79... After a quarter of the season, I really believe this guy deserves a 79.
Here are the reasons why:
#1 25 MINS | 44.4% FG | 2.3 REBS | 2.4 ASTS | 14 PTS
- That was his averages in the 2017 playoffs series against Houston and GSW. The guy can ball with the stars. Can you really accept the fact that a lower than 79 guy did that in the two series against two of the top 5 teams in the league?
#2 14.3 PTS | 3.0 REBS | 1.9 ASTS | 49.1% FG | 37.7% 3FG
- There are only 12 players who are averaging 13+ points, 48%+ FG and 36%+ 3FG. Joining him are Lebron, Durant, Thompson, Evans, Gordon, Kuzma, Jokic, Porter Jr, Bogdanovic, Clarkson and Harris.
#3 Super Athletic.
- Will it be insane to say that he is one of the top 20 most athletic guy in the league? I don't know. Watch him play though. He is one of the few that can do a fastbreak block ala Lebron. And, Physicals needs a lot of points in our sim.
#4 He is doing that in a high usage! In their team, he has the 2nd highest usage beyond Speights!
#5 DEFENSE
- Opponent Shooting!
5-9 Feet - 38.3%
10-14 Feet - 38.5%
15-19 Feet - 37.1%
20-24 Feet - 37.8%
25-29 Feet - 34.8%
Compare that to a Winslow and Middleton that have two of those areas above 40%.
#6 PLAYTYPES
ISOs - he is in the 70% percentile.
TRANSITION - 85% percentile.
SPOT-UPS - 91%!
It is hard to single out any area that he is beyond above average but I doubt he has any single "punt" area? He is very well-rounded with elite athleticism who shows up on the big stage.