On February 1, Beijing time, the Bulls defeated the Hornets 117-110 away.
In this game, Bulls guard Kobe White played what may be his best individual performance of the season, playing 43 minutes and shooting 12-of-22, 4-of-10 three-pointers, and 7-of-9 free throws35 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, presence plus or minus
Although the opponent is the bottom of the East.
Third, and the Hornets who lacked three goals LaMelo Ball, the Bulls still won this game very hard, once trailing by 12 points in the second quarter, and at halftime, White had already gotten it15 points；In the crucial second half, White scored 20 points alone, including the fourth quarter10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter；He alone scored or assisted in more than half of the team's scoring in the quarter, andScored a crucial goal in the last 5 minutes, is definitely the biggest winner of this game. It is worth mentioning that 35 points is not only the highest score of the game, but also a new personal high for Koby White this season, and it is only one point away from the highest single-game score of his career (36 points). This season's Kobe White,It's really not too much to describe it as amazing
So far, he has played a total of 49 games for the Bulls, all starts, and averaged 36 minutes per game19.0 points 47 rebounds and 51 assist, career highs in points, rebounds, and assists. In terms of offensive efficiency, Koby White now has three shooting percentages, true hit rate, his shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and true shooting percentage are also career highs. 
For comparison, last season's White: played in 74 games, came off the bench in 72 games, and averaged 23 games per game4 minutes, take9.7 points 29 rebounds 28 assists, three-point hits, true hit rate。Compared to last season, White's status has changed a lotStraight from the bench to the starter, the playing time has also increased by 10+ minutes, and White has not lived up to Donovan's expectations, and his average points per game have nearly doubled, just this kind of improvementIt's perfectly possible to compete for the most improved player
It needs to be said,White's progress was still very "sudden".: In the first 14 games of the season, White not only did not score 20+ points in one game, but also did0 points, 4 points, 5 points, 7 points in a single gameSuch a low light, he could only get it per game at that time11.6 points, shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage。But in the past 35 games, Koby White seems to have changed his personality, scoring 20+ points in a total of 22 games, and he can get an average of 20+ points per game22.0 points, shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage
Compare with the same period,Kobe White's points per game average can rank in the top 40 in the league, with Zion Williamson (22.)1 point), Shen Jing (222 points), DeRozan (222 points), George (225 points) equivalent; In particular, White's three-pointers, who averaged all this timeWith 416% shooting percentage for 32 three-pointersThe only one who shot more accurately and more accurately than him was CJ McCollum (34 notes, 449%) and Paul George (3.)5 notes, 419%）。
White's strengths are obviousHe's very projective and breaks through very quickly, the finish under the basket and the near-rim toss are not very good, at least above averageThe passing ability has also improved a lot, is a player who can attack with the ball and even attract the bag in key rounds; Although he also has many shortcomings, such as poor defense due to limited talent, and instability caused by relying on projectionBut his offense is really at the best level of his careerIn some games, he even showed a level that surpassed DeRozan. 
Of course, the Bulls' star players are still DeRozan and LaVine, but White's influence has not lost to these two at all, statistically: White has been on the floor this seasonThe Bulls outscored their opponents by 04 points, not much, the point is when he is not present,The Bulls have a net minus 6 per 100 possessions3 points, only Caruso was close to him in the whole team (-4.).3 points
Kobe White is the No. 7 pick in the first round in 2019, he was born in the prestigious North Carolina, and because of the peculiarity of his name, he attracted a lot of fans' attention when he was selected. But objectively speaking, over the past few years,Kobe White didn't play in line with the pick, he was originally strong in attack and weak in defense, if the offense could not play at a high level, the result would definitely be disappointing, in the past three years, he not only did not improve, but also gradually declined. 
It was also because he played so poorly last season that in the final contract extension, White only signed36 million in 3 years, as a comparison to his North Carolina teammate, Cameron Johnson, who was the tenth overall pick in the same class, signed4 years 10.8 billion。It wasn't until this season that White seized the opportunity of LaVine's injury and suddenly made a wave of super-massive improvements, in an instantHis contract became a bit of a cabbage price
His performance could also affect the Bulls' rebuild- The Bulls shouldn't really rebuild around White, but sending away DeRozan and LaVine, and letting White go, maybe White's value will become higher, and then it will be impossible to get back a few first-rounders. As for White, it needs to be said that he is only 23 years old now, which shows that there is still room for improvement, and he is now in a very good stage, and I hope to keep itIt's not impossible to rush to an all-star in the future