If he is selected for the all-star lineup, he will become the seventh person in the history of the Rockets, comparable to Big Dream + Yao Ming
On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the voting for the first phase of the 2024 All-Star team, and it is worth noting that only 21-year-old Rockets starting center Alperen Shenjing ranked 7th among Western frontcourt players with 335,115 votes. The six players in front of Shin Kyung are LeBron James, Durant, Jokic, Bushy Eyebrows, Leonard and Paul George, while Shin Kyung is followed by Wembanyama, Holmgren and Towns.
In other words, the Rockets' star Alperen Shenjing can now not only compete with some superstars, but he is also more popular than some young centers. The reason why the Rockets can rank 8th in the West in the record list this season and have an excellent record of 17 wins and 15 losses is that Alperen Shenjing has contributed to the Rockets on the inside. Although Shin Kyung still lacks some stability, on the offensive end, he is already a star center that can be compared to superstars such as Jokic and Brother Thick Eyebrows.
Even a famous coach said that in his eyes, Jokic, Embiid and Alperen Shenjing are the strongest low-post scoring interior players this season. This is not an exaggeration, you must know that Shen Jing can contribute 21.5 points, 9 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game this season, although the scoring data is not too much, but Shen Jingsheng is comprehensive, he is not only a rebounding master, but also averages 5.2 assists per game, and ranks among the top center players in the league.
This is also the reason why Shin Kyung was ranked 7th among frontcourt players in the Western All-Star vote. In addition, if Shen Jing is selected to the All-Star team this season, then he will become the seventh player in the history of the Rockets to be selected, cultivated by himself, and finally selected to the All-Star team, the other six are Elvin Hayes, Tom Janovic, Calvin Murphy, Ralph Sampson, Big Dream Olajuwon and China's little giant Yao Ming.
If Shin can be named to the All-Star team, he will be the seventh player in the history of the Rockets to be on par with seven legendary stars, which is also an absolute heavyweight honor. On the one hand, he should continue to improve his performance and personal data this season, and on the other hand, help the Rockets win more games, which is more conducive to him entering the All-Star team.
Although the selection of All-Star players is basically closely related to individual performance, the record of the team in which the player is located also has great reference value, such as some star players who have performed well individually, but the team's poor record is basically difficult to enter the All-Star team.
Now that Alperen Shenjing's personal performance is available, decent data has been obtained, and the Rockets' record is not bad, what Shen Jing needs now is to maintain the status quo and continue to improve, and then wait for the announcement of the All-Star lineup results, and also hope that Shen Jing can be selected for the first time in the All-Star team as he wishes and become the 7th person in the history of the Rockets.