New players from the Suns backcourt: Booker and I have perfect complementary characteristics, Ma Wei has a strong basket deterrence

Phoenix Suns held the team's media day event in the new season. During the event, the team's new backcourt Jalen Green was interviewed by reporters. In the interview, he talked about his feelings about working with Devin Booker and the differences in characteristics between the starting center Mark Williams and Alperen Sengun in the new season.

When talking about how I felt working with Booker, Green said: I am very happy to play with Booker, and I feel that I can learn a lot of valuable things from him, and I will also show what I have learned in the previous seasons here. I think we will be very complementary in terms of characteristics, we can form a good chemical reaction between us, we will create good offensive opportunities for each other and teammates, and our cooperation will shock many people. When talking about the difference between Shin Kyung and Williams, Green continued: Shin Kyung is the type of player who prefers to attack in pockets and to find his own rhythm to end, while Williams prefers to be aerial relay. I have not partnered with this type of big man in my career. Shin Kyung is the kind of excellent inside scorer, and he can pass the ball; while Williams can hit the basket after completing the pick-and-roll, so I am looking forward to playing with this kind of center with a strong basket deterrent feeling.

In the NBA regular season last season, Green maintained a full attendance of 82 games. During his 32.9 minutes of playing time, Green averaged 21 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.3 blocks, and had 2.5 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 42.3% from the field, 35.4% from three-point shooting percentage and 81.3% from free throws. In the playoffs, Green played 7 games in total, with averaging 31.3 minutes per game, averaging 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.3 blocks. He also had 1.4 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 37.2%, his three-point shooting percentage was 29.5%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 66.7%.

In a deal involving Kevin Durant this summer, Green was sent to the Suns by his old club Houston Rockets. The Sun also had high hopes for Green, otherwise they would not have taken over his big contract. For the Suns, the team's record and overall competitiveness in the new season also depend largely on the performance of Green and Booker, the backcourt partners. If these two excellent scorers cannot find a tacit understanding and cannot show good chemistry, then the team's competitiveness will also be very worrying. As for Williams, he actually needs excellent backcourt organizers to improve his performance on the field. I don't know if Green can help Williams take a step further in performance.