3 Players Making a Difference Since the All-Star Break
Throughout the season, we have used FTN’s new NBA StatsHub to help separate surface-level production from true impact. Those advanced metrics have provided the necessary context to effectively identify emerging stars, analyze trades, give insight into awards races, and provide analysis on the league’s top playoff contenders. Now, as the regular season enters its final stretch, the focus shifts to identifying which stars are peaking at the right time.
Using NBA StatsHub , let’s take a look at a few players who are playing at a high level since the All-Star break. Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets In the coming days, Kevin Durant will surpass Michael Jordan for the fifth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Yet, the 37-year-old Durant, who suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the middle of his prime, isn’t just stat-padding his Hall of Fame resume.
Since the All-Star break, he’s averaging 25. 9 points on only 17. 5 field goal attempts per game.
He’s the only player in the league averaging 25+ points while shooting 50%-plus from the field, 40%-plus from 3-point territory and 90%-plus from the free throw line. He leads the NBA by a substantial margin in Points Over Expectation (+5. 5) in that span, with Luka Dončić (+4.
1) and Anthony Edwards (+3. 8) a distant second and third, respectively. Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets Earlier this season, we examined the league’s most underrated scorers using Field Goal Percentage Over Expectation and came away wondering if Kon Knueppel could be the NBA’s next superstar.