No. 11 Jayson Tatum
We all knew the Duke product would be the highest-ranked Celtic on this list, but few probably expected to see him on the precipice of a top-10 assessment in just his third season. And while it may be strange to see the Milwaukee Bucks’ Khris Middleton ranked higher, we’ll take the ranking just the same.
Favale and Bailey note only Caris LeVert and Damian Lillard knock down more pull-up treys among players shooting at least three per game, and that no player ranks higher in effective field-goal percentage among players taking shots with four second or less on the clock.
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“It is no accident Tatum owns their largest net-rating swing (plus-10.9),” they note; “His two-way impact is their foremost building block.”
We’re inclined to agree.
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