Chapter 417: God’s Will.
Mitchell averaged 18.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.5 steals.
Tatum put up 15.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1 block per game.
Sabonis averaged 12.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.
Hield added 13 points per game.
Statistically speaking, this group of Kings rookies didn’t show drastic improvement over last season. In fact, Mitchell even regressed a bit. But measuring a player’s true value has never been just about numbers.
For example—context matters. The value of stats in wins vs. losses? Completely different. Putting up numbers on a contender vs. a lottery team? Also not the same.
Last season’s Kings were a weak team. This season, they clearly weren’t.
The Trail Blazers finished fourth with 53 wins.
Houston also had 53 wins, ranking fifth.
James Harden averaged a ridiculous 36.1 PPG—had it not been for Han Sen, he would’ve been the scoring story of the year, even surpassing Kobe’s best scoring season.
Spurs, Thunder, and Jazz rounded out the sixth through eighth spots.