The 5’9" Thomas is in the midst of a spectacular, career-best campaign, averaging 28.9 points and 5.9 assists. If you’ve watched the Celtics play this year, you know that their entire offense runs through him and he’s what makes them tick. Further, he's been the best fourth quarter scorer in the league, providing important points down the stretch of most ga

According to Player Efficiency Rating, a measure of per-minute production standardised such that the league average is 15, Embiid (24.2 PER) is just as efficient as two-time MVP Curry this season, while other standout rookies such as Brogdon (14.1 PER), Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram (7.4 PER) and Saric (11.8 PER) are all below average despite being used far less of

While he has been afflicted with a number of injuries throughout his career, the impact that he can have on a team is obvious. Remember those Warriors NBA Finals teams the last couple of seasons? He was manning the mid

"He's been that height for a long time now, so he's mastered it," Butler said . "He's really good at what he does. Coming off, pulling up, shooting shots. Getting to the rim, getting to the free throw line. 5[-foot-]8, 6-8, whatever it is, the guy knows how to put the ball in the bask

Like Kidd, Hall of Famer Thomas is firmly in the conversation when discussing the best point guards in history, he was a magician with the ball in his hands. However, unlike Kidd, Thomas at least had some rings to show for

West finished second in the MVP voting four different times, losing out to Wilt Chamberlain in 1966, Willis Reed in '70, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in '71 and again in '72. In the '65 ballot, West finished third, behind only Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson. It's certainly no shame losing out to those na

The Boston Celtics legend won an NBA championship with the franchise in 2008 after they acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, but unfortunately for him, his prime years saw him playing for some bad Celtics teams which worked against

Per The Washington Post, before his injury, Embiid was finishing 40.2 percent of his team’s possessions with a shot, pass, turnover or trip to the free throw line, a rate similar to what is seen with other NBA stars like LeBron James (41.3 percent) and Steph Curry (38.1 perce

D-Wade and Butler criticised the younger parts of the roster for not competing hard enough night to night. The younger players responded with charges that the 13-year veteran should practice more to help lead t

Amir Johnson, James Young and a couple second round picks would probably make this deal happen. The Pistons might be enamored with the idea that trading Baynes would result in some freed up cap space in the offsea

Since the Mavericks are in a bit of a rebuilding mode and would probably like to receive some sort of compensation for Bogut, who’s in an expiring deal, they’d probably be willing to take on Johnson’s expiring contract (which is almost identical to Bogut’s) in order to land a future first-round p

Listed at 6’7", Butler is a full 10 inches taller than Thomas, but has the physical gifts that it takes to stick with him for a long period of the game. Despite the major height difference, Butler respects Thomas’ versatile g

Next up is the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the most at stake here. Their 2017 first-round pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, but they attached top-three protection to it. This means if it falls out of the top-three, the 76ers will take the pick and the Lakers are left empty-han

From here, the odds diminish quite rapidly. The Orlando Magic rounds out the top-five of teams with the best odds. For an easy to follow look at draft odds, and a fun lottery simulator, head over to Tankathon.com to get the full rund

The odds are now in place. All that's left is for the Nba Strategy|Https://Nbaactioninsight.Com/ to hold its annual NBA Draft lottery, which will happen on May 16 this year, to decide which pick goes where. For some teams, it's make or break. For others, they're just hoping lottery luck shines down on t

The big man's left knee injury is worse than the Sixers initially thought and they have decided to rule him out for the year in the hope of having him fit and ready for the start of the 2017/18 campa

Saric has shown a great improvement recently, which culminated in him being named the Rookie of the Month for February. He finished the month with 17 points, 7.9 rebounds and 44.3 percent from the field in 30.9 minu

While taking Thomas out of the game with his swarming defense would be wonderful for the Bulls, Butler knows that the Celtics still would have other pieces on their roster that his teammates would need to be ready

Major television networks such as ESPN have even altered their live broadcast schedule to fit in some Sixers games due to the impact Embiid has had on the team, something which would never have happened last sea