These are the rookie seasons for several NBA big men…..can you guess who is who?
Player A:
FG 49% 3PT 20% FT 74% 5.9 REB 0.8 AST 0.5 BLK 0.5 STL 6.0 PTS
Player B:
FG 42% 3PT 31% FT 81% 4.3 REB 1.6 AST 0.4 BLK 0.5 STL 6.5 PTS
Player C:
FG 40% 3PT 21% FT 77% 3.4 REB 1.0 AST 0.6 BLK 0.6 STL 8.2 PTS
Player D:
FG 56% 3PT 50% FT 79% 3.1 REB 0.6 AST 0.5 BLK 0.2 STL 6.3 PTS
I hope you find a striking similarity in these numbers…the point of this post is not to predict who a player may become but more to encourage others to recognize that a player is made by his growth in years 2 and 3. Most Big men are figuring it all out in year 1 so be patient.
The answer: