi
First, let's take a look at what kind of player Kyle Anderson is
In 2012, Kyle Anderson joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to represent UCLA in college basketball. Kyle Anderson averaged 9.7 points and 3.5 assists per game and was named to the Pacific XII All-Twelve Second Team and All-Rookie Team.
In 2013-14, Kyle Anderson averaged 14.9 points and 6.5 assists per game, becoming the first player in NCAA Division I history to achieve 500 points, 300 rebounds and 200 assists in a single season, helping the team win the Pacific XII League Championship with a 28-9 record, reach the NCAA Sweet 16, and be named to the AP All-American Team 3, the U.S. Sports News All-America Team 3, and the Pacific XII All-12 First Team. On June 27, 2014, Kyle Anderson was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 30th pick in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft. The 2.06-meter-tall forward, who can shoot from mid-range range, continues to improve his three-point shooting, is an all-round player who can break through, shoot, dribble, pass and other skills are very good. He now plays as a starting possession, playmaker and tandem player for the Timberwolves.
Hachimura joined NCAA Gonzaga University in 2016. In 2017, Hachimura was runner-up in the NCAA Finals with Gonzaga University, becoming the first Asian player in history to reach the NCAA Finals. In the 2019 NBA Draft, Hachimura was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 9th pick in the first round and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team in 2019-20. Now he plays as a backup forward for the Lakers, responsible for the players who impact the basket.
In terms of draft picks, Japan's Hachimura is a little ahead of Kyle Anderson. In terms of ability, Kyle Anderson is stronger than Hachimura.
So in this match, in the end, the Lakers had the last laugh through overtime, how did China's Li Kyle and Japan's Hachimura Takeshi play in this game?
Let's take a look at Kyle Anderson's data
12 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, 40% three-point shooting in the game, plus 4 steals and 4 blocks. This kind of data is still very good.
Let's take another look at the data of Hachimura
12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, 40% three-point shooting without steals and blocks.
In this game, our Kyle Anderson is better, but Kyle Anderson is the main player and Hachimura is only a substitute, and the scoring data is the same, which shows that Hachimura's ability is still good, and he is only 24 years old this year, he still has a long career, and he should have better performances.
And Kyle Anderson is 30 years old this year, but Kyle Anderson is still experienced, the ability is also unquestionable, with two doubles and 4 blocks and 4 steals, this strength of naturalized players joining the Chinese men's basketball national team can strengthen our forward strength a lot, although he is 30 years old, but it is clear that he is still at his peak. Although Hachimura has not yet fought with the Chinese men's basketball team, after all, he is a substitute rotation forward of the current NBA Lakers, and his strength cannot be underestimated. In the past, some fans were worried about whether our Chinese men's basketball team could restrict his offense in the face of Japan, which has NBA players, but now with Kyle Anderson's addition, Hachimura's threat to the Chinese men's basketball team will be weakened a lot, but it still cannot be underestimated.