They are almost 26 years old, but the maturity of the Nuggets "backfield star" is still so limited?

In the previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G7, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who played at home, defeated the Denver Nuggets 125-93. After this game, the Thunder locked the total score of the series at 4-3 and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Next, the Thunder will compete with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a finals, while the Nuggets will be out of the Western Conference semi-finals for two consecutive seasons.

In this game, as the game entered garbage time early, the Nuggets' substitute backcourt player Jalen Pickett also got the chance to play at the last moment of the game. Pickett played 9 minutes and 36 seconds in the game, made 2 of 5 shots and 2 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, and scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, with a plus-negative value of 0. Pickett also showed some characteristics when the intensity of the game decreased. He also showed certain shooting ability on the offensive end and he also had certain passing ability. However, he lacks basic highlights and support in his performance. He cannot play a higher level of performance when he holds a lot of ball rights, which also shows that his personal ability is actually very mediocre, and he actually cannot play a more important role on the court.

In the NBA regular season this season, Pickett made a total of 49 appearances in 82 games, averaging 13.6 minutes per game, averaging 4.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 0.8 fouls. He shot 42.8%, three-point shooting percentage 39.6%, and free throw shooting percentage 75%. In the playoffs, Pickett played in these 11 games in total. He averaged 8 playing time, 7.1 minutes per game, averaged 1.6 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.1 blocks, 0.8 turnovers and 0.4 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 33.3% and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%.

In fact, we can also intuitively feel Pickett's performance during the playoffs. He is a player with very limited personal abilities. Due to his lack of athleticism and figure, it is difficult for Pickett to play a more important role on the offensive end, and it is also difficult for him to get more points on the court, and his scoring ability also depends largely on his outside shooting stability. Pickett, on the other hand, was born in October 1999, and by the start of next season, he was already a 26-year-old veteran. However, he is only a sophomore player, and his maturity and instant combat ability are far less outstanding than everyone imagined. When the Nuggets chose Pickett in the draft, they actually took a fancy to his immediate combat power, but his situation was so bad that they could only say that they made a mistake in their decision.