![]() This seems to be a deliberate part of the game plan when the threesome shares the court.FGA: Durant took more shots when the trio played together, while Irving took slightly fewer and Harden took a lot fewer.Over the course of the full season, it would likely look worse for all three.Points: Durant and Irving scored slightly more points, but that effect goes away when you factor out the extra minutes, and Harden's scoring took a meaningful dive.Harden took the hardest hit, while the impact on Durant was minimal.Usage rate: Predictably, all three stars saw their usage rates drop when they played together.This is likely due to the small sample size, and not something we'd see repeated over a full season.Minutes: Because of the overtimes and a few regulation close games, the Nets' trio averaged more minutes in their six games together than they did over the rest of the season.Ok, there's a lot happening there, but trying to figure out the Nets is arguably the fantasy off-season's most important puzzles, so let's get into it. Note: The Nets played 3 overtimes in those six games, inflating all three players' minutes and production Here's the trio's stats in their six full games together, compared to their season averages: So, while all three still rank inside this season's top-10 by per-game production, that is not reflective of the impact that the high-usage trio has on one another. With two games remaining in 2020-21, the Nets' All-NBA trio has shared the court exactly seven times – and Durant left injured after playing just 19 minutes in one of those. As in, a " third might be the worst spot to pick in a snake draft" sized gap. Add in the games played advantage, the age advantage, and the strategic benefit of Jokic's passing, and Jokic is my No. Which gets back to an earlier point: apply a 10% across the board reduction to his 2020-21 stats and he'd still be basically even with Curry in per-game value. ![]() But he has put up unprecedented offensive numbers, so some amount of drop-off is likely. Meanwhile, Jokic stagnated in the 10-to-15 range for each of the previous three seasons before this year's breakout.ĭo I think Jokic can repeat at the top? Of course, I just ranked him first, after all. Regardless of who plays around him, Curry is a locked-and-loaded top-five producer. Intruders on their hegemony are rare and tend to be named " Karl-Anthony Towns". Outside of last season, when Curry played only five games, he's finished inside the top five in both 8-cat and 9-cat every year since the lockout.Ĭurry, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Anthony Davis have basically been locked in as four of the top five in both settings for that entire stretch. Historically, there is very little turnover at the top of the season-ending fantasy leaderboards. But when we're picking at the top of a fantasy basketball draft, we should be mindful of our history. Even if Jokic's production falls off a little (which might not happen!), the strategic advantages he provides significantly lessens any potential harm from statistical regression.īased on this season's stats alone, the Jokic-Curry question actually isn't close - Jokic wins in a landslide. On top of that, he also ranks pretty high on the points and rebounds leaderboards. Getting assists from a non-guard is rare, and Jokic doesn't just help there, he's better than almost every guard. ![]() Jokic's assists are the single-biggest strategic advantage in fantasy basketball. Forced to choose, I'll take the 27-year-old who can fight for the league lead in assists from the center spot over the otherworldly shooter at age 33. I see this as a toss-up between Jokic and Steph Curry.
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