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Which signing in NBA draft history is the most amazing? With the thirteenth pick in the first round, if you don't know what position to choose, choose a shooting guard, that's right.
Rookie of 2022
The No. 13 pick, which has produced excellent shooting guards such as Kobe, Booker, Zach Lavin, Mitchell, Taylor Hiero, etc., will now most likely fall on a rapidly rising shooting guard. His name was Ochai-Abaki.
Ochai-Abaki
In the April 5, Crazy March Finals, the University of Kansas defeated North Carolina 72-69 to win the NCAA championship this season with a 16-point trail. Ochai-Abaki's name quickly faded, not only taking the MOP trophy into his arms, but also becoming the most surprising rookie player of the season.
Kansas 72-69 North Carolina
Looking back, looking at the growth trajectory of Abba's basic season, like Chris Duarte, who was selected by the Pacers last year with the 13th pick, he is an older rookie, the same is a very mature instant combat force, with a very strong attack and defense of the 3D attribute, with this season's championship, won important personal awards, Abaki's draft market has also risen.
Abaki won the MOP Award in the Final Four
According to ESPN's latest simulation draft forecast for 2022, Ochai Abaqui will be selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick in the first round; draft template: the upper limit is Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, and the lower limit is Chris Duarte. Draft Prospects: As march into the mad march, Abaki quickly jumped into the lotto with his calm style and good performance in attack and defense. In this year's January ESPN draft forecast, it was only 22nd overall. Become the fastest rising rookie after Kirgen Murray in this rookie. With his super no-ball offensive ability that does not occupy the ball, his shooting skills and comprehensive defensive ability, he can immediately become a good starter. However, the fatal ball-holding offensive shortcomings seriously restricted Abaki's growth ceiling. Fortunately, he has a good static talent and will not become a parallel cargo in the "first round of rookies".
Mitchell and Duarte
Ochai Abachi, born on April 20, 2000, to an ordinary working family in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, has a very standard quarterback body, height 1 meter 96, weight 95 kilograms, arm span 2 meters 03, running bounce 39 inches, as a scoring guard, with fast starting speed and lateral movement foot, able to defend 3 different positions, static and dynamic talent is better.
Abaki
As the best older rookie in this year's world besides Keegan Murray, Abaki's development trajectory, like Keegan Murray, is full of bumps and inspirational growth stories. From the moment he was born, Abaki carried the hopes of the whole family, and the poverty at the bottom and the cold eyes of the people around him almost broke through this ordinary family. Abaki, who loved Kobe since childhood, also followed in the footsteps of his idol and fell in love with the sport of basketball. It is worth noting that Abaki's growth trajectory is all in his hometown of Kansas, because only in this way can he share the pressure of his parents and take care of the family.
Keegan-Murray and Abaki
In 2014, Abaki entered Oak Park High School and then joined the varsity team, becoming the best high school student in the school's history. In the senior season, Abaki led Oak Park High School all the way to the Missouri Final Four, although He hated not to reach the final, but Abaki delivered an eye-catching average of 23+4 per game.
Abachi, who graduated from high school in 2018, was not happy, his outstanding performance was only exchanged for a three-star rating, and there were not too many invitations from well-known universities, but scott, the head coach of the University of Kansas, knew the roots of this local player, but Abachi himself did not expect that his college road would be so long. In his freshman year, Abaki rarely played, just a slightly better substitute than the water dispenser administrator, averaging only 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game; in the sophomore and junior seasons, After constant training to strengthen the offensive shortcomings, Abachi made a fruitful muscle gain, which gradually made him stand firm, becoming a defensive tip and starting backcourt on the outside of the University of Kansas, and his average score per game also increased to 14.1 points per game.
Abaki, who had planned to participate in the draft last year, finally withdrew from the 2021 draft under the persuasion of head coach Scott, when Scott told Abachi: "You still have higher upside, and the timing is not good." Abaki followed his mentor's advice and decided to fight for another year. In the senior season, after a summer of training with Donovan Mitchell, Abaki finally ushered in an outbreak, averaging 18.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, 41.1% three-point shooting rate, becoming the top star of the University of Kansas, and successfully winning the championship, this season Abaki was elected the BIG 12 League Player of the Year Award, and finally successfully lifted the MOP trophy in the Final Four.
