Slow start-ups would have been understandable to NBA rookies given that they only had one month to prepare for the season after the cancellation of the summer league, but until now, the elegance 2020-21 produces, and this is true from the first lottery teams to the last first-round players.
The first impressions came to light. It is not mandatory to overreact to a month of action, but it is worth analyzing how each recruit’s game translates.
We look at recruits who have emerged as normal rotation players, as well as others who see time in limited roles. Grades were also based on expectations based on the location of the lead selection.
Inefficiency in North Carolina has cooled Cole Anthony’s headhunters, and he has had functionality issues like a pro.
But now he’s the Orlando Magic’s starting goalkeeper with Markelle Fultz finished in the season, and the view control still shows a confident guard who turns out to belong. To be a rookie, he remained opposed to James Harden in the debut of former Brooklyn Nets Most Valuable Player, which is completed with 16 issues and the 8 most sensible assists of the season.
However, through thirteen games, Anthony’s rider, possibly his maximum reliable weapon in the season, failed him: he is nine out of 44 out of 3, while firing 30. 2% on jumpers and 17. 9% on capture.
His fights as a finisher are not new, but it can be assumed that he will eventually get rid of this shooting crisis. Making perimeter shots has been Anthony’s bread and bread, and he hit 88. 2% of his shots loose.
Its gameplay effects have been mixed. He performs an admirable task when making pass readings (3. 5 assists for 1. 8 ball losses), but makes 6. 2 shots consistent with the game as a pick-and-roll manager and does not use the screen or dribble to manipulate defenses and prepare his teammates. .
Quality: C
The production of Deni Avdija does not jump off the statistics sheet, however, it has been simple to stumble upon its versatility and mature technique for the game.
Play with your forces, waiting for the right opportunities to shoot or attack. Detecting 39. 4% of your possessions is at the 85th percentile, basically due to its out-of-lace shooting accuracy (46. 9%).
With 1. 5 hat-tricks consistent with the game on 45. 7% of the shots, Avdija looks comfortable in the bow, a primary credit for the Washington Wizards given the questions the groups were asking about their consistent jump with The Ball comes out of their hands cleaner and faster than we’ve noticed in the past.
On the other hand, it still lacks the versatility of the shooting and traction game, which makes it predictable and more limited in midfield.
But he adds as a smuggler, especially in the transition with his ability to manage and keep his head up.
His defense is also encouraging. Avdija showed his competitiveness by keeping the ball handles and the big ones, and his IQ jumped when doing ball readings.
Quality: B
In 25. 2 minutes consistent with the game as the Charlotte Hornets bench shines, LaMelo Ball leads all rookies in assists, rebounds and robberies.
His 11. 8 game-consistent issues took second place and, despite pre-draft questions about his score and shot, he responded with smart endings and 1. 6 game-consistent hat-tricks.
It’s ball’s signature step that keeps separating him. Vision, IQ, accuracy and altruism led to an assisted percentage of 38. 3 that ranks eighth in the NBA. Its minimum price basically revolves around your ability to create quality looks for your teammates.
But he also spent 44. 0% of his assets on guard in a rotation with Devonte’s Graham and Terry Rozier and, despite a primary role adjustment, adapted, locating other tactics to influence games through shooting, cutting and crushing the offensive. Glass.
He is already the youngest player to record a triple-double, and if he continues at his current pace, he will be one of six rookies with an average of at least 10 points, six tables and six assists, a list that includes Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Ben Simmons, Michael Carter-Williams and his brother, Lonzo.
Although not the best in defense, Ball showed impressive instincts, especially betting without a ball.
Quality: A-
The NBA’s deepest arc has hit Desmond Bane, a three-point shooter in his career with 43. 3% in four years at TCU.
Some headhunters were not convinced of the accuracy of translation in their mechanisms. So far, it has 21 out of 43 out of three, piercing 51. 4% of its appearance outside reception and opening up with readings from outside and outside the ball.
He also made 42. 9% of his box shooting attempts, didn’t use them as much, or attempted a lot of shots out of haggling. Head coach Taylor Jenkins doesn’t ask for many ball screens for the rookie.
Regardless of what Bane is able to load into his repertoire, his shots are valid and enjoyed through the Memphis Grizzlies. It wouldn’t be unexpected if I started with Ja Morant until the end of the season.
Quality: B
Head coach Dwane Casey has discovered the use of Saddiq Bey.
Averages 10. 0 issues in 21. 9 minutes consistent with the game despite only seven goals in the area with two problems throughout the season. He is purely a shooting specialist and a floor spacer, achieving 42. 6% of his threesomes and 26 in total in 11 games.
Lacking explosiveness, Bey fired 28. 6% internally at 10 feet for a total of 8 assists throughout the season, and we saw no sign of a game of dominance after he threw 29. 6% on jump shots last year.
But at 6’7″, I used to drive in ball screen situations. And he played effective stretches of competitive defense both internally and externally. Although it is worth wondering the ball score -DD of Bey in which the Detroit Pistons can bet on their reconstruction.
