The NBA officially updated the latest edition of the league's Player of the Week today, which is a weekend for dark horses, and the Western Conference won the Player of the Week, the new generation leader of the Rockets, Shin Kyung. The player of the week in the East is the Knicks' new boss Brunson. None of them are league superstars and haven't even made it to an All-Star. However, starting from this week's best, the two are also about to enter the ranks of superstars, and the team history record that Yao Ming and Harden did not do were realized by 21-year-old Shen Jing.
Brunson is a very inspirational player who played top-notch when he played for the Mavericks. However, he was only 1.88 meters tall, and he was too short to serve as a quarterback, and finally the Mavericks let him go. After joining the Knicks, Brunson went from being a role player to the core of the team. Last season, he averaged 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and this season he has continued to improve, and his stats have improved to 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
In terms of efficiency, Brunson has a 47% shooting percentage from the field and a 43% three-point shooting percentage, making him a first-class two-way guard who can shoot suddenly. Not only that, the Knicks currently have a 21-15 record, which is almost equal to the Mavericks' 22-15 record, and is also firmly in the ranks of the playoffs, so it is not difficult to be selected as an All-Star.
Let's look at Shin Kyung, he is also a surprise for the Rockets. He was drafted with the 16th pick in the 2021 draft and is not considered a fancied player. The rookie season is only a substitute for the team, but Shen Jing is very smart, has strong Xi learning ability, high ball quotient, solid basic skills, and rapid improvement. The sophomore handed over an average of 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and also showed his organizational talent, successfully counterattacking to become a starter.
This season, Shin Kyung continued to improve, starting all 34 games, and he also averaged 21.4 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game. In the past four games, Shen Jing has delivered 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and 26 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. He averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and also led the Rockets to a 3-1 record, and deserved to win the best of the week.
You must know that Shin Kyung has just turned 21 years old, and in this way, he has broken a record in the history of Team Rockets. The Rockets have been around for 54 years, and Shin Kyung has become the youngest player of the week in team history. The history of the Rockets is still relatively glorious, even if you don't count the transfers of Harden and Maddy. The team's history has also produced superstars such as Olajuwon, Yao Ming, Sampson, Murphy, Tomjanovic, etc., but none of them won the Weekly Honor at the age of 21.
I have to say that now Shen Jing is the core of the Rockets, and he is also expected to continue the glory of the team's legendary center, with his performance and popularity, he is expected to be selected as an All-Star this year.