Yi Jianlian has averaged 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season, along with 1.6 three-pointers, shooting at a three-point rate of 37.1%;
Scola, serving as the third-ranked inside player for the Rockets, mainly as a substitute, averaged 11.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game, leading the team in rebounds.
Other second-year players have significantly improved compared to their rookie seasons. Durant, Horford, Thaddeus Young, Wilson Chandler, Al Thornton, and Joakim Noah, even the least strong Wilson Chandler among them, has averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.
The 2007 rookie class, initially ridiculed, has successfully proven themselves worthy of the title 'Draft Year' in their sophomore season.
However, compared to the rookie team, the sophomore team only has Durant as the standout player.