Abaki won the BIG 12 League Player of the Year Award
Four years of college experience have also made Abaki a rare and excellent player.
Offensively: Abaki has the nation's top no-ball offensive ability, with a very low turnover rate and a high score conversion rate, which also highlights Abaki's mature and stable style. His excellent running awareness and ability to receive the ball and project the ball have become his most stable offensive options, and the success rate is particularly high. This season, Abaki's three-point shooting rate has reached 41.1%, of which fixed-point shooting can get 1.085 points per round, more than 82% of players, three-point jump shots can get 1.15 points per round, more than 80% of players, catch shots can get 1.241 points per round, more than 87% of players, shooting rate, there is almost no extra shooting action.
University of Kansas Head Coach: Scott, winner of the NCAA Coach of the Year
If you think he will only shoot, then you are wrong, Abaki has a keen reading and interpretation ability for the opponent's defense, the ball quotient is relatively high, can use the tentative step, half turn, body in front of the body disguised offensive techniques, with his fast first step and enough tonnage, shake off or squeeze the opponent, complete the end of the frame, Abachi is a sharp knife, his fast attack ability is almost unparalleled in the college arena; however, holding the ball is Abachi's biggest offensive shortcoming for a long time, the middle distance after the combination of human ball, turn to shoot, Breakthroughs and back-to-back singles haven't improved much, and the bad ones that without specific cover tactics, Abaki's offensive efficiency will plummet, which is the fundamental reason why Abachi is not a full-fledged offensive player.
Duarte and Abaqui
Defensively: Abaki has a very good physical talent, an arm span of 2.03 meters and a weight of 95 kilograms, coupled with a fast lateral speed, allowing him to complete almost all kinds of defensive requirements on the defensive end. Solid footsteps, excellent defensive judgment, good awareness of the co-defense card position, coupled with a height of 1 meter 96, a pair of fast hands, Abaki will be a very good defensive gate in a short period of time, his defensive comprehensiveness and coverage, pushing him to the flanks is no problem, Abaki will be an excellent defensive master. However, his defensive enthusiasm is not high, his discipline is poor, he cannot concentrate on it for a long time, the defensive continuity is not enough and the resilience is insufficient, and he can often see Abaki's "eye defense" on the defensive end, if he can concentrate, Abaki's defensive ability will be top-notch.
Leadership: Although Abaki has become the number one star at the University of Kansas, Abaki does not have very good leadership, which is also the biggest gap between Abaki and Kigan Murray. To put it bluntly, it is that the spiritual attributes are not strong and lack leadership temperament. This also has a lot to do with the University of Kansas' lineup system, this season the University of Kansas playing players playing time and numbers, relatively sufficient, the bench lineup is deep, in such a main team basketball lineup, the star attributes will also be greatly reduced.
Kansas head coach: Scott
Organizational: A lot of no-ball offense, perhaps ignoring Abaki's passing talent, he is not a selfish player, but a very selfless team-type shooting guard, with good field vision and pass awareness, observing teammates running and opponent defense, often able to send beautiful passes. However, Abaqui did not become an organizational talent for the two-legged guard.
Willpower: In terms of defensive end and team leadership ability, although Abaki has strict requirements for himself, he is often distracted on the court, and if he encounters a key time when a goal is decided, Abachi is not an excellent key gentleman, lacking the courage to make a big scene.
13 selected players with the pick
To sum up, for this recently suddenly "emerged" of the elderly rookie, his draft market soared, from the end of the second round all the way into the lottery, his advantage is very obvious, is a rare instant combat strength, attack and defense are excellent 3D attributes are full; but his shortcomings are also obvious, poor ball holding ability, lack of stadium toughness and coherence, etc., which also directly limits his development. So, in a word, Ochai Abaki can immediately pull into the NBA, but don't expect too much from him!
(Article/Headline Original Author: Sports SportsMan)