>#####/2. Per-game and per-36 season-to-season jumps
>There are 294 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons. Here are the ones who’ve seen the biggest jump in their box score numbers, on a per-game basis …
>*Minimum 25 games played in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 (294 players)*
>*Through Jan. 25, 2023*
>Among those 294 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons:
>* Lauri Markkanen has seen the biggest jump in points per game (+10.0). * Nick Richards has seen the biggest jump in rebounds per game (+3.9). * Tre Jones has seen the biggest jumps in both assists per game (+3.0) and steals per game (+0.8). * Nic Claxton has seen the biggest jump in blocks per game (+1.6).
>Of course, a lot of that “improvement” is about playing time. Seven of the 10 guys listed above also rank in the top 10 in regard to their jump in minutes per game, with Trey Murphy III (+15.1) and Jones (+13.3) having seen the biggest jumps (+15.1) among the 294.
>It’s not that those guys haven’t earned the added burn (Murphy has seen also seen big jumps in effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage), but here are the players who’ve seen the biggest jump in box score numbers on a per-36-minute basis …
>*Minimum 300 games played in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 (306 players)*
>*Through Jan. 25, 2023*
>Markkanen remains at the top of the list, and seems to be the clear front-runner for the Kia Most Improved Player award. But it’s a very different group otherwise. In fact, only three other guys from the per-game top 10 are in the top 25 in regard to per-36 improvement: Thomas Bryant (+5.6, 15th), Richards (+5.0, 18th) and Alperen Sengun (+4.6, 22nd). Among the top 10 in per-game jumps, Murphy has seen the smallest jump in per-36 (from 22.9 to 23.8).
Certain_Strawberry77
The most surprising thing I got is hearing that JC is 3rd in fast break 3s made. We see it often, but crazy he’s one of the highest
2 Comments
From Friday (not today’s rankings):
>#####/2. Per-game and per-36 season-to-season jumps
>There are 294 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons. Here are the ones who’ve seen the biggest jump in their box score numbers, on a per-game basis …
>**Biggest jump, points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks per game:**
>Player | ’21-22 GP | ’21-22 MPG | ’21-22 PRASB | ’22-23 GP | ’22-23 MPG | ’22-23 PRASB | Diff. PRASB
:— | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: |
Lauri Markkanen | 61 | 30.8 | 23.0 | 46 | 34.2 | 36.5 | +13.5
Tre Jones | 69 | 16.6 | 12.3 | 47 | 29.9 | 25.0 | +12.7
Alperen Sengun | 72 | 20.7 | 19.4 | 44 | 28.0 | 29.8 | +10.4
Trey Murphy III | 62 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 46 | 29.0 | 19.2 | +10.3
Nick Richards | 50 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 40 | 17.0 | 15.3 | +9.7
Nic Claxton | 47 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 44 | 29.3 | 26.6 | +9.7
Aaron Nesmith | 52 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 43 | 23.3 | 15.2 | +8.8
Santi Aldama | 32 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 45 | 22.0 | 16.6 | +8.6
Jalen McDaniels | 55 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 49 | 27.1 | 19.8 | +8.6
Thomas Bryant | 27 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 35 | 22.3 | 21.8 | +8.5
>*PRASB = Points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks per game*
>*Minimum 25 games played in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 (294 players)*
>*Through Jan. 25, 2023*
>Among those 294 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons:
>* Lauri Markkanen has seen the biggest jump in points per game (+10.0).
* Nick Richards has seen the biggest jump in rebounds per game (+3.9).
* Tre Jones has seen the biggest jumps in both assists per game (+3.0) and steals per game (+0.8).
* Nic Claxton has seen the biggest jump in blocks per game (+1.6).
>Of course, a lot of that “improvement” is about playing time. Seven of the 10 guys listed above also rank in the top 10 in regard to their jump in minutes per game, with Trey Murphy III (+15.1) and Jones (+13.3) having seen the biggest jumps (+15.1) among the 294.
>It’s not that those guys haven’t earned the added burn (Murphy has seen also seen big jumps in effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage), but here are the players who’ve seen the biggest jump in box score numbers on a per-36-minute basis …
>**Biggest jump, points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks per 36 minutes:**
>Player | ’21-22 GP | ’21-22 MIN | ’21-22 PRASB | ’22-23 GP | ’22-23 MIN | ’22-23 PRASB | Diff. PRASB
:— | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: | :—: |
Lauri Markkanen | 61 | 1,878 | 26.9 | 46 | 1,573 | 38.4 | +11.5
Isaiah Joe | 55 | 609 | 18.1 | 40 | 582 | 29.4 | +11.4
Josh Okogie | 49 | 516 | 18.6 | 42 | 558 | 29.1 | +10.5
Anthony Davis | 40 | 1,404 | 40.6 | 26 | 862 | 49.2 | +8.6
Tyrese Haliburton | 77 | 2,694 | 30.8 | 40 | 1,336 | 39.4 | +8.6
Duane Washington Jr. | 48 | 968 | 24.9 | 30 | 389 | 32.5 | +7.6
Damian Lillard | 29 | 1,056 | 36.0 | 36 | 1,290 | 43.0 | +7.0
Mason Plumlee | 73 | 1,793 | 27.7 | 49 | 1,381 | 34.1 | +6.4
Devin Vassell | 71 | 1,937 | 26.6 | 29 | 907 | 32.9 | +6.3
Myles Turner | 42 | 1,235 | 29.9 | 41 | 1,224 | 35.8 | +5.9
>*PRASB = Points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks per 36 minutes*
>*Minimum 300 games played in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 (306 players)*
>*Through Jan. 25, 2023*
>Markkanen remains at the top of the list, and seems to be the clear front-runner for the Kia Most Improved Player award. But it’s a very different group otherwise. In fact, only three other guys from the per-game top 10 are in the top 25 in regard to per-36 improvement: Thomas Bryant (+5.6, 15th), Richards (+5.0, 18th) and Alperen Sengun (+4.6, 22nd). Among the top 10 in per-game jumps, Murphy has seen the smallest jump in per-36 (from 22.9 to 23.8).
The most surprising thing I got is hearing that JC is 3rd in fast break 3s made. We see it often, but crazy he’s one of the highest