36 points + 33 points! The best rookie in the NBA was born, and the super double star was really shining
In the 2023 offseason, the NBA league draft, the most dazzling young man must be Wembanyama, and the Spurs have no suspense to choose Chinese Banyama as the top pick. The Hornets selected Miller as the star pick, the Trail Blazers selected Henderson with the No. 4 pick, and the Rockets selected Amen Thompson with the No. 4 pick. The European media and the American media have blown up Wembanyama's basketball talent, with a height of 2.26 meters and an arm span of 2.44 meters, this guy has Yao Ming's height and has the same excellent dribbling and shooting ability as Durant, which is surprising. However, Wembanyama's rookie season was met by an opponent, and one youngster was even crazier. 36 points + 33 points! The best rookie in the NBA was born, and the super twin stars really shined.
Wembanyama, the top player of the Spurs, averaged 19.2 points + 9.5 rebounds + 2.6 assists + 1.3 steals + 2.6 blocks per game this season, which is very gorgeous and comprehensive, but his only shortcoming is efficiency, Wembanyama shot 43.0% from the field, 27.5% from three-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw line. If Wembanyama can shoot more than 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range, it will be a stunner. In the game between the Spurs and the Nuggets, Wembanyama slashed 22 points + 11 rebounds + 2 assists + 6 steals + 4 blocks, which is really super full of offensive and defensive capabilities, and the last player in the NBA who had at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 blocks in a single game was Harden in 2019.
On the NBA league's official rookie list, Holmgren of the Thunder actually beat Wembanyama to rank first, and Wembanyama ranked second. According to statistics released by the American media, Holmgren averaged 18.1 points + 8.0 rebounds + 2.5 assists + 1.0 steals + 2.3 blocks per game this season, shooting 56.4% from the field, 43.8% from three-point range, and 88.2% from the free throw line. Wembanyama's scores, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks are all slightly higher than Holmgren's five basic stats, but Wembanyama lost to Holmgren in all three of his shooting percentages. Holmgren's overall shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage are much higher than Wembanyama's, and the scoring efficiency is too high.
NBA experts believe that Wembanyama is younger, his talent and potential are stronger, and he can improve his shooting percentage in the future, but now Holmgren is indeed playing better and more efficient. The difference between 18 points per game and 19 points per game is only one point, which is of little significance, but the difference in overall shooting rate is 13%, and the difference in three-point shooting rate is 16%, which is more obvious. So, in the NBA's official rookie of the best rookie list, Holmgren beats Wembanyama, which also makes sense.
The Thunder and the Warriors battled, and Holmgren shot 14 of 22 efficiently, blasting 36 points + 10 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 steals + 2 blocks of all-round data. In the regular season between the Thunder and the 76ers, Holmgren made 13 of 20 shots and slashed 33 points + 6 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal + 3 blocks. Holmgren became the first rookie in Thunder history to score 30+ in a single game multiple times in the first month of his career. Holmgren became the first rookie in NBA history to score 30 points + 10 rebounds + 5 assists + 2 steals + 2 three-pointers in a single game. Holmgren accumulated 25+ three-pointers and 25+ blocks in the first 16 games of his career, the first rookie in NBA history.
The Thunder now have super twin stars Alexander + Holmgren, both of whom have put up very good stats and led the Thunder to an excellent record of second place in the West. Alexander is averaging 30.4 points + 6.1 rebounds + 6.2 assists + 2.3 steals + 0.9 blocks per game this season, shooting 53.4% from the field, and he has entered the top five in the regular season MVP list. The Thunder have an offensive efficiency of 117.9 (sixth in the league) and a defensive efficiency of 109.6 (seventh in the league) this season. Can the Thunder go straight to the bottom, make the playoffs, and compete for the championship directly? Who is the strongest rookie between Holmgren and Wembanyama?