(The original text was published on December 5. The author is Greg Swartz in the bleachers. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
Whether it’s from the edge of rotation to the starting of the team, or from the All-Star to the best of the league, so far this season, we have seen a huge leap for many players. In order to rank the progress of these players, Greg Swartz in the bleachers focuses on the efficiency of players, basic data, data per minute, advanced data and roles in the team, comprehensively determine which player has made the greatest progress.
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Tenth place: Trey Jones (Spurs)
Last season’s data: an average of 6 points 2.2 rebounds 3.4 assists 0.6 steals, three hit rates 49%/19.6%/78%
This season’s data: an average of 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.5 steals, and a hit rate of 41.4%/32.1%/91.2%
The doubling of jones’s score and assist data is mainly due to the increase in playing time in this young spurs. Having said that, the 23-year-old point guard has proved his strength in starting. Jones, who won only 11 starting opportunities last season, was asked to take on a more important role this season spurs because the team had already sent dezhantai murray away and laid off primo, as a result, there were not many players in the Spurs. In the foreseeable future, Jones will be the commander of the Spurs field. His field assists and steals are ranked 12th in the league, but he made only two mistakes. Although jones is not the strongest or fastest point guard in the league, his game style is very similar to brunson, making sure to carry out correct tactics and control mistakes at the same time. Last season, Jones hit only 10 times (19.6%) in 51 three-point shots on the outside line. This season, not only did the proportion of outside shots increase (15% to 23.4% from last season), and the hit rate has also increased. Jones may never become an all-star, but it is not easy to achieve a breakthrough from substitute to stable starting in his career.
Ninth place; German-Booker (Sun)
Last season Data: 26.8 points per game, 5 rebounds 4.8 assists 1.1 steals, three hit rates 46.6%/38.3%/86.8%
This season’s data: 29.5 points per game 5.2 rebounds 5.9 assists 1.1 steals, three hit rates 49.5%/39%/86.6%
Compared with other players in this list, Booker’s improvement in basic data may not be so obvious, but after Paul’s lack of war, Booker had to take on a more important role. Paul’s heels were injured after only 10 games this season. Before that, Paul averaged 9.5 points (a new low in his career) field goal percentage 36.8%. Booker was actually heavier than before. For those who questioned whether Booker could lead the Sun to win after the absence of Paul, the Hall of Fame guard, the team’s record of No. 1 in the West and the net efficiency of +7 are the best answers. Booker has grown from an all-star to an MVP hot candidate, thanks to his personal success and the whole team’s success. Under Booker’s leadership this season, the Sun scored 122.6 points every hundred rounds of synthetic energy, while Booker ended up with only 102.6 points per hundred rounds. The 26-year-old Booker ranked seventh in the league, setting a new career record. Booker recently joined Jamal-Murray, becoming the second player in league history to score at least 50 points in a single game, while the overall field goal percentage and three-point shooting rate exceeded 80%. In the past eight games, Booker’s average score was as high as 34.8 points. It can be said that booker is the strongest sub-guard in the league. His scoring ability has been improved to a new level, and it proves that he can output on the offensive end even without paul.
Eighth place: Miles Turner (Walker)
Last season Data: 12.9 points per game 7.1 rebounds 1 assist 2.8 cap, three hit rate 50.9%/33.3%/75.2%
This season’s data: 17.2 points per game 8.1 rebounds 1.5 assists 2.5 cap, three hit rates 54%/38.5%/81.3%
Although most of the topics about Turner in the past year have been discussing his potential family, we cannot ignore his performance in Pacers now. After separating from Sabonis, Turner played a more important role in the attack, so we met the best Turner so far. He is an important member of the Pacers. More importantly, the current Pacers seem to be playoff-level teams, not the Lotto teams that most people expect. The 26-year-old turner has reached a career high in terms of average score, rebound and field goal percentage. Meanwhile, the cap rate of 7.8% is also the third time turner has led the whole league in his 8-year career, this year, Turner’s average basketball defense times were as high as 8.7 times, which was also comparable to that of no one in the league. For the team whose Pacers ranked fourth in the league with the average number of three points, Turner, 2.11 meters tall, has a very important three-point shooting ability. Turner’s three-point hit rate in receive the ball was 39.2 percent, which was a big improvement compared with 33.9 percent last season. Pacers can consider using Turner’s trading value to exchange some assets, or consider renewing Turner now, because he has proved that he can play well in this new lineup. In any case, Turner is one of the players who have made the greatest progress so far this season.
