OKC Thunder: The Rich List: Edition Four
By Rich Condon
Honorable Mentions
Eric Bledsoe: The Suns point guard put up a great 29 point and 9.5 assist line this week, but the Suns still aren’t very good and went 2-2.
Isaiah Thomas: The Little Giant led the league in scoring at 38.3 a game, but the Celtics went 1-2 in a disappointing week for the 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Joel Embiid: Philadelphia is the feel good story of the week, as the 76ers went undefeated at 3-0 for the week. Embiid averaged 22 points, 10.3 rebounds, and a league-leading 3.7 blocks a contest for the week, on only 25.6 minutes a game. Per 36 minutes, which a lot of the guys on the above list played, that translates to: 30.9 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 5.2 blocks. Trust the Process, man.
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Tyson Chandler: Again, the Suns are really bad, but Chandler turned back the clock en route to a 15.7 point and 13.7 rebound – double-double for the week.
John Wall: Yet another All-Star snub, John Wall led the Wizards to a 3-1 week behind 24.3 points and a league leading 10.8 assists a night. He also played some good defense this week behind 2.3 steals a night. He’s a highlight waiting to happen.
Nikola Jokic: The Joker (top-5 NBA nickname right now), is doing a little bit of everything for the Denver Nuggets, and the hype is a Mile High. I’m sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Anyway, Jokic averaged 26 points on 61.8% from the floor, 11.2 rebounds (good for 9th in the NBA), 3 assists, a steal, and a block a game.
Draymond Green: I don’t like it either, but the Warriors are rolling right now, and Green is a huge reason as to why. He anchors them on defense, this week was no different, as his 2.8 blocks a game were 2nd in the NBA. He averaged 6.8 assists a game, 10.5 rebounds, and 11 points as the fourth option on the potent Golden State Warriors.