…This pass to DeMarre Carroll is not easy: https://nbamath.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/c10a89a4-7e15-526f-216a-13ed0ebe6d92.nba_421619_1920x1080_5904.mp4 The same is true of this one to Patrick Patterson, who has often serves as the beneficiary of Nogueira’s unselfishness: https://nbamath.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/e9a45444-8e4e-cfaa-97d9-ab2086920016.nba_268942_1920x1080_5904.mp4…
…set and out-of-bounds plays. A common scene in Jazz games has become the Ingles-to-Gordon Hayward alley-oop (sidenote: Hayward leads the NBA in alley-opps finished by a non-big, per NBASavant.com): https://nbamath.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/f3c853f1-477d-8338-1236-ae006960710d.nba_140466_1920x1080_5904.mp4…
…of 2017-18: 22 Position: SG/SF/PF 2016-17 Stats: 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.9 blocks, 425.68 TPA Highest Grade: 11 (multiple voters) Lowest Grade: 10 (multiple voters) Let’s…
…to prove himself—and quickly. 9. Luke Babbitt: 2.63 Age at start of 2017-18: 28 Position: SF/PF 2016-17 Stats: 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.2 blocks, minus-38.02 TPA…
…Henderson, Sergio Rodriguez. Important players added: J.J. Redick, Amir Johnson, Markelle Fultz. The Sixers have many young players—and one of the most popular players in the league (Joel Embiid)—so it’s…
…(7.44) https://nbamath.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/d10b2747-b7dd-148f-32b0-085cbd5191b3.nba_447809_1920x1080_5904.mp4 26. Portland Trail Blazers, 97.69 2016-17 Team Rating: 98.44 Last 10: 96.94 Top TPA Earner in Last Week: C.J. McCollum (19) https://nbamath.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dff006e7-9295-d9e0-a6cb-cf09b260539d.nba_454146_1920x1080_5904.mp4 25. Dallas Mavericks, 98.13 2016-17 Team…
…against the mid-range, not in favor of it. One team jumps out while searching through NBA.com’s historical databases (which unfortunately only go back to 1997): the 1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers,…
…13 episodes. The fifth has perhaps the most decorated history of any pick—save the first—with Hall-of-Fame locks Kevin Garnett (5581.63), Charles Barkley (6563.92), Ray Allen (2996.17), Scottie Pippen (4558.48), Vince…