Seventh place: Lucca-East cheqi (Lone Ranger)
Last season Data: 28.4 points per game 9.1 rebounds 8.7 assists 1.2 steals, three hit rates 45.7%/35.3%/74.4%
This season’s data: 33.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.9 steals, 50.5%/33.1%/71.2% hit rate
Can a top five player in the league still make the biggest leap? If it is Dong Qiqi, then it is OK. Dong Qiqi was selected as an all-star four years and three times before the start of this season. Dong Qiqi is a scorer with a career score of 26.4 points, and is also one of the best organizers of the alliance at present. However, this year he was asked to do more than ever before, and his impressive performance in the competition has improved significantly. The 23-year-old Dong cheqi led the league scoring list for the first time in his career. Only James Harden scored 33.6 points in a single season in active service. Dong Qiqi’s field goal percentage (50.5%) also hit a new high in his career, with three point line 59.9% in field goal percentage. He can win the defender by virtue of his figure advantage, A height of 2.01 can easily finish the jump shot before the opponent raises his hands high. In the past two seasons, the usage rate of dong qiqi has been the highest in the league. After brunson left as a free agent during the offseason, we all know that dong qiqi’s usage rate will be higher. Facts have proved that it is true. The utilization rate of Dong Qiqi this season has increased to 37.8 percent of the new career record. As high as 89.7 percent of the shots were made without the help of teammates, the proportion was only 72.9 percent during the rookie season of Dong Qiqi. The burden on him has become heavier, and it is normal for Dong Qiqi to make more mistakes and decline in defense strength. However, this is not the case. Dong Qiqi’s average error dropped to 3.6 from 4.5 times in the previous season, and the error rate of 11.4 percent dropped significantly compared with that of 15.1 percent in his career. Although Dong cheqi may never be selected as the best defensive team, his average game of this season is 1.9, which is the third in the league. Dong cheqi’s performance is the MVP level, and his progress is also worthy of being regarded as one of the players with the greatest progress, even though his basic statistics seem to have little change.
Sixth place: Desmond-Bain (Grizzly Bear)
Last season Data: 18.2 points per game 4.4 rebounds 2.7 assists 1.2 steals, three hit rates 46.1%/43.6%/90.3%
This season’s data: 24.7 points per game 4.9 rebounds 4.8 assists 0.6 steals, three hit rates 46.5%/45.1%/91.2%
The recent toe injury delayed Bain for some time, but his first 12 matches this season are enough to show how much progress he has made. Bain was the third scoring choice in the Grizzlies last season, second only to Morante and Dillon Brooks, but now it has become the most important scoring point except Morant, and the overall performance has improved. Last season Bain’s three-point hit rate (43.6%) was the second highest in the league. This season, his three points were more accurate, and the hit rate rose to 45.1%. These three-point shots are not only shot at receive the ball, bain shot more dry three points (4.6 records), and the three points directly shot at no fengshui ball are 3.8 records. Bain’s three-point hit rate increased from 43.1 percent in the previous season to 47.3 percent this season. In addition to the bright three-point data, Bain’s performance as a player holding the ball exceeded 92%, and last season only exceeded. At the same time, the frequency of Bain as the initiator in the attack also increased from 14.5% to 19.7% last season, which is more efficient than East chichi, Ingram and Alexander. Bain’s ball power has changed a lot, and the assist rate has also increased from 13.5% to 22.3%, making Bain seem almost omnipotent on the offensive end. The roles assigned by the grizzly bear to Bain in the third grade are space hand, empty cutting hand, ball holder and defender. When Bain was present, the attack of the grizzly bear could surpass line up combination of 93%. Bain is a leader in the league’s three-point shooting and is expected to be included in the all-star discussion for the first time this season.
