Obviously, the below is not based on win shares or pure productivity or ceiling. No massaging or personal input...this is a redraft based on current DARKO:
2016
2017
2018
Looking at the list above, I thought that it might be interesting to sort by "DPM Improvement" bucket and see who's trending in which direction. I filtered out some guys with not enough games played, in order to eliminate most of the JAGs.
Top-20 guys on the way up
Top-20 guys on the way down
2016
- Jaylen Brown
- Pascal Siakam
- Brandon Ingram
- Dejounte Murray
- Jakob Poeltl
- Jamal Murray
- Domantas Sabonis
- Buddy Hield
- Ben Simmons
- Malcolm Brogdon
- Damian Jones
- Ivica Zubac
- Malik Beasley
- Georges Niang
2017
- Jayson Tatum
- Donovan Mitchell
- Bam Adebayo
- Isaiah Hartenstein
- Jonathan Isaac
- De'Aaron Fox
- Lauri Markkanen
- Jarrett Allen
- Derrick White
- Lonzo Ball
- Dillon Brooks
- Tony Bradley
- Monte Morris
- Edmond Sumner
2018
- Luka Doncic
- Robert Williams
- Trae Young
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Jaren Jackson Jr.
- Deandre Ayton
- Michael Porter Jr.
- Mitchell Robinson
- Mikal Bridges
- Jalen Brunson
- Jarred Vanderbilt
- Kevin Huerter
- De'Anthony Melton
- Grayson Allen
Looking at the list above, I thought that it might be interesting to sort by "DPM Improvement" bucket and see who's trending in which direction. I filtered out some guys with not enough games played, in order to eliminate most of the JAGs.
Top-20 guys on the way up
- De'Aaron Fox
- Lauri Markkanen
- Domantas Sabonis
- Kevin Huerter
- Kyle Kuzma
- Buddy Hield
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Anfernee Simons
- Collin Sexton
- Chimezie Metu
- Landry Shamet
- Grayson Allen
- Derrick White
- Jalen Brunson
- Dennis Smith Jr.
- Jevon Carter
- Luka Doncic
- Brandon Ingram
- Pascal Siakam
- Jakob Poeltl
Top-20 guys on the way down
- Ben Simmons
- Deandre Ayton
- Aaron Holiday
- Keita Bates-Diop
- Jarred Vanderbilt
- Jarrett Allen
- Shake Milton
- De'Anthony Melton
- Damian Jones
- Donte DiVincenzo
- Bruce Brown
- Hamidou Diallo
- Wendell Carter Jr.
- Jaylen Brown
- Isaiah Hartenstein
- Lonnie Walker IV
- Mo Bamba
- Luke Kennard
- Marvin Bagley III
- Trae Young
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