6 weeks and 20 games in, what players have gone under the radar for playing better or worse than most people realize?
For example, after bouncing around the league recently, Malik Beasley has been great for the Bucks averaging 12/5 and shooting 45% from 3 on 6.5 attempts per game. He’s held down that starting spot very well for them so far. Not bad for a guy who got pulled out of the rotation for the Lakers in the playoffs last season
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.