The first match day of the NBA, spread between this last morning and the previous one, has served to see for the first time in action the players who were chosen in the past draft from NBA.
And you could say that, broadly speaking, the overall performance of the ‘rookies’ of this generation was rather discreet. None of them reached 20 points; neither did any of them pass the 6 rebounds or the 5 assists.
Of the TOP10 of the draft, only the Atlanta Hawks ‘rookie’ was left without debuting, Onyeka Okongwu (Injured in the foot before the draft, may have to wait until 2021). Of the rest, we analyze the most outstanding performances … and the most disappointing.
HIGHLIGHTS
James Wiseman (nº2 del draft – Golden State Warriors)
The pivot of the Warriors was the first to debut, in the opening game of the season, and his performance was the best of all the ‘rookies’ of 2020: 19 points and 6 rebounds in front of Nets.
Anthony Edwards
(nº1 del draft – Minnesota T’wolves)
The No. 1 of the draft was a substitute in the first game of the Wolves, but still, he signed some more than interesting 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 25 minutes of play.
Patrick Williams (nº4 del draft – Chicago Bulls)
The forward from Florida State University started the season as a starter in the Bulls, and it did not disappoint: he played 33 minutes, in which he had time to sign 16 points, 4 rebounds and a block.
Tyrese Haliburton (nº12 del draft – Sacramento Kings)
The base of Kings surprised many by coming off the bench and signing 12 points, 4 assists and even achieving a plug.
Cole Anthony (nº15 del draft – Orlando Magic)
During the preseason games his name sounded a lot like one of the ‘covered’ among the ‘rookies’ this year. Although his 6 points and 2 rebounds don’t attract much attention, his 6 assists in 19 minutes of game.
NI FÚ NI FA
Isaac Okoro (nº5 del draft – Cleveland Cavaliers)
The escort arrived from Auburn played as a starter in his NBA debut, but despite spending 34 minutes on the court his 1
1 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds they knew little.
Obi Toppin (nº8 del draft – New York Knicks)
Many were the specialists who said that Toppin (22 years old) was the most done ‘rookie’ of the entire litter of 2020, but when push comes to shove, he stayed in about discrete 9 points and 3 rebounds the day of his debut in the NBA.
Deni Avdija (nº9 del draft – Washington Wizards)
The Israeli forward signed several promising performances during the preseason and that earned him a start in his first game NBA. Their 7 points and 4 rebounds They do not look too much, but he signed 100% in field goals and his next performances are sure to be better.
Disappointments
LaMelo Ball (nº3 del draft – Charlotte Hornets)
The youngest of the brothers Ball He did not have, by far, his dream debut in the NBA: he only spent 16 minutes on the court and stayed in 0 points, 1 rebounds … and 3 turnovers. A night to forget.
In fact, it became the first TOP3 of the draft that was left without scoring in his debut in the NBA since it happened to Otto Porter Jr. in 2013.
Campazzo, little protagonist in the Nuggets
The case of the Argentine base ex Real Madrid is something different, because he was not chosen in the last draft of the NBA, but it is making its debut in the best league in the world in this 2020/21.
In his first game, he only played 8 minutes, in which he signed 3 points, scoring the only triple he tried. Without further statistical incidence, it is to be expected that its prominence will increase with the passage of the games.
