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Just when the Rockets won Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with great difficulty, the NBA officially announced the best rookie lineup for the 17-18 season.

The Rookie of the Year team was voted on by 100 NBA news media reporters, each with five First Team votes and five Second Team votes.

There were three unanimous votes, in addition to Yang Yiming of the Rockets, as well as Donovan Mitchell, who became an old enemy of the Jazz after only one season with him, and Ben Simmons of the 76ers, who had already locked up a rookie from the beginning of the season.

The remaining two spots go to the Lakers' Kyle Kuzma (83 first-round votes) and Yang Yiming's "lifelong enemy" and the only remaining rookie in this year's playoffs, Jayson Tatum of the Celtics (90 first-round votes).

The selection of these five people is highly anticipated. Not only was Yang Yiming, Mitchell and Simmons unanimously elected, confirming the league's name (DA) (Zui) Charles Barkley's previous assertion that these three were the top three rookies, but the remaining two Kuzma and Tatum were also elected with high votes.

The five selected to the rookie second team are: Dennis Smith Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks, Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers, Lauri Markkanen of the Chicago Bulls, Bogdanovic of the Sacramento Kings, and Josh Jackson of the Phoenix Suns.

The five members of these two teams, although there are also kings of topics like Ball, as well as European forces such as Markkanen and Bogdanovic, but the strongest newcomers who are really expected to become famous in the league in the future are indeed not left behind, and they are all included in the list of the best rookie teams in the 17-18 season!

The NBA officially summarizes the achievements of the five strongest players:

Jayson Tatum:

Key stats: 13.9 points, 5 rebounds, 47.5% shooting from the field and 43.4 three-point shooting.

Tatum's three-point shooting percentage once topped the league, and although it slipped slightly, he still leads the rookie list and ranks eighth among all NBA players. The Duke-produced super-small forward single-handedly carried the future of the Green Army after the Celtics' summer signing Gordon Hayward played just five minutes before the season was reimbursed.

Although Tatum's scoring and shooting percentage dropped in the second half of the season, he still helped the team retain the second place in the East and continue to move forward with the team in the playoffs. He has an extremely versatile offense, an aggressive style of play, and an NBA-level body that matches his aggressive style of play. His future is limitless, and it's no surprise to say that he will be the next "Kevin Durant."

Kyle Kuzma:

Key stats: 16.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 45% shooting from the field and 36.6% from three-point range.

Kuzma ranks second to all rookies in points per game behind Mitchell, which is very rare for a second-round rookie. His other accomplishments include becoming the first rookie in the league to score 1,200 points, 450 rebounds and 150 three-pointers in a single season, proving his versatility inside and out. He is also the first player for the Lakers to get this statistic since Kobe Bryant in the 07-08 season.

As a power forward on the court, Kuzma's ability to open up space is second to none among all rookies. If Los Angeles can recruit Emperor LeBron James in the summer, Kuzma will not only be able to work seamlessly, but also learn more from the younger emperor. He turned the tide in the fourth quarter on several occasions and proved that he is a reliable player with a big heart.

Yang Yiming:

Key stats: 14.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 46.3% shooting from the field and 39.0% from three-point range.

As an overseas player who joined the league directly without participating in the draft, Yang Yiming's adaptation to the NBA's basketball system shows his extraordinary talent and basketball IQ. In an offense-oriented team with unlimited defensive turnovers, he can contribute to the Rockets on both the offensive and defensive ends. With 1.7 blocks and 2.1 offensive rebounds, he was named an unbreakable defensive powerhouse, and he was named the All-Star vote leader in his first season, showing his extraordinary popularity and commercial value in his home country, as well as the young man's important achievement.

If he stays with James Harden and Chris Paul, there is no doubt that Yang Yiming will become better and more comprehensive. Yang has already shown that he has the skills to move from the No. 1 to the No. 5 spot, winning the playoffs against Donovan Mitchell and heading out against the Golden State Warriors on the way to a taste of the Finals. His matchup with Kevin Durant is quite a shadow of Kawhi Leonard's defense. Now there are even rumors of him and Ryan Anderson trading for James - if the deal does materialize, I can assure you that the Cavaliers are not looking for Anderson!

Donovan Mitchell:

Key stats: 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 steals.

Mitchell is the undisputed scoring champion. Not only is he the top scorer of any rookie in points per game, but he is also the first first-year player since David Robinson in 1989-90 to win 45+ games. He also set a rookie record of 187 three-pointers in a single season and was named a four-time winner of the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

Mitchell's scoring is like his slam dunk contest victory: the more points he can score, the more confidence he gets; And when he's confident, he's more and more demanding on the offensive end. When he is in such a benign ascending channel, it really feels like no one can stop him. A young man with this temperament in the league? I'm afraid it's going to be the omnipotent Flash Wade!

Ben Simmons:

Key stats: 15.8 points, 8.2 assists, 8.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals.

Simmons' stats are no longer in doubt, as he is the only rookie in NBA history since Oscar Robertson in 1960-61 to average at least 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per season. He won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month four times, ranking first among rookies in rebounds, assists, and steals per game. He is definitely a precocious helmsman, statistically even better than LeBron James in his first season.

Simmons and Embiid are key to the rise of the Philadelphia 76ers this season. At least the Miami Heat have deeply appreciated the power of talent in the playoffs. While the season is over for the "rookie" who has been off for a year, the upcoming summer will be very important for him. It's hard to imagine how much of a Simmons who has developed range will make waves: LeBron James, who is ten years younger, or Russell Westbrook, who is taller and more selfless? Simmons' shooting is the plank that determines the 76ers' talent pool - is it a spur or a compliment to Simmons?

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Yang Yiming himself read this official review at a press conference after the Rocket Warriors' fourth game. Although sitting on the podium, it was head coach D'Antoni who was being interviewed to answer questions. So Yang Yiming quietly slid the mobile phone showing the message to Yu Xiaochun beside him, covered his mouth with his hand and said in the other party's ear:

"Best Rookie Team, do you think you can satisfy the coach?"

Yu Xiaochun glanced at the news, then at D'Antoni who was speaking, and shook his head with some hesitation.

At the beginning of the season, the head coach set Yang Yiming the goal of winning the best rookie. If he was only selected for a while and didn't win the best rookie in the end, Yu Xiaochun thought about it and felt that it was still a little worse.

Yang Yiming nodded thoughtfully. Indeed, there is a slight difference between the strongest group of five people and the strongest of the strongest.

Just as a white arm was raised in the crowd, Yang Yiming fixed his eyes and saw that it was Vivian, a reporter from the Financial Weekly who had dealt with at a previous press conference, a woman who was not tall but had a sharp questioning style.

She also came prepared this time: "Mr. Yang Yiming, I have a question for you - you and Jayson Tatum were selected in the NBA Rookie of the Year that just came out. Which of you do you think will make it to the finals first, how do you predict who will be the rookie of the year, and what odds do you think you have of winning? ”

Obviously, three questions were thrown at once, but Yang Yiming still seemed unhurried, he stopped Yu Xiaochun and replied in English with confidence: "I don't care who can win the best rookie now." My opponent is right in front of me. He gestured out the door, and the next press conference was the home team Golden State Warriors, who lost tonight.

Yang Yiming said: "But I believe that I will be the first one in this group of rookies to win the championship!" ”

As soon as this answer came out, even the old handsome D'Antoni couldn't help but look at him sideways! Forcing Yang Yiming to win the best rookie is more spurring than practical, but he is talking about winning the championship at the moment, this ambition is many times greater than himself!