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The rookie game in Chicago brought the appeal of seeing who inherits the Rooki e award of the year that Luka Doncic will vacate. Obviously you can't measure the season for a night like this, but it is the only time that all the candidates are together on a basketball court.

That race for being the best young man has three main names: RJ Barret, Ja Morant and a Zion Williamson who must make up for lost time. The three stood out, but especially Duke's ex, leaving until 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The tactics never appeared, but the intention of playing something more orderly belonged, as always, to outsiders. By that way they controlled the game and came to enjoy significant income. As a triple is still worth more than a mate, their inspiration from the line gave them advantages of up to thirteen points.

Perhaps this made them look winners and led them to lower the intensity , giving wings to an American team that activated the entertainment machine with alleyups and mates more typical of Saturday night than Sunday. At the end of the third quarter they were already in the light, and the advantage would only grow since then, reaching a maximum of 26 points that was reduced to twenty with the final honk (131-151).

The moment of greatest spectacle came at the last minute, when Zion Williamson and RJ Barret staged a battery of attempts to hang the hoop in the most original way. At times, more than one was asked if the contests had been advanced 24 hours. It was a brilliant clasp for a fun night that ended with Miles Bridges as MVP without being the top scorer, his creativity and power when attacking the hoop were enough to raise the award.

Future that is present

Write down the names of those who last night jumped to the United Center during the Rookies game, because a very high percentage of them will be protagonists of the next decade in the NBA. They are here to stay, there is no doubt. What in previous years was a forced attempt to show young talent, this 2020 edition could be considered a good letter of introduction. The trend is towards a competition as international as it is talented. The relay has begun.

Among the most productive batches in the contribution of talent to the NBA we remember that of the 2003 Draft with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony . Or if we look at the last century undoubtedly that of 1984 with Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and John Stockton . This 2018 and 2019 will have difficult to match the successes of those, but the beginning is promising, because beyond the level shown, it also brings its own plots and rivalries as the duel from the same day of the draft between Trae Young and Luka Doncic , present both in Sunday's game as starters.

The eternal debate: Format sold out?

Faced with a format so exhausted and with so little to offer in terms of competitiveness, we must invite the viewer to be undemanding, relax and let go. Exactly the same as the participants of this duel between rookies. Much triple and much jump to crush and hang the hoop, and thus lift the audience from their seats. A marker that fires as the defensive level drops.

With the passing of the minutes the spectacularity of the flights of both teams, especially Team USA, increased. The defense is not usually a problem in these exhibitions and those present in the pavilion thank you. The NBA would do badly if a change of format were not reconsidered. The fight between the United States and the rest of the World does not end to improve the seriousness of the match.

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