Category B
Anthony Edwards takes everyone to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ bank.
He had heavy catches on the hoop and buckets of paint, and his shot was erratic, still controlling 16 3 in 11 games. Edward calmed down after a hot start, however, a not surprising progression based on his variety of shots and weaknesses before the tie. .
He has fired 34. 5 percent of the area since scoring 18 points in 22 minutes against the Utah Jazz at his time in the NBA. Edwards is suffering with the dribbling-jumper game (18. 2%) who had a hard time acting constantly in Georgia (28. 6%). This is partly due to being too settled and too confident about the hero’s movements.
He has done a greater shooting task (34. 5%), which is vital and will have to continue to do so as he adapts to a new role that calls for more follow-up.
As soon as for a 19-year-old, the ups and downs outweigh the basses and failures. He demonstrated the athletics, strength and deep-fire ability that led Minnesota to recruit him into the front row. But it’s shocking to see inefficiency continue, given his disorders writing down an offside role dating back to the best school and college.
Category B-
Tyrese Haliburton has become the rookie candidate of the year, as a textbook according to De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings.
With 64 assists for just 15 turnovers, he lived up to his reputation as a creator of quality solving. Thanks to his exceptional passing skills and IQ, he averaged 5. 3 assists, spent 71. 0% of his time in the area shooting the goalie and recorded only 2. 9 minutes of property consistent with the game By comparison, Fox averaged 5. 8 assists with 6. 5 minutes consistent with the game of property (11th in the NBA).
Efficient with its keys and play opportunities, it also shoots 51. 6% of the court and 51. 0% of three. The greatest encouraging, given that the groups were involved by their unrthodox exit before the draft, their jump consisting of running opposed to NBA defense. Its pull-up is a primary query mark, however, it made 54. 5% of 2. 8 attempts consistent with the game.
Although we’re only 12 games away, Haliburton has already answered the headhunters’ most important questions about their lack of track, box and haggling. It is moderate to assume that it would not move to number 12 if the groups had the possibility to do so. make your possible options again.
Quality: A
Coming with exclusive professional delight abroad, Theo Maledon was one of the few second-round selections to win minutes.
His versatility has been of great help, and he has demonstrated composure and IQ in overtaking through pick-and-rolls and menacing defenses as a point shooter.
Lacking speed and explosion, the main reasons he doubted his nba clients, Maledon discovered tactics for scoring on touch and frame-controlled discs, and showed the ability to make jump shots with haggling.
With 37. 7% shots in the area and 30. 2% of 3 with 2. 8 assists and 1. 9 ball losses, he has not yet performed well in any area, but so soon, it is smart to see his skills.
Category B-
The coronavirus and injuries reached the Philadelphia 76ers list and opened the door to Tyrese Maxey, who answered the initial call, averaging 11. 4 issues in just 21. 6 minutes consistent with the game.
His entire arsenal was exposed to a 39-point explosion opposed to the Denver Nuggets, in which he hit three lines and 15 two lines while employing his characteristic flotation, dribble jumpers and physical training.
Although he is still suffering from a distance, Maxey converts 47. 6% of his jerks, and his one-foot touch has been reported from Kentucky. A three-ball tremor and no explosion did not restrict the rookie’s 6. 2″, two hundred pounds that cunningly compensates him, a playing ability, and flexible shooting skills in the mid-range.
Throwing 47. 7% off the court with 33 assists for 12 ball losses, he takes shots at his helm and capitalizes on the extra keys without trying to do too much.
Grade A
The Cleveland Cavaliers valued Isaac Okoro’s defense and tenacity, giving him 36. 6 minutes consistent with the game (NBA No. 9).
He looked like a veteran, protecting the most sensitive scorers from rival teams, penetrating them physically, forcing ball losses and betting the ball. Regardless of how Okoro develops offensively from here, the Cavaliers are satisfied with the likelihood that they have added an elite defense. to its core.
But it’s offensively limited. With little ability to create, play a simplified role that requires a single shot, online driving and line, cutting and completing in the transition. So far, it has averaged 8. 6 points in 40. 6% of box shots and 7 out of 23 online of three. We knew your shot would take time.
But it doesn’t force anything, and it’s not a game creator, it averages 2. 3 assists through attack fences and play passes.
Quality: B
Option No. 26, Payton Pritchard temporarily beat head coach Brad Stevens, who played rookie as normal in rotation with Kemba Walker retired.
Pritchard’s three-point shot (43. 2%) he was an advantage for alignment and, despite his lack of length and athletics, he hit 55. 8% of his two, using well his cunning, frame and touch around painting (62. 5% internal 10 feet).
IQ and defensive competitiveness helped Pritchard save minutes.
I could look for fewer opportunities with Walker, however, it’s already a solid case for two-point replacement replays through open shots, moving the ball and betting hard.
Grade A
Jae’Sean Tate has no compatibility in an NBA box or does not come with a position tag, which is possibly why the Association took a few years to become a position.