Fifth place: tyres Halliburton (Walkers)
Last season Data: 15.3 points per game, 4 rebounds 8.2 assists 1.7 steals, three hit rates 47.3%/41.4%/84.2%
This season’s data: 19.1 points per game 4.7 rebounds 10.9 assists 1.8 steals, three hit rates 46.1%/36.9%/83.9%
Halliburton’s first full season for Pacers, the progress has been too good to be better. The 22-year-old halliburton is currently leading the league in the attack list and helping walkers rank fifth in the east. Although the playing time of halliburton decreased slightly compared with last season (the average 35 minutes dropped to 33.2 minutes), the data improved comprehensively. After all, the utilization rate of halliburton also increased. He not only proved that he could be qualified for the role of full-time guard, but also showed other teams in the league the ability of elite level in analyzing defense. Although high assist rate is often accompanied by high error rate, it is not the case for Halliburton. His 51.2% assist rate ranked first in the league, while the error rate (13.8%) was only 98th in the league. In the 26 games after being traded to pacers last season, halliburton made only 86 mistakes in total, while after 22 games this season, there were only 58 mistakes in total. With a height of 1.96, the sight can easily cross most defenders. Halliburton has become a master in crossing defenders, positioning vacant shooters and air-cutting players. Although Halliburton’s shooting efficiency has declined this season, his progress as an organizer has made him successfully enter the top five in this list.
Fourth place: German-Wassel (Spurs)
Last season Data: 12.3 points per game 4.3 rebounds 1.9 assists 1.1 steals, three hit rates 42.7%/36.1%/83.8%
This season’s data: 20.9 points per game 4.2 rebounds 3.6 assists 0.8 steals, three hit rates 45.8%/42.2%/80.4%
Just two years ago, wassel, who was a rookie, scored an average of 5.5 points, field goal percentage 40.6 percent, and had no hope of starting full-time in NBA in the future. Now wassell ranks spurs in the team, with a three-point hit rate higher than that of teammate mcdermott. Assists rank second in the team, second only to trey jones. The improvement of Wassel’s data is not only due to the increase of playing time, but also due to the cultivation of Wassel himself over the years by the Spurs system. Only five other players in the league can score 20 + or more than wassell, with 3.5 + assists and a three-point hit rate of not less than 42%, namely curry, mitchell, ingram, maxi and bain. Wassel’s progress as an organizer is remarkable. Compared with last year (9.7 percent), wassel’s assist rate (17.1 percent) almost doubled this year, and he is better at standing on freethrow line than ever before. Wassell reduced mistakes while doing all this, with only 1.5 mistakes and 1.6 fouls in the field. He is also the only player in the league who has an average playing time of more than 32 minutes and an average playing error of no more than 1.5 times. After dezhantai Murray and Lonnie Walker left the team this summer, the opportunity to grow was in front of Wassel. Obviously, he seized this opportunity.
Third place: Bohr (magic)
Last season Data: 2.4 points per game 1.4 rebounds 0.4 assists 0.1 cap, three hit rates 55.6%/25%/40%
This season’s data: 12.9 points per game 7.7 rebounds 1 assist 1.9 cap, three hit rate 60.8%/41.3%/77.1%
Anyone who has seen Bohr’s short College career competition will not be surprised by his outbreak this season. Because this 2.18-meter-tall big man underwent surgery after playing nine games in the freshman season, bohr played in these nine games like the top five in the draft convention. Injuries and competitive nuggets are unwilling to give this young man a chance, which makes bohr’s growth in the first three seasons of his career deviate from its proper track. Bohr tried his best to catch up with the lost time after coming to magic. Bohr said in an interview with HoopsHype website reporter Michael Scotto, his teammate of magic, bankelo: “everyone is discussing wen banyama from france. I am not going to compare bohr with him. But Bohr, 2.18 meters tall, can throw three points, pass the ball, break through and cap. I think people seem to forget him a little.” Considering the body shape, ball control ability and shooting ability of the two, maybe there is really no comparison with wen banyama better than bohr. This view will definitely be laughed at a few months ago. Bohr can enter the inside line in a few steps after grabbing the rebound and before the opponent realizes what happened, and then a fengshui ball behind is the dunk with strong force. Bohr’s defense under the basket is very good, and he can control the number of fouls at the same time. Bohr ranks fifth in the league with an average of 1.9 cap, while the average of 1.5 fouls ranks 219th in the league. For bohr, from falling out of the rotation lineup to a good starting player is a very gorgeous turn. Bohr is only 23 years old, and magic has found another team building cornerstone player.
