![]() He was determined to be the top basketball player on the planet, and in the latter half of his career made fitness a top priority in his strategy of becoming the best. Michael Jordan took obsession to a whole new level during the 1980s and 90s. The idea that, aside from the cigars, he had horrible health habits is just flat out wrong: It's true Jordan smoked more cigars than advisable, but he didn't smoke cigars every day when he was playing. Lebron started to dip sooner but didn't dip anywhere near as Jordan did by the time he was 38. Overall, I think Jordan had a longer peak at the very top from age 22 - 34.Lebron clearly maintained a higher level of performance relative to other players in the league for season.After that, Lebron maintains a fairly high standard but certainly nothing like the earlier period where they both completely dominated their eras.For the period age 29-34, Jordan maintained a significantly higher ranking in each metric almost across the board.From age 21 - 28, they're both pretty much equally dominant and almost first in everything. ![]() Its easier to view on Google sheets so here it is: This is not intended to have a dig at anyone, I think it actually shows just how dominant they both were for a quite a few seasons. Note I've only included the age range that Jordan played but I've included his missed seasons for Lebron just to see where he was at. It's by no means perfect and I'd love to add some other advanced status if they're available for the whole period but rather than argue about eras, I wanted to look at how dominant they were relative to their peers only. I was actually a bit surprised by the result. I had some spare time at work and thought it would be interesting to compare league rankings for the advanced stats provided by BB reference for Lebron and Jordan. 1 despite Spurs' strugglesģ Trade chatter: What would a Donovan Mitchell trade with the Cavs actually look like?Ĥ Pat Bev is the guy that everyone wanted Pj Tucker to beĥ Dame giving back to the community and promising buckets. Indiana Pacers stayed true to their wordĪfter clinching their spot in the knockout stage, the Pacers made their serious tournament intentions clear.New Post Game Thread Happy 15th Cake-Day r/NBA! Win tickets to NBA All-Star Saturday Night & make a difference, check out Reddit Community Funds & r/NBA's partnership! Top Team Subreddit Postsġ Shae out here teaching people the CapoeiraĢ Kia Rookie Ladder: Victor Wembanyama returns to No. Three players on the defending champion Nuggets (Gordon, Jokic and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope)played at least 37 minutes per game. Jokic, Rockets center Alperen Sengun and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball each had minutes increases of 4.8. Maxey played a league-leading 41.2 minutes per game, while VanVleet came in second with 40.3, four more than each of their respective regular season averages: Maxey averages 37.6 and VanVleet averages 36.6. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey and Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet were in the top two for most minutes averaged during the in-season tournament. Cavaliers guard Darius Garland averaged 5.2 more minutes for an average of 36.6. Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon had thebiggest jump, playing 5.8 more minutes compared to other regular season games for an average of 38.2 per game. Minutes increased around the league (min. Oddly enough, the only times Saric has scored at least 20 points this season were in three of four in-season tournament nights. Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (9.2) and Golden State Warriors forward Dario Saric (9.0) were behind Mitchell for the largest points differential in the in-season tournament compared to other regular season games.Ĭlarkson had his season-high 37 points in Utah's third game. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets went 2-2, but the two-time MVP still managed to average 32.3 points, 16.3 rebounds and 11 assists. ![]() The ultra-efficient Kevin Durant averaged 35.7 points on 58.6% shooting from the field and a whopping 75% from the 3-point line. Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox averaged 36 points - 8.5 higher than his regular season average - eight rebounds and eight assists during three wins. He scored 40 points, his season-high, on Tuesday plus 11 rebounds and five assists. Mitchell averaged 13 more points during the tournament compared to other regular-season games - the highest difference among players who appeared in 10-plus games and at least one in-season tournament game.
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