The Houston Rockets hired him from Australia after he was not drafted in 2018 and spent a year in Belgium, and did not have a first- or second-round selection in 2020, now they have one of the most productive recruits.
Playing as the leader of the last two games with John Wall absent, the 230-pound Tate has added 15 assists, operating with a different mindset than we’re used to seeing, it’s a tribute to its practical nature. Pulling 59. 2% internal five feet and only four out of 16 out of three, is the maximum effective at attacking the edge and finishing in paint.
Opponents also get 10. 9 points more per hundred possessions when Tate is taking off. His defensive tenacity was evident, and it’s anything that continues to earn minutes and payout checks.
Tate, 25, nevertheless served as a plug-and-play booster everywhere, having spent time on his back and two points.
Quality: B
Patrick Williams, the youngest NCAA prospect recruited in 2020, the thirteen games for the Chicago Bulls and ranks third among rookies in minutes.
He saves time with his shots and energy. Williams has made 14 of his first 28 trios, an unexpected progression as he released 16 out of 50 depths at Florida State last year.
Flashes of versatility, strength and effort were expected. He showed his ability to handle open field, attack fences and all or pass the dribble.
Defensively, his mobility, motor, athletics and smell for the ball resulted in 11 interceptions and 10 blocks, and although he is too dirty and vulnerable around the perimeter, he competes at a high point while holding NBA stars such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Luka Doncic.
Grade A
The Golden State Warriors kept things undeniable for James Wiseman. Twelve other newbies play more minutes consistent with the game. But he is fourth in the standings, generating with his impressive physical equipment and features, as well as some offensive abilities that turns out to have consistency with prolonged rest.
Wiseman has already created a series of mattes that highlight his elite by completing possible thanks to his ability to take off from the dotted circle and throw himself over the hoop. A span of 7. 6 also “helped the central blockade from 7’0” to 1. 6 shots consistent with the game, a starting point suggesting that it could eventually climb to the most sensible rankings with Myles Turner and Rudy Gobert.
The first maximum and promising advances were lightning manipulation and open-field bullet firing. It looked fluid at the start of the breaking defensive boards, and the occasional elbow jump and 3 points were encouraging for their potential purpose.
It does not show the most productive feeling for shots in painting. Its box purpose consistent with a percentage of 52. 1 internal 10 feet is relatively low for a large type with its length and athletics. And you still have a lot to know in defense, where you average 3. 3 fouls consistent with the game (5. 6 every 36 minutes).
Still, the Warriors will have to feel smart in their No. 2 if it’s the ground.
Quality: B
Precious Achiuwa (Miami Heat, PF / C, picks No. 20)
Quality: B
With an average of 8. 2 problems and 5. 7 rebounds in 17. 8 minutes consistent with the game, Achiuwa has carved a role through his tools, athletics and engine to win simple baskets, win loose balls and make defensive stops. We haven’t noticed the jump consistent with yet. , however, he temporarily added price to the Miami rotation as an energizer.
Isaiah Joe (Philadelphia 76ers, SG, choose No. 49)
Quality: B
With an average of 1. 9 triples in 19. 1 minutes consistent with the game, Joe gave the 76ers a shooting specialist and a competent defender on the bench, he simply wasn’t offering much more, having totaled 4 goals in the area with two problems and 12 assists. .
Aleksej Pokusevski (Oklahoma City Thunder, PF, choose No. 17)
Grade: D
Pokusevski’s highlights are eye-catching and there are exciting benefits related to his 7-foot haggling, shooting and passing skills, but he only hit 26. 9% of his goal attempts in the area with a 21. 2 ball loss percentage. in the NBA he doesn’t seem to be in position for the first few repetitions.
Immanuel Quickley (New York Knicks, PG/SG, Pick No. 25)
Quality: A-
Quickley was a key spark for the Knicks with their damaging play and confident shots. It is not the most likely answer for the long-term leader, however, he looks like a goalkeeper with his shot and energy.
Isaiah Stewart (Detroit Pistons, C, Pick No. 16)
Category B
Fourth in rebounds among newbies (5. 7) while playing only 17. 1 minutes consistent with Stewart’s game, strength and engine are reflected in NBA painting His offensive skills are falling behind and he offers no defensive versatility, however, he pleads minutes with his energy. its activity and competitiveness.
Xavier Tillman Sr. (Memphis Grizzlies, PF/C, Option 35)
Quality: B
The arrow goes up for Tillman, who has 27 problems, rebounds and five assists in his last two games. Although he is a goal scorer and a limited shooter, he produces paint, passes, offensive forums and a defense.
Devin Vassell (San Antonio Spurs, SF, Pick No. 11)
Category B
Known for his three- and two-out-of-state Florida game, Vassell fired 36. 0% deep as he watched as advertised in the defense. It reaches 39. 3% of its inner arc appearance and still has a long way to go to create and score from two. Points.
Statistics provided through Synergy Sports, NBA. com and Sports-Reference. com and require matches on January 17.