The façade of the future! Counting six potential superstars under the age of 25 in the league, Edwards is only second

There is no 24th in the rivers and lakes

2024-05-15 18:13Posted in Henan Sports Creators

From this season's competition, we can see that the league has reached a critical point, and the strength of those old superstars in the past is declining, and a group of superstars led by James, Curry, and Durant have now entered the countdown to retirement. At the same time, there are many young people in the league who have gradually entered the public's field of vision, and the next 6 players we will introduce have extremely outstanding talent and potential, and the oldest of them is 24 years old, as long as they are not injured in the future, they will have the opportunity to become players at the front level of the league in the future.

6. Banchero (21 years old)

This season, he averaged 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game

In 2022, Banchero was selected with the first pick in the first round, which was also the first top pick selected by the Magic since Howard, and Banchero did not disappoint the team, averaging 20+5 per game in his rookie season. This season, Banchero's ball-handling, scoring efficiency, playmaking and other abilities have improved, and the Magic have also cultivated him as the core of the team, and while improving, Banchero has also led the Magic back to the playoffs.

In the playoffs against the Cavaliers, Banchero helped the team play seven games against them, and although he still had no choice but to lose in the end, he also gave his best, and he averaged 27 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.1 steals per game throughout the series, shooting 45.6% from the field and 40% from three-point range. However, the 21-year-old Banchero still needs to improve in many aspects, such as his breakthroughs, control mistakes, etc., and if he can do these things better, he will also become a regular in the All-Star team and All-Star in the future.

5. Cai En (24 years old)

This season, he averaged 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.1 steals per game

When Cai En participated in the draft in 2019, the outside world once called him James's successor, and his NBA debut was also quite amazing, he played 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in less than 20 minutes, and then averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game throughout his rookie season. In the 2020-2021 season, Zain averaged 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and his destructive power on the court was among the top five in the league, so he was also selected as an All-Star for the first time.

But Zayn is so brittle, he has played a total of 184 games in the five years he has been in the league, and even though the Pelicans have been careful with his use this season, he still suffered an injury at the end of the season. Today's healthy Caon is undoubtedly still one of the league's most promising young stars, but if he can't get rid of his injury problems completely, he will certainly not be able to become the face of the league in the future.

4. Halliburton (24 years old)

This season, he averaged 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game

Haliburton didn't show much potential when he first entered the league, and it wasn't until he was traded to the Pacers that he gradually ushered in an explosion, Haliburton has been able to average 20+10 per game every year in the past two seasons, and he once played in the top five in the league in the early part of this season, and he could see the shadow of Magic + Curry at the same time in him at that time.

But since the injury, Haliburton's performance has been on the decline, and even after the team eventually made the playoffs, his form has not returned to the level he was at the beginning of the season. However, Haliburton's performance this season is still very good, although his performance in the first playoff game has been up and down, but after all, he is only 24 years old, and if he can master more scoring tools in the future, his ceiling is also unpredictable.

3. Maxi (23 years old)

He averaged 25.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season

As the only player on this list who isn't a lottery pick, Maxey's rookie season has been much more lackluster than the others, averaging only 8 points and 2 assists per game. But in the 2021-2022 season, Maxey seized the opportunity of the injury of Simmons, the team's starting point guard, and that year he went directly from the team's fringe player to a starter, and his average data per game also rose to 17.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and since then he has basically sat at the core of the team.

This season, due to the departure of Harden, Maxey ushered in another explosion, and he played the best season of his career on the court with a lot of ball possession, averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists, and steals per game, and finally he was successfully selected as the most improved player. However, Maxey's most outstanding thing is his performance in the playoffs, in 2022, he averaged 20+ per game in the playoffs for the first time as a core, and this season he has produced a perfect report card of 29.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, although the team fell in the first round, he can be said to be the best player for the 76ers in this series.

2. Edwards (22 years old)

This season, he averaged 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game

Since entering the league in 2019, Edwards has continued to improve himself every season, and he also played 25+5+5 for the first time in the regular season this season, and under his leadership, the team also entered the playoffs again as the third place in the West. Like Maxey, Edwards automatically moves up the playoffs, and this year is no exception, once again playing at the level of the league's top scoring guard.

So far, Edwards is averaging 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 56% from the field and 44.1% from three-point range. It was Edwards' inexplicable performance that gave the Timberwolves a chance to sweep the Suns and "crush" the defending champion Nuggets with a score of 2-0 at one point. Edwards is not yet 23 years old, and he still has a lot of time to improve his shortcomings in passing, and at the moment this is his only shortcoming.

1. Wembanyama (20 years old)

This season, he averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game

As the champion in 2023, Wembanyama has also played a season in the league, and on many young players, the performance of a season is not convincing at all, but Wembanyama is completely different, he can be said to have shown his talent to the fullest this year, and even now he can say that as long as he is not injured in the future, he has every chance to become a player at the level of the NBA historical president.

Wembanyama's style of play can be said to be unique in history, and he is the real "unicorn" compared to thick eyebrows, Porzingis and others. The most important reason why Wembanyama has a chance to make history is that he is a 20-year-old rookie this season, and he can not only improve steadily according to the plan set for him by the team in the game, but also he does not lack the courage to take over the game at many key moments.

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