Dillon “under no circumstances” brooks has bounced back after the disaster at the end of last season

Matisse Thybulle has been a 38% three-point shooter ever since he set foot in Portland, and has been an absolute menace on defense with his deflections and steals

Feel like Giannis has been better than people realize.

30/11/5 64% TS 1.9 blocks and 1.4 steals and doing it with lower FTA.

Our clutch defensive rating is like 96 or 97 and a big part of that is Giannis, he’s had multiple clutch defensive plays that aren’t being noticed or clutch offensive plays wether it’s assists, shots or FTs.

He just looks more fluid and letting the game come to him rather than forcing things like he had to last season with Khris being out.

Idk if anyone has said this, but Keyonte George for the Jazz has been hooping. Idk his exact stats but every game I’ve seen him play he’s been balling, def showed up on the big stage against the Suns a couple weeks back. Think he’s really one of the best rookies out there

Ja Morant. He’s still pulling up on dudes and shooting, but it’s like he’s not even on the court.

A lot of people in the lakers sub was not happy when Ham gave Cam regular minutes. I was cautiously optimistic. He has played amazing on the defensive end.

Duncan Robinson has stepped way up and isn’t just a 3 point shooter with a nice cut game with Bam. He’s got actual moves now. And he’s not been terrible on defense either.

Jaylen is quietly having a very bad season. 22/5/3 on 54.5% TS (3.2% below league average), -.2 BPM, -.8 OBPM, only .3 VORP, and a -3.3 net rating. He’s been good defensively, but having just signed the richest contract in league history, the Cs desperately need Jaylen to figure it out on offense. Especially with the increased spacing from KP abusing cross and mismatches, Jaylen needs to be better.

And only because I know I’m gonna hear about KP having been out after that last part, his numbers ever so slightly decrease across the board when playing with KP. 21/5/3 on 54.1% TS, 104 ORTG compared to 105.9, 110.2 DRTG compared to 109.2 , and consequently, his net goes from -3.3 to -6.2.

Might get criticized as a Homer but idc. If Siakam was having a better season Scottie would be 1st all NBA. He’s looking like a Kawhi/Magic hybrid some nights, and we’ve been incredibly poor from 3 and finishing at the rim this season which would undoubtedly have him with 3 or 4 more assists a game.

Sam Hauser is an average defender and a great shooter

I hate saying it but aaron gordon has not been playing his best ball

don’t sleep on Coby White

Not a single person mentioned Jaime Jaquez Jr so far.

Pre-draft, the demerits against him were numerous. Too slow, not a great shooter, average athlete. Just a hustle guy with decent size and a strong basketball acumen.

He’s a solid 6th man who will likely be a starter by the end of this year. His basketball IQ is immense with constant motion, off-ball movement and smart passing. His passing is well above average for his position, he never forces shots, he can play 2-4, and he almost always makes the smart play. He could seamlessly fit into any rotation in the league.

In 26.7 minutes per game, he’s shooting 52% on 9.2 FGA. 39.3% from three on 3.1 attempts. TS 61%. 2.6 assists on 1.5 turnovers.

Idk how far under the radar this is since we’ve had a lot of national tv games, but Malik Monk has pretty clearly been the Kings 3rd best player.

His 3pt shot is back above 40% after a down season last year, his assist% is almost double his numbers from Charlotte / LA, and he has a highlight dunk almost every game.

Christain Braun has had a nice uptick.

Nothing crazy but definitely earned his spot in the rotation.