Which rookie are you most bullish on before the start of the new NBA season? Is the mature all-rounder Cunningham? Or the talented Jaylen Green? Or is it The Bosh-like Tanhua Mobli? Or The Muscular Macho Barnes? Did you pay attention to the No. 13 quarterback Duarte?
The NBA started the season with basically 2-3 games, so let's take a look at how this year's rookies are doing.
1. Champion Cade Cunningham: Missed due to injury and did not play. As a representative of the all-around player in college, the template is also Doncic, but unfortunately he suffered an injury before the start of the season, and he has not played in the preseason and regular seasons, and we don't know how strong he really is.
2. Jaylen Green: Green played in 2 games for the Rockets, averaging 9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals in 29 minutes per game, shooting only 32% from the field and a pitiful 18.2% from three-point range. Green's performance on the court is still too jerky. However, he is indeed talented, athletic ability is absolutely top-notch, if the late gradually adapt to the NBA, I believe it is a good seedling of a superstar.
3. Evan Mobley: Mobley is one of the best performers in his rookie so far, averaging 15.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.3 steals, 2.3 blocks, shooting 56.3% from the field, getting plenty of playing time in the Cavaliers Mobley and showing off his talent. He can eat cakes, can singles, and has a certain outside shooting ability, and the basket guard is very good, which can be said to be a rare rookie who integrates attack and defense. Mobley's confrontation is still a little insufficient, but this is a problem that almost every rookie player has (except Zion), and I believe that in the future, this rookie can become the next generation of interior hegemons.
4. Fourth pick Scotty Barnes: The forward monster is also one of the best performing rookies of the year, averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.5 minutes per game, shooting 52.3% from the field, Barnes is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 101 kilograms, he is the least afraid of physical confrontation in this rookie, and he almost rushed up on the offensive end. But at present, Barnes's outside projection ability is poor, and the defense is also poor, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
5. Fifth pick Jaylen Sargas: This small defender is seriously inconsistency compared to the two players above. He averaged 31 minutes per game, with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals, which at first glance is not bad, but his shooting rate is only 22.6% and 8.3% from three-point range, which is really too miserable. However, his big picture view is not bad, and he will be a good starting defender after finding the feel in the future.
6. Sixth pick Josh Gidey: It is said that the Thunder must be a boutique, but this time the Thunder may look away. With 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 24 minutes and 30.8 percent shooting, Gidy is a big defender in assists and defense, his shooting ability is average, and his movement speed is slow, and his strength is a big advantage. However, the thunder that aspires to be rotten has enough patience to wait for him to grow.
7. Seventh overall pick Jonathan Cumminga: absent due to injury. Kuminga, who has only played two preseason games and is out injured, is a good forward defender, similar to the current Warriors' Iguodala style, physically strong, good defense, but poor projection ability, hoping to grow under the guidance of old seniors.
8. Eighth overall Franz Wagner: This is another brother group in the NBA, and his eldest brother Moritzwagna also plays for the Magic. Wagner Jr. is currently doing very well, averaging 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 33 minutes per game, shooting 57.1% from the field and 57.1% from three-point range, for now, he has the momentum to surpass his big brother, and at present, Wagner's physical confrontation and projection ability are in line with the requirements of the NBA, and the only weakness is defense.
9. Ninth pick David Mitchell: This little brother is arguably the worst player in the top ten picks. He averaged 2.5 points, 2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 steals in 28 minutes per game, shooting 14.3% from the field and shooting 0-of-6 from three-point range. The Mitchell style is very similar to the Grizzlies' rising star Morant, but he does not seem to have Morant's life, but he has Morant's illness, playing frizzy on the court, and always thinking about blocking opponents. If he can become more mature, he still has great potential.
13. Duarte with the thirteenth pick: Why did I jump straight to the 13th pick, because in fact, the other rookies did not perform too well. The 13th pick, 1.98-meter tall shooting guard Duarte is a highlight, and his performance is also worthy of his pick and position. Duarte averaged 20 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal in 39.7 minutes per game, shooting 41.4% from the field and 45.8% from three-point range, and it can be said that the performance is not lost to the rookies in the previous picks. In just three games, he hit 11 three-pointers, including two whistle-blowing three-pointers!
Duarte is 24 years old this year, so the NBA team is almost not optimistic about his potential, so in the case of good college statistics, he was selected with the 13th pick, but Duarte is extremely strong. He's a good three-pointer, runs aggressively from the outside, has a certain amount of personal singles ability, and is also very good defensively, and is a very good 3D player. If this continues, Duarte will most likely win the best rookie of the year.
The above is the performance of the main rookies in the NBA this year, do they meet your expectations? Who do you think hasn't played the data that matches their talent? Welcome to share and discuss in the comments section.