In the past 20 years, in the eyes of experts and fans, there have been only two recognized draft years. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But perhaps, five years later, when people look back again, they may find that 2015 is also a good year for a real sense of talent.

In fact, after the over-touted draft in 2014, many people in the industry did not have high expectations for the qualifications of the 15-level rookie.

But with the start of the season, these young men in their teens and early twenties shocked the world with their collective outbursts.

Among these young people, the most representative is of course the champion Xiu Yifeng.

As the top pick, he was drafted by the Timberwolves and was immediately traded to the Lakers. But the start of his career, which was quite uphill, did not affect the perfection of his rookie season.

In the 80 regular season games played in the season, he started every game, and he could contribute a terrifying 32+5+6 per game!

With an average of 32.8 points per game, he won the scoring championship this season as a rookie!

Look at the guys who lost to him in the battle for the top scorer.

Stephen Curry, who averaged 30.1 points per game!

James Harden, who averages 29 points per game!

Kevin Durant, who averages 28.2 points per game!

Durant, who has won the regular season scoring title four times, has the best scoring ability in the league. His average of 28.2 points per game is not low, and in the past, there was a chance to compete for the scoring title (in 2010-11, Durant won the scoring title with an average of 27.7 points per game), but this season his competitors are too strong, and 28.2 points are completely uncompetitive.

Although the Rockets have been repeatedly criticized this season, James Harden's progress is obvious to all, whether it is points, assists or rebounds, he has improved from last season, especially scoring, from 27.4 points last season to 29 points this season, which is quite a few steps. But it's a pity that he is only the third in the scoring list.

When it comes to improvement, Curry's progress is actually greater than Harden's, and he even has a good chance of competing for the Most Improved Award this season!

Last season, he averaged 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game in the regular season, but this season he soared to 30.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game! At the same time, he also won the steal king of the season with an average of 2.1 steals per game (for the first time in his career)!

With this personal data, coupled with the Warriors' record-breaking 73 wins, this season's regular season MVP is definitely Curry's. Even though there is still some time before the selection of MVP, Curry's re-election of the regular season MVP has become the most unsuspenseful one among the various awards in the regular season.

The only fly in the ointment is that Curry averaged more than 30 points per game, but failed to win the scoring title.

Otherwise, the combination of scoring and steals, plus the upcoming Chapter 2 regular season MVP trophy and the possibility of another championship ring - these will be the perfect help for Curry to become the number one man in the league!

Unfortunately, just as the Lakers messed up the West, Yi Feng also dashed Curry's hopes of becoming the scoring champion.

Curry has a staggering 31.5 per this season (eighth on the all-time single-season per season per list, 0.3 fewer than No. 1 Chamberlain) and has hit 402 three-pointers on 45.4 percent shooting, improving his own single-season three-point shooting record set last year by more than 100 percent.

However, these still could not help him snatch the scoring title from Yi Feng, because Yi Feng had too much advantage at the beginning, even if his performance declined slightly in the late season, but in general, the advantage was still very large.

Perhaps Curry was the closest to the scoring title only this time in his entire career, and it would be a pity that he failed to win it in the end. But what he is even more unhappy about is that he performed so well in one season, but in the end he became a stepping stone to set off Yi Feng, the rookie scoring champion!

What people fear most is comparison.

Curry has been so rebellious for a season, and in the end, he still couldn't do Yi Feng in scoring, which naturally made Yi Feng great.

So many people began to exclaim that a new basketball god has appeared!

Everyone knelt to watch Curry play, but for the game of "Warriors nemesis" Yi Feng, why didn't they watch it on their knees?

If other rookies use their own efforts to prove that they have superstar potential and are the cornerstone of the future team worth cultivating, then Yi Feng directly uses his super scoring ability to surface himself as a superstar at present!

As the leader of the class of 2015, Yi Feng played a good role as a leader. And Carl Anthony Towns, who is the eye of the list, also performed very well.

He didn't have the slightest stage fright, and as soon as he joined the Timberwolves, he quickly showed his superstar potential.

In the first 81 games of the season, he played every game, started every game, and contributed a gorgeous double-double of 18.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

If before Downs, Leitner, Garnett and Kevin Love were the three most talented big men in Wolves' history, then Towns has completely surpassed these three in terms of his rookie season alone.

In the first 81 games of the season, Towns has contributed rebounds and 136 blocks, so he surpassed Leitner in points, Lefour in rebounds, and kg in blocks, all three records of Wolves' rookie season.

What's more important to point out is that before, in NBA history, there were only five rookies who scored at least 136 rebounds in a single season, and they were Ralph Sampson (the first bull in NBA history to win all Rookie of the Month in a single season), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan.

And these 5 people, without exception, are all or destined to become NBA Hall of Fame players.

Of course, among the rookies of the class of 2015, there are far more stars shining than the champions and leaders.

Latvian boy Kristaps Porzingis was the only surprise in New York during this bitter season.

You must know that a year ago, when the Knicks picked Porzingis with the fourth pick in the first round, the fans in the stadium erupted in high-decibel boos.

But soon, Porzingis used his magical performance to conquer the audience at Madison Square Garden, and throughout November, Boshen averaged a double-double of 14.1 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Although later, Porzingis hit the rookie wall, the magic is no more, and the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month who won three times also fell aside. However, his talent became the spark of hope for New York's future reconstruction.

The unexpected reimbursement of Suns duo Bledsoe and Brandon Knight gave youngster Devin Booker a chance to step up.

As the youngest of the rookies, Booker's talent was buried by the Suns at the beginning of the season.

But since becoming a starter, Booker has averaged 17.5 points per game in 50 games, and has become the Suns' main scorer.

On April 10, Booker's career total successfully crossed the 1,000-point mark.

You know,

In history, only three people have crossed this milestone younger than Booker: James, Kobe Bryant and Durant.

Even Yi Feng was older than Booker when he reached the 1,000-point milestone this season. Yi Feng was 19 years and 236 days old when he scored 1,000 points, while Booker was 19 years and 162 days old when he scored 1,000 points.

Although Booker was able to surpass Yi Feng and become the fourth youngest Mr. Thousand in history, more because he was nearly half a year younger than Yi Feng, the potential he showed was enough for the Sun to cultivate him as the core of the future.

In addition to the above, Okafor of the 76ers, Moodier of the Nuggets, and Myles Turner of the Pacers are also in their respective teams and have become indispensable main players.

Measured by points per game alone, 8 of the 15 rookies averaged 10+ points per game in the season, a number that has actually surpassed the class of 2003 (5) and the same as the class of 1996.

What's more, Iverson's rookie season score of 23.5 points in 1996 and James' rookie season score of 20.9 points in 2003 are a bit worse than the 32.8 points of 2015.

So 2015 should be the best draft year in history, right?

Of course, it's too early to draw that conclusion, and we won't know until more than a decade later, when the rookies of the class of 2015 are all in the coffin, to know if 2015 will be the best draft year in history.

And then, after a summer of training, next season, the newcomers of the 15th class may have more potential waiting to be released. However, as the only rookie in this session who led the team to the playoffs as the core, the real test that Yi Feng faced has just begun.

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Immediately after the end of the regular season, the league announced the playoff schedule for 16 teams in the East and West. The schedule between the Clippers and the Lakers is as follows:

G1: April 17, Lakers vs Clippers (home)

G2: April 20, Lakers vs Clippers (home)

G3: April 23, Clippers vs Lakers (home)

G4: April 25, Clippers vs Lakers (home)

G5: April 27, Lakers vs Clippers (home) (if necessary)

G6: April 29, Clippers vs Lakers (home) (if necessary)

G7: May 1, Lakers vs Clippers (home) (if necessary)

Among all the first-round playoff matchups in the league, the matchup between the Clippers and the Lakers is the most comfortable. Because the two teams are in the same city and share the same home stadium.

