Braun - the fourth person in the teacher system

As a player trained by the Nuggets draft, Braun has just renewed a 5-year, 125 million contract.

As the 21st overall pick in 2022, Braun made significant progress last season and has become an indispensable puzzle piece in the teacher's system.

Let's take a look at Braun's technical characteristics:

1. Significant improvement last season

Last season, Braun played in 79 games, averaging 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 58%

in sports games and a true shooting percentage of 66.5%. It's a very scary hit rate data.

The scoring increased directly from 7.3 points in the previous season to 15.4 points, which was more than doubled.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance last season that he won a long-term contract.

2. Ranked first in the league in fast break points

Braun averaged 5.2 points per game in fast break last season, ranking first in the league.

Earns 1.3 points per conversion possession, ranking in the top 15% in the league.

Braun’s turnaround ability and agility rank in the top 15% in the league. This also ensures that his fast break is extremely efficient.

Braun dunked in the counterattack

3. The stability of the three-point shooting is extremely high

Last season, Braun averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game, hitting 1.1 goals, and the three-point shooting rate was 39.7%. Compared with the previous season, the shooting rate was improved and the number of shots was increased.

belongs to medium-low yield and high efficiency.

Although the number of shots is still difficult to reach the standard number of elite shooters, the threat of shooting is still not small.

Most of his three-pointers come from catch-and-shoot attempts, and his three-point shooting rate is over 40%. The three-point shooting with the ball is much worse, less than 30%.

Braun needs to further increase the number of three-pointers he takes after receiving the ball next season, so that he can reach about 5 times per game, which will be a very good shooting performance.

Braun hit an open three-pointer

3. Super finishing ability

Last season, his two-point shooting percentage was as high as 65%, ranking first among all non-centers in the league

46.5% of the shots came from Jokic's passes, and the effective shooting rate was 61%.

It can be seen how much teacher Yue has added to Braun. Braun is excellent as a puzzle piece in the Yo-teacher system.

Teacher Yue assisted, and Braun hit a three-pointer from a wide open position.

Braun and Teacher Yue cooperated tacitly.

4. Good running ability without the ball.

He is the team's second best air cutter after Gordon.

Every 36 minutes, 1.6 air cuts per round. Can get more than 1.4 points.

Braun scored on an air cut

5. The defensive leader

is very flexible on the defensive end.

can switch to guard positions 1-3, and its lateral speed is very good.

The accuracy reduction rate is -2.1%, ranking in the top 30% of the league at the same position.

Ranked first in matchup difficulty for the Nuggets, he is the team's number one defender.

Braun can still deliver a steal rate of 1.7% and

a blocking rate of 1.0%.

is the team's most trustworthy defender.

Braun steals Rivers and counterattacks with a dunk.

Braun defends Doncic.

6. Weak ball-holding ability.

As a system player, Braun's ball-holding ability is weak. He scores less than 0.8 points per round in singles, which is lower than the league average.

7. Easy to foul in defense

Braun commits more defensive fouls, which is also one of the problems that bothers him.

He needs to control his defensive steps. Reduce unnecessary foul trouble.

Overall, Braun, who is only 24 years old and 198cm tall, has unlimited potential as a rookie trained by the Nuggets. His counterattack ability is extremely strong and his shooting is very reliable. Although the three-point production is not enough, his open shots are very accurate. On the defensive end, as the team's first leader, he can also better help the team with heavy defensive tasks.

is a Jigsaw player with both offense and defense.

Braun breaks through to dunk Gobert

If he can further improve his three-point production and ball-holding ability, he will undoubtedly play a more important role in the Nuggets system.

The five-year long-term contract presented by the Nuggets also locked up his future. It was a win-win cooperation for Braun and the Nuggets.