Unproven rookie guard named San Antonio Spurs' playoff X-factor
Unproven rookie guard named San Antonio Spurs' playoff X-factor originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . If the San Antonio Spurs are going to go on a deep playoff run, they'll need contributions from up and down the roster.
Obviously, MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama will do a lot of the heavy lifting for San Antonio, but he'll need help. That's where rookie guard Dylan Harper comes in. Dylan Harper named Spurs' playoff X-factor After promising first regular season, Harper will need to step his game up for postseason play, and the degree to which he is able to do so could go a long way towards determining how far the Spurs will be able to advance.
As a result, Harper was recently named San Antonio's playoff X-factor by Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo Sports . "Well, as of late Harper is elite at shooting. Over his last 32 games, he shot 45.
6% from 3, and granted it was on a low volume, it’s an incredibly impressive development for him. His shot looks fluid, and he’s even shooting a better percentage from the line and from midrange too," O'Connor wrote. "So all indicators are looking positive for Harper, which is what makes him the X-factor: Wemby was a 29-minute-per-game guy during the season.
He didn't play over 40 minutes once. Who's going to help fill the gaps when Wemby is on the bench? A lot of the time, it’s going to have to be Harper.