This year's NBA rookie game more than one rookie due to injury missed, the NBA immediately adjusted, choose other rookies to replace the selection. Nuggets rookie Nashhorn Hyland replaced injured Kings rookie Mitchell in gary Payton. This news was not expected by many people, because Hyland is not the bright one in this rookie, he was selected in the 26th place in the first round, and played as a substitute for most of the Nuggets. Being named to the All-Star Rookie Game this time seems like a bonus.
Today's rookie Seyhayland performed well and made a deep impression. In this game, Payton has a lot of trust in Hyland, although Hyland is a substitute, but today his game time and the number of shots are not many. After the game, the Nuggets also tweeted to thank Payton for his reuse of Hyland and said that this child (Hyland) is very special. Hyland scored 10 points in this game and hit 2 three-pointers in total, and he dared to fight in this game. Hyland is a shooter in the Nuggets, his ability to catch the ball is very strong, and Hyland is a player with a little nerve knife trait, if he feels hot in a certain period of time, he can hit consecutive shots, and the difficult three points are not a problem.
Today, with other rookies, Hyland is not afraid to play his own style. Hyland averaged nearly 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 18 minutes per game for the Nuggets this season. He shoots 34.7 percent from three-point range and averages 1.7 three-pointers per game. Hylander is a thin player, his official height is 1.88 meters, and he weighs less than 80 kilograms. There are concerns about whether he will be able to adapt to the intensity of the NBA's confrontation.
However, Hyland has very good speed and explosiveness, and his shots are more ethereal and anti-interference. Moreover, Hyland's arm span is more than 2 meters 10, which is a full-fledged long-arm monster, so the arm span at both ends of the attack and defense gives Hyland enough opportunities to play. The opponent successfully interfered with Hyland on many occasions in this game, and Hyland still threw the ball in. Hyland sent 1 steal and 1 block in this game, he is the only player in Payton to send a block, and he is also one of the better defensive players in Payton. This is the bonus that comes with the arm span.
Of course, Hyland had highlights and shortcomings in this game, and today he was a little too eager to show himself, and many shots were not very reasonable. Ignored teammates, no active passes. Hyland does have a strong ability to resist interference shooting, but this kind of shot is very unnecessary for rookies, and rookies should run to find opportunities to shoot in empty positions. Hyland lost five of his seven three-pointers today, and he was blocked twice in this game. Especially in the final moments of the game, Hyland was eager to score, and the result was directly blocked by the opponent outside the three-point line, which was very embarrassing. Peyton wasted a series of opportunities at critical moments and was eventually eliminated. Hyland also needs to slowly hone his offensive details and ability to read the game, and he has enough talent to support his progress.
Although I didn't win with the team, playing in a high-quality rookie game was also a bonus. Hyland currently has a steady playing time with the Nuggets and believes Hyland can play better with the team in the second half of the season. Dear readers, how do you think Hyland did in this game today? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.