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Five players with top talent but cannot meet expectations due to the ball quotation: Kumingga and Henderson lead the lead

12:18pm, 29 May 2025【Basketball】

There is never a lack of talent in the NBA. Even some second-round picks are in some other leagues. In the NBA, every player is Jordan in his mind, but there is a gap between talents, otherwise it will not be divided into undrafts, second-round picks and first-round picks. Having super talent in the league may not necessarily lead to success. Next, we will take a look at 5 players who have super talent but cannot meet expectations because of the ball quotation.

Kuminga

Kuminga is the No. 7 pick in the first round of the 21st class. If it weren't for the 21st class being the first draft year, he had the ability to become the top five picks. Looking at Kuminga's athletic ability, the league is now top-notch. Timberwolves fans once thought that Kuminga was the only one in the Warriors team who could defend Edwards. Kuminga also proved himself in the second round of this year's playoffs. He averaged 20+ per game, relying on his own singles.

But Cole doesn't want to keep him in the team because Kuminga is too obsessed with singles, has very limited ability to handle balls, and often makes some low-level mistakes, which is not on the same pace as the team. He is an excellent talent, but it is definitely not a puzzle to win the championship, so the Warriors want to give up on him. Kumingga has a strong ability to fight in chaos, but because of the limited ball quotation, it did not meet Cole's expectations, and he is probably leaving the team in the offseason.

Jeren Green

Green Green is the second place in the 21st class. Green is the best among these. To be honest, the Rockets were able to enter the top two in the Western Conference this season. Green has made contributions, but he is not as big as he imagined. He is indeed the team's scoring leader, but he is only averaging 21 points per game. Everyone has seen his performance in the playoffs. He averaged 13 points per game, which is completely no level that the team's scoring leader should have. Facing the opponent's defensive target, I don't know how to play.

Jaylen Green's talent is even better than Kumingga. His template was considered to be Jordan and Kobe at the time. He was even considered the number one favorite at the No. 1 pick at that time. However, Green's football quotient is too low, and his skills are also very rich. Many times the offensive choices are unreasonable. I don't know what to do at any time. If Green is replaced by Booker this season, perhaps the Rockets are now playing in the Western Conference Finals with the Thunder.

Henderson

Henderson was the first round of the 1st round of 23 years. He was considered the most promising existence to shake the top scorer in the literary class. Although he failed to shake it, it also shows how outstanding he is. His athletic ability and strength are both top among players in the same position. The template for that year was Westbrook. Henderson entered the league that year, it can be said that he did not need to improve his confrontational ability. The Trail Blazers also gave up Lillard for him. Lillard once hoped that the team would use the 3D draw to exchange for the instant combat power.

As a result, they chose Henderson. Lillard understood the meaning at a glance. This was to let him replace me, so he forced the palace to leave the team. After joining the Trail Blazers, Henderson has been lukewarm in the past few years. Although occasionally he would perform as if he had talent fulfilled his talent for a while, most of the time he was a nerve knife, with unreasonable offensive choices, many low-level mistakes, and extremely low-level ball quotient. Now the Trail Blazers want to introduce Paul as his mentor.

Matherin

Fans who have watched this year's Pacers' playoffs should also find that Matherin's talent is also very good. His original draft template was Wade, who has top athletic ability, and has a very star-like temperament, and dares to fight. But Carlisle doesn't like to use him very much, especially in key games. The reason for this problem is that he and Kumingga are similar players, and they are really capable, but the problem is too obvious.

There are too many low-level mistakes, and they just do it by themselves with the ball and rarely pass the ball. His singles are indeed good, but it affects the team's overall offense. The help to the team on the court is not as big as imagined. Compared with Wade in the same period, the biggest gap between Matherin and Wade may be the ball quotation. Wade's defensive disassembly ability is excellent, and the prediction of blocking and backup defense are both top-notch. Matherin obviously does not have such ability, and he is still a lot worse.

Zawei

Zawei is also the 21st draft pick. He is the No. 10 pick in the first round. Behind Jaylen Green and Kumingga, this talent was also very outstanding at that time. He was 2.08 meters tall and moved speed comparable to a backcourt player, and his athletic ability was also very good. The template for the draft that year was Paul George. He was extremely optimistic before the draft, but after entering the league, the Grizzlies were disappointed with him. They didn't even know what to do if they didn't make a three-point shooting training, and they didn't know what to do on both offense and defense.

The Grizzlies traded him to the Nets in anger. He got enough playing time at the Nets, but the problem still exists and cannot give the team too much help. Even if they are so talented, they cannot play as expected. Zawei has now become a blue-collar worker at the Nets. The team will not train him as the core. They have tried it, but they have not succeeded. Having said that, what do you want to say about these five players? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.