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Rockets pick three rookies in first round of 2022 draft“Fengling Essays” last season’s Four Kings were not enough to watch, and this season we will gather three Musketeers; the Houston Rockets are full of fuel!the three people’s performance in the Las Vegas Summer League is happy and worrying.
For rookies, the time from being selected to the summer league is very tight, and it is excusable not to show their own advantages. The 2022 draft will be held on June 23, US time. The first game of the Rockets Summer League will be on July 7. The new members have only two weeks to prepare for the game. Most players have no official games after March, and their intensity has suddenly risen to the edge of the NBA. The opponents are rookies and sophomores who are fighting for their jobs, plus many old balls who have wandered around to find jobs. The gap between them is quite huge.
However, the intensity of the NBA arena is higher and the competition is more cruel. It is also a good experience for rookies to face shock education in the Xia League early. Usually second-year students know what they want to do after one year of experience, and the Summer League is their acceptance place; but the rookies depend on their own abilities and whether they can show sufficient competitiveness at a higher level.
The top pick Paolo Banchero played two games to make the Magic very satisfied and shut down early to prepare for the regular season. The short appearance time has shown excellent passing ability, and the defense that has been criticized in the past has also been well received. Combined with his huge stature and versatile offensive skills, it seems that the Magic made the right bet in unexpectedly picking him as the No. 1 pick.
Chet Holmgren, who was second in the list, shocked the audience in the first battle, but he still performed well after some games were rested. The biggest selling point is the large defensive range and rim protection ability, and there is no problem with the generally questioned confrontation. The attack part is slightly weaker and lacks the ability to create attacks independently, but the timing of pick-and-rolls and transfer ability are very good. With him on the field, the team’s offensive is smoother, and the Thunder penalty area is instantly improved by a grade.
The fourth pick Keegan Murray played from start to finish. His mature and changeable offensive skills, better shooting performance than his college days, smart positioning, and ability to score the ball made Murray an unstoppable offensive weapon for the Summer League, and he finally won Summer League MVP. It just so happened that last year’s MVP winner was also a Kings player, guard Davion Mitchell and Nets guard Cameron Thomas shared this honor, selecting high-mature players for two consecutive years to shine in the summer league.
No. 5 pick Jaden Ivey was out of luck in Game 2“Fengling Essays” Jaden Ivey Tigers lame first: In addition to offense, do you agree to give priority to defense?, in the first half of the first game, he played with his hands and feet, but adjusted properly in the second half. Before the injury in the second game, the Tigers were difficult to resist, and it was not a big problem to be the second-in-command and the offensive terminator. Ivey’s speed and physical advantages are clear at a glance, and even his original weakness looks OK from the outside. His defense and ball-handling abilities need to continue to be honed, and his overall performance is in line with pre-election expectations.
The worst player in the top five is Jabari Smith Jr. (hereafter referred to as JSJ). From the top pick before the draft to the third pick on the day of the draft, the Summer League has exposed a lot of weaknesses. He played well in five games, with a record of 14.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.6 interceptions and 1.4 blocks. It looks good, but the biggest selling point shooting is very bad. The three-point shooting rate is only 25.9%, which is very inaccurate, and the two-point finishing ability is also problematic. The overall shooting rate is only 35.9%. Turnovers don’t seem to be many, but more than assists are definitely something to be wary of. Rebounds, blocks, and interceptions have good output, and at least defense has a certain contribution.
In addition to the shortcomings of poor dribbling, the biggest problem is that he does not know how to play, his ability to interpret the game is quite miserable, and he cannot make good use of his advantages. His limited ability to dribble makes it impossible for him to break through and create opportunities on his own. Even if he wants to use his height advantage to play low-post singles, he has tried 8 times and only 1 time to get the ball into the basket. Even if the speed is higher than others, there are still many shots that are held back. In addition, the projectile trajectory is too flat, and it does not show the accuracy it should be.
JSJ’s movement is a little stiff, and the movement is a bit jerky and the fluency is not very good. The summer league basically focuses on the center, and the jumping ability is good but not astonishing. No matter whether the hot pot blocks or dunks, there is no amazing feeling.
The defense is relatively good, with height, wingspan and innate athletic ability placed there. The rebounding protection, defensive attitude and awareness are not bad. After gaining weight, it is no problem to defend to the center, but now it is still very difficult to switch to the guard.
The overall performance is disappointing. The most troublesome part is that the field interpretation is not easy to develop. It is worrying to enter the regular season according to the situation of the Summer League. Fortunately, age is the biggest advantage, and he has enough time to absorb experience and develop decision-making ability. If you adjust your shooting pattern to show your college basket, you can at least become a high shooter, or the best type that can help defend and grab rebounds. As for how far he can actually achieve it, it depends on his own creation.
Tari Eason was selected to the first team of the Summer League, averaging double digits in rebounds per game, making him one of the brightest players in the Summer League.