FireDavidKahn
03-30-2020, 09:36 AM
https://www.nba.com/article/2020/03/27/numbers-know-zion-williamson-chris-paul-lebron-james-anthony-davis-james-harden
1. Rookie at the rim
THE STAT
Zion Williamson has averaged 20.9 points in the paint per 36 minutes, the highest rate for any player (minimum 500 minutes played) in the 24 seasons for which the stat has been tracked.
THE CONTEXT
Last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 17.5 points in the paint per game, the highest mark for any player (minimum 40 games played) since Shaquille O'Neal averaged 19.6 in 2002-03. This season, Antetokounmpo has topped his own mark (17.51 vs. 17.47), even though he's averaged almost two fewer minutes per game. His points in the paint per 36 minutes (20.4) would be the highest mark since Shaq averaged 20.8 per 36 in 1998-99...
... if it weren't Williamson, who has topped any mark from Antetokounmpo, O'Neal, and everybody else in the last 24 years.
AS A ROOKIE.
1. Rookie at the rim
THE STAT
Zion Williamson has averaged 20.9 points in the paint per 36 minutes, the highest rate for any player (minimum 500 minutes played) in the 24 seasons for which the stat has been tracked.
THE CONTEXT
Last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 17.5 points in the paint per game, the highest mark for any player (minimum 40 games played) since Shaquille O'Neal averaged 19.6 in 2002-03. This season, Antetokounmpo has topped his own mark (17.51 vs. 17.47), even though he's averaged almost two fewer minutes per game. His points in the paint per 36 minutes (20.4) would be the highest mark since Shaq averaged 20.8 per 36 in 1998-99...
... if it weren't Williamson, who has topped any mark from Antetokounmpo, O'Neal, and everybody else in the last 24 years.
AS A ROOKIE.