Second place: Lauri-malcanin (Sir)
Last season Data: 14.8 points per game 5.7 rebounds 1.3 assists 0.5 cap, three hit rate 44.5%/35.8%/86.8%
This season’s data: 22.2 points per game 8.5 rebounds 2.2 assists 0.7 cap, three hit rate 52.8%/41.3%/83.3%
Jazz’s winning rate this season is one of the biggest surprises so far. No other player has contributed more to jazz’s success than Markar. Malcanin has performed well in the first five seasons of his career, but he has never been regarded as a great player. When he came to jazz, he was no longer just a fixed-point pitcher, and malcanin’s all-around ability to compete was finally unlocked. Malcanin’s change stems from jazz’s demand and is also influenced by his outstanding performance in representing Finland in the European Championship this summer. Jazz coach will Hardy said in an interview with Fox Sports reporter Rohlin Melissa: “The Finnish national team regards malcanin as a ball handler, let him go to singles, let him cover for his teammates, let him run without a ball, so I learned a little from it, that is, don’t limit malcanin’s ability. Give him some chances to make mistakes. He is really an excellent player. The combination of figure, athletic ability and technology is very rare.” A year ago, malcanin acted as a space player in the Knight, with a three-point shot of 54.1 percent, while this season dropped to 42.6 percent. Although malcanin played a more diverse attack, the three-point hit rate (41.3%) still reached a new career high, and the three-point hit rate was 43% receive the ball. This season, marcanin’s performance as a list of scorers exceeded 92%, leading Curry, Owen and harden. At the same time, The Jazz also let markanin cut empty, hit the low back, and receive the ball after blocking and dismantling. Perhaps no one can improve the overall performance of this season more than marcanin, which proves the ability of the Jazz coach team and marcanin himself.
First: Xie Yi-Kyrgyzstan-Alexander (Thunder)
Last season Data: 24.5 points per game, 5 rebounds 5.9 assists 1.3 steals, three hit rates 45.3%/30%/81%
This season’s data: an average of 31.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.8 steals, and a hit rate of 50.9%/34.4%/92.4%
From a player who has not been selected as an all-star to a dark horse in the regular season MVP, this leap is unusual and Alexander has done it this season. Alexander ranked third in the league on average this season, with 16 of the 21 games scoring more than 30 points. Although Thunder was the youngest team in the league, homegin, the team selected this year, was reimbursed for the season due to foot injury. Alexander relied on the fire output at the offensive end, helped Thunder get a record of 10 wins and 13 losses. Although Alexander’s three-point hit rate has increased by nearly 5 percentage points, his breakthrough ability is the real reason for reaching the top of this list. Last season, Alexander ranked second in the league after Morant. The 24-year-old Alexander scored 16.3 points in this season, ranking first in the league. At the same time, Alexander’s free throw shot (182 times) was also the first in the league, and the free throw hit rate (92.4%) was the third in the league. Last season, the free throw hit rate was the 62nd in the league. Alexander’s average steals also increased from 1.3 (21st in the league) last season to 1.8 (third in the league). Alexander’s talent has always been obvious, but this year’s performance officially locked an All-Star seat. If the victory rate at the end of the Thunder season can exceed 50%, then he can also participate in the MVP award competition. Few players can achieve the transformation from star to super giant. Obviously, Alexander has already started this process this season.
Original: Greg Swartz
Compile: Li Taibai
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