During the game, the team icons on the field were changed, and nothing else changed, home and away.

Such a special situation has also caused a lot of interesting things to happen.

It's not easy for a team to finish in the top eight at the end of the regular season and qualify for the playoffs.

It doesn't matter if they're in the upper or lower reaches of the top eight, no matter how far they can go in the playoffs, it's important for every team that has this playoff to prepare for the playoffs.

At this time, the media in the city where the team is located will help them build momentum and write some morale-boosting articles to motivate the players of these teams.

The fact that the two Los Angeles teams have joined forces to reach the playoffs this year should be something to be proud of for the Angelenos.

However, the embarrassing thing is that the Clippers and Lakers are fourth and fifth in the West in the final score distribution, and they have to fight each other in the first round of the playoffs!

The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat, who should the Angelenos support at this time?

If it was placed in the past, the broken boat was raised by the stepmother, in Los Angeles, the grandmother did not love the uncle, and supporting the Lakers was the only choice for the people of Los Angeles.

However, the situation is different now, as the Purple Lakers have been in decline after two consecutive championships, and the Clippers have taken advantage of the situation to rise and quickly seize the Los Angeles market, and their gorgeous and explosive offensive frenzy and stable record have captured a large number of Los Angeles fans.

The Clippers, which are no longer the Clippers of Wuxia Amon in the past, have gradually become the darlings of Los Angeles.

If it weren't for Yi Feng's birth, the Lakers would not have risen quickly this season, and the Los Angeles people would not have fallen into such happy troubles.

Like last season, only the Clippers made it to the playoffs, and the Lakers simply didn't qualify for the sidelines. At that time, the Los Angeles fans only needed to support the Clippers.

But now, it's time to make a decision!

Is the Lakers the eldest son important? Or is it an illegitimate child who wins respect with his own efforts in the face of cold words - the Clippers are important?

Perhaps the final result is not good news for the Clippers.

Regardless of the Lakers' glorious history as a league giant;

Not to mention the 16 championship flags flying above the arena, even when the Staples Center was the home of the Clippers, they were still swaying in the wind, and the Clippers couldn't cover them at all;

Not to mention that in previous years, the Lakers were at the bottom of the league every year, but the team's income was still in the top three every year......

Just the Lakers fans, their most loyal fans.

Since the Lakers moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in 1960, under the leadership of Baylor and Logo Man, the Lakers have never missed the playoffs throughout the sixties; By the seventies and eighties, there were "Sky Hook" Abdul-Jabbar and "Magic" Johnson, and the championship was soft; By the turn of the century, there were "big sharks" O'Neill and Kobe......

Not counting this season, the Lakers have made the playoffs 56 times, won the Western Conference 31 times, and won the championship 16 times! With such a background, it is impossible to compare with the Clippers who have never entered the Western Conference.

People who are accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves at sea will not change their faces for the small waves in rivers and lakes. Although the Clippers have a good record in recent years and reach the playoffs every year, they have not even won the Western Conference championship once.

If you rely on those hot and gorgeous air catches, you want to attract all the loyal Los Angeles fans who have been nurtured by the Lakers, which is obviously a bit of a fool's dream.

Although the situation of the Clippers at home and away from home has improved greatly, if they want to wrestle with the orthodox giants that have risen in Los Angeles, it is certain that they will be at a disadvantage, not to mention that the loss is ugly.

Anyone who has been to the Staples Center arena knows that the uniforms of the staff in the arena are all purple, even when the Clippers play at home.

Purple means a lot to the Lakers.

Many people like to call the Lakers the Purple and Gold Dynasty, and use purple and yellow to refer to the Lakers. Because purple and yellow are the representative colors of the Lakers. The Lakers' jersey is yellow at home and purple on the road.

And purple is more recognizable than yellow, and in the NBA, only Lakers players are purple.

It can be seen that the uniforms of the staff of the Staples Center, all in purple, have actually indicated many things. (To be continued.) )