Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
Zion is:
- 6th in the NBA in FGs made despite not being top 20 in FGs attempted
- 7th in the NBA in Free Throws made, 4th in Free Throws attempted
- 13th in the NBA in offensive rebounds
- 8th in the NBA in total points despite not being top 20 in Usage Rate
- 5th in the NBA in FG%, 7th in TS%, 8th in eFG%
- 9th in the NBA in PPG
- 4th in the NBA in PER
- 13th in Offensive Rating
- 3rd in Offensive Win Shares
- 8th in Total Win Shares and 10th in Win Shares per 48
- 15th in BPM
- 14th in Value Over Replacement Player
- 1st in ScoreVal
Currently 2nd in a a scoring volume/efficiency streak that dates back to the mid-50s
He is 20 years old. This is absurd production. Obviously the defense is still not altogether there, though it has improved, and there are clear avenues for progress, but the reality of how impactful he is right now, fewer than a full season's worth of games in, not even 21 yet, it's just silly.