The second round of the NBA playoffs is in full swing, with the Celtics currently leading the Cavaliers 3-1, the Nuggets 2-2 Timberwolves, the Mavericks 2-2 Thunder, and the Knicks 2-2 Pacers. With the exception of the Celtics and Cavaliers matchup, the other three groups were all 2-2, and the series still had a lot of suspense.
It is worth mentioning that in the second round of the playoffs, most of them are young players, and the rookies of the class of 2018 have become the protagonists of the second round of the playoffs.
On the Celtics' side, the core is Tatum and Brown, and in their lineup, there is a rookie in the class of 2018, that is, Mike Haliuk, who is the 47th pick in the second round of the class of 2018, but he is a water cooler player and has no chance to play.
The Knicks are amazing, the core Jason Brunson, the 33rd pick rookie in 2018, a second-round pick counterattack became an All-Star, the core of the team; Substitute Sheikh Milton was the 54th overall pick in 2018 and the injured Mitchell Robinson was the 36th overall pick in 2018; DiVincenzo was the 17th overall pick in 2018.
The Knicks alone have four rookies in the class of 2018, and if the Knicks win the championship, the number of champions in the class of 2018 can directly increase by four.
The Thunder's boss, Alexander, was the 11th pick in 2018, and now has both offense and defense, leading the young Thunder to the second round again, and there is hope to reach the Western Conference finals, and even go further. And the undrafted Kenrich Williams also got some playing time with the Thunder.
The Thunder's opponent, the Mavericks, and their boss is Doncic in 2018, and he is currently the best mixed among the players in the class of 2018.
The Nuggets' lineup, Porter Jr. was also in 2018, and even if it weren't for injuries, he might have been the top pick in 2018, and finally only fell to the 14th pick.
There are currently eight teams in the second round of the playoffs, and three of the teams are all rookies in the class of 2018, namely Tanhua Doncic, 11th pick Alexander, and second-round pick Jason Brunson. In addition, Porter, the main player of the Nuggets, was the 14th overall pick in the class of 2018.
There are a total of 5 teams with players from the class of 2018, and all of them are main players and even star players, in addition, there are substitutes such as DiVincenzo, and there are currently 9 rookies in the class of 2018 in the 8 teams.
In addition to the 2018 rookie, the Timberwolves' Edwards is a 2020 rookie, the Celtics' Tatum is a 2017 rookie, the Cavaliers' Mitchell is a 2017 rookie, the Pacers' Haliburton is a 2020 rookie, and the Nuggets' Jokic is a 2014 rookie.
That is to say, except for Jokic, who has won the championship in 2014, the core of other teams is after 2017, and the NBA has entered the time for a change of dynasty.