After the new NBA season started, the 23rd draft performed very well. People like Wenban Yama and Miller both showed their talents. Although this draft attracted much attention because of Wenban, it was a small draft year. , but looking at it now, the final success rate of this draft may be very high. The last 22nd draft, which was called a small draft year, although they were only in the second year of their careers, they have already shown good results. Talent, let's talk about the current situation of the top five in this draft.
The fifth pick, Jaden Ivey,
Ivey’s draft template that year was Wade, but because he had qualified organizational skills, he fell to the fifth pick. The reason why this year is called a small year in the draft. It's because there are no outstanding point guards, but Ivey's athletic ability is very good, and his star temperament is also very good. He averaged 16 points and 5 assists per game in his rookie season, and his breakthrough and killing ability is very good.
thought he would get more ball rights this season, but after Monty arrived, he did not reuse Ivey, which also delayed Ivey's growth. This season, Ivey not only reduced the ball rights, but even played The sixth man, this also led to the decline of Ivey's statistics. This season, he only averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. His talent is visible to the naked eye. Monty is delaying a young player with great potential. He has the opportunity to grow into an All-Star player in the future.
The fourth pick Keegan Murray
Murray was considered the best 3D player in this class at the time of the draft, because he did this in college, so the Kings selected him with the No. 4 pick. Generally speaking High draft picks will select players with extremely high ceilings instead of immediate combat ability. The Kings do this because they believe that it is a small year for the draft after all. Instead of betting on the ceiling, it is better to choose a player with a high floor ceiling. Therefore, Just got Murray.
Murray relied on his excellent shooting to secure his starting position in his rookie season. This season, his shooting and defense have also improved compared to last season. However, due to the presence of Fox and Sabonis, he is still a blue-collar worker. role, but he is now the top blue-collar player in the league, averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game this season, shooting 46% from the field and 36% from the three-point range.
The third pick Jabari Smith
Jabari Smith was once considered the top pick in this draft. His upper limit is not high, but his lower limit is high enough, because his template is Bosh. In college, Jabari Smith was He showed good shooting ability and off-ball ability, so even if he does not grow to the All-Star level in the future, he will still be an excellent blue-collar player. As a result, neither the Magic nor the Thunder chose him, and the Rockets got him with the third overall pick, so The outside world also bluntly said that the Rockets picked up treasure.
Facts have proved that Jabari Smith’s lower limit is indeed very high. Although he has not yet obtained the core position of the team, Jabari Smith has already played a top blue-collar style, averaging 13.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season. With 0.8 steals, his field goal percentage is 45% and his three-point shooting percentage is 36%. His defensive ability is very good. Although he has never been able to get too many ball rights, his talent has been fully demonstrated and he will have the opportunity to become an All-Star in the future. .
The second pick Holmgren
Holmgren's original draft template was King Nord. He was 2.16 meters tall but had three-point shooting ability and ball-handling offensive ability. At first, he was not favored by Jabari Smith. The main reason for being selected before was that he was too thin, had limited confrontation ability, and could not guarantee his future health. As a result, his rookie season was reimbursed due to injury. When he thought that his future ceiling would not be too high, it turned out that Holmgren was unable to perform well this season. The comeback was very impressive.
Holmgren averaged 16.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game this season. He shot 53.5% from the field and 38.8% from the three-point range. Although his confrontation ability is still very poor, Holmgren's His talent is so good. As a rookie, he can have an immediate effect when he comes on the court and help the team on both offense and defense. This is great. His upper limit may be higher in the future and he has the opportunity to become an epoch-making player. players.
No. 1 pick Banchero
Banchero showed his offensive kaleidoscope potential in his rookie season. The reason why he was not favored back then was because he had a strange disease of violent sweating, so he had to rely on some Special drinks were used to maintain the game and prevent dehydration, but the Magic took a fancy to his talent and finally got the player with this Anthony template with the No. 1 pick. Facts have proved that they were not wrong. Banchero averaged 20 points per game in his rookie season. 7 rebounds data.
thought that his data would explode this season, but unexpectedly, Banchero began to transform. He began to evolve towards a ball-holding core and transformed into a ball-holding striker. This transformation was also very successful. This season he averaged 22.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1 steal per game. Under his leadership, the Magic are now among the top five in the Eastern Conference. He has also been successfully selected to the All-Star. He is only 21 years old and his future is worth looking forward to.
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