195. Two dark horses
December 13.
NBA has also released the latest rookie rankings.
In this rookie ranking list, the Magic can be regarded as a winner in life, because in this rookie ranking list, the Magic have two rookies entering the top ten of the rookie ranking list.
Of course, the biggest dark horse is Su Jiu, who is very popular.
In terms of the latest list prediction, Su Jiu surpassed No. 1 pick Derek Ross and OJ Mayo with his recent super-god performance, and ranked first in the rookie rankings this season for the first time.
Once the rookie rankings in this issue were announced, it caused an uproar in the NBA league.
Although the fans knew that Su Jiu had the chance to be elected as the league's best rookie this season, and even tacitly agreed to the existence of Su Jiu.
However, when Su Jiu surpassed all the local geniuses among this rookie, many American fans still felt shocked and unwilling.
Although the Magic lost with a one-point disadvantage in the game against the Rockets, Su Jiu's personal performance is definitely a blessing even though he loses.
Su Jiu has played 27.8 minutes so far this season, contributing 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists.
Not to mention that this data appears on a rookie, even players who have entered the league for many years will find it difficult to produce such comprehensive data.
And it is no exaggeration to say that with this data, it is probably possible that Su Jiu can play in the starting position except for those few teams.
The most important thing is that this is just Su Jiu's first season since entering the NBA league, so what kind of achievements Su Jiu will have in the future is something that everyone is puzzled about.
You should know that at this period, there are no two perverted figures, Doncic and Trae Yang, so this data can be said to be the best candidate for the best rookie in any class.
While Su Jiu was able to contribute such comprehensive data, his personal shooting percentage was as high as 48.2%, and his three-point shooting percentage was also 37.1%.
These two shooting percentages are still quite valuable in this era, and they are still so efficient in the rookie year when their bodies are not fully developed. It really makes people look at them differently.
It is worth mentioning that Su Jiu currently maintains many records among this year's rookie players, such as the highest score in a single game, the highest assist in a single game, and of course, the highest number of free throws in a single game that has to be mentioned...
In fact, Su Jiu's average of 6.7 free throws per game this season is not only a surprise lead in the rookie list, but even in the entire league, he is still a top 20.
So from another perspective, Su Jiu was able to not only complete the outside shooting, but also had a strong desire to attack the basket.
In addition, he is only 21 years old, which makes Su Jiu one of the biggest hot spots in the league.
The two top picks in Su Jiuhou in this period are No. 1 pick Derek Ross and the second scorer OJ Mayo of the Grizzlies.
Derek Ross averaged 35.1 minutes per game this season, contributing 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists.
OJ Mayo averaged 37.5 minutes per game this season, contributing 18.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
And averaged 18.1 points per game and was also the first among all rookies in this year.
Although this ranking exceeded some people's expectations, the final change was not very big.
After all, the candidates for the best rookie this season are likely to be among these three.
As for Kevin Love, Lopez, Westbrook, etc. who are chasing behind them, there are still opportunities in theory, but anyone with discerning eyes is very clear that when they meet these three perverted figures, they are destined to become runners this season.
As another dark horse in this rookie rankings, Courtney Lee of the Magic also jumped to eighth in the latest predictions of this issue with a rocket.
Courtney Lee can only play 19.2 minutes of playing time per game this season, which is the lowest average of the top ten midfielders in the rookie rankings.
However, in the 19.2 minutes of playing per game, Courtney Lee was able to contribute 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals.
Although this data looks ordinary, Courtney Lee's shooting percentage this season was as high as 51.1%, and his three-point shooting percentage was astonishing 39.8%.
It can be said that Little Lizi is currently heading forward step by step towards the ranks of top 3D players in the league.
In addition to this very stable and amazing shooting percentage, Courtney Lee's efficiency on the defensive end is even more eye-catching.
In terms of defensive efficiency among rookies in this class, Courtney Lee is currently ranked third in the league, and the top two are Mario Chalmos and Marc Gasol.
I believe most of these two players are very familiar with them. Naturally, there is no need to say much about Marc Gasol, who will be the winner of the best defensive player in the regular season in the future.
Mario Chalmos' defensive efficiency is definitely very strong from the point guard's perspective throughout the history of the NBA.
If one level has to be drawn, it can be said that it is Peyton, Beverly, Kidd and others, and Rondo, Paul, Billups and others.
It is precisely because of his outstanding personal defensive ability that Chalmos has gained a foothold in this league for many years.
So Li Zi's defensive efficiency is only below these two people. From this we can see how great Courtney Li's progress has been this season.
As another dark horse that emerged in this list, Su Jiu only discovered it after looking at the name on this list from a later generation.
If Little Lizi can break through the siege on this list, then this perseverance and the efforts she put in on the court will definitely have to give someone a thumbs up.
Because the top seven players in Courtney Lee are Sujiu, Ross, Mayo, Michael Beasley, Westbrook, Brooke Lopez, and Marc Gasol.
Even behind Courtney Lee is also the famous Kevin Love, Eric Gordon, Mario Chalmos and Augustine.
So when he saw the changes in this latest list, Su Jiu also showed a gratified smile.
Chapter completed!