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What are the top NBA headlines this week?
Welcome to the Saturday Slammin' Jam. I'm your host, Andrew Schlecht. With me, as always, is my good friend, Alex Spears. Today on the show, we are going to go through some headlines. We're going to talk Rookie of the Year. We are also going to go through our favorite things. And then at the tail end of the show, we're going to have our buddy Bryce Simon come on to discuss the Detroit Pistons. And of course... do some ridiculous trivia. That is very fun. Very much looking forward to that. But before we get to any of the trivia, any of the chaos, Alex, tell me about the top stories in the NBA this week.
Well, Andrew, the top story this week was our first 50-point game of the season. In a game against Indiana, Paulo Banqueiro bullied the Pacers, getting to the line 22 times en route to a 50-13-9 line. Paulo's 37 points in the first half tied a franchise record for most points and a half previously set by Tracy McGrady. Through five games, Bancaro is averaging 29 points per game for the 3-2 Magic.
What is the impact of Paolo Banchero's injury?
Unfortunately, later in the week, we would find out that Paulo had a torn right oblique that will keep him out for the next four to six weeks, a significant blow for the young Magic team. Paulo, who averaged 4.4 three-point attempts per game last season, took nine three-pointers in that 50-point game, another data point in what has been an historical start to the NBA season from three. Currently, NBA teams are taking more than 40% of their shots from three, the highest attempt rate ever. Owen Phillips noted in his blog, The F5, the rise in three-point attempts is largely coming from an increase in pull-up attempts from behind the arc. Take Anthony Edwards, for example. Kevin O'Connor pointed out that Ant is taking 58.9% of his shots from three, a rate that is higher than any James Harden season. And that includes Ant taking nearly nine pull-up threes per game. The Bulls, the freaking Bulls, who used to be allergic to threes during the DeRozan era, tied a franchise record this week for made three-pointers in a game with 25. When will this madness stop, Andrew?
I can remember watching Monte Ellis go out there and shoot 36% on eight mid-range attempts per game, and I liked it, Andrew. I liked that. I thought that was good. I liked it, Andrew. I would yell at my TV. I say, give it to the Mississippi bullet and let him try some stuff. Now I'm watching these losers step back a couple of feet and shoot the same percentage as Monte. And I'm barfing my guts out, Andrew. And speaking of barf. The Nuggets had one of the more bad good weeks I've ever seen. They ended up going 2-1 on the week. Solid result. But two wins. Both required overtime and were against two teams, the Raptors and the Nets, who are expected to be in the lottery this season. And of note in the Raptors game, Scotty Barnes sustained an orbital fracture.
He's going to be sidelined for at least three weeks. Now, for the Nuggets, they continue to be carried by Nikola Jokic. He's averaging 31-12-9 on 57-55-78 shooting. Now, it's only four games. This will change. But as of right now, per Cleaning the Glass, Jokic's on-off number is plus 38.9. Now, for reference, his previous high for a season was plus 24.8. Jokic may be as good as ever, but Denver's bench may be as bad as ever. Dario Saric, one of Calvin Booth's top targets this summer. He said it was one of his top targets. We got to get this guy. We have to land Dario Saric. He played 39 minutes this season so far. The Nuggets have been outscored in those minutes by 30 points. Well, at least the good news for Nuggets fans is, you know, Calvin Booth didn't give Dario Sarge a player option for next season. What's that now? Yeah. Breaking news. Yeah, that's a rough one. It does distract me a little bit from the Zeke Nagy contract, so maybe that was part of the idea. You know what this is?
How are the Nuggets and Bucks performing this season?
This is an MVP rope-a-dope, is what this is. He knew what he was doing. He is decreasing the bench level to increase this number so that we can throw it around and get Jokic another MVP. That's all this is, everybody.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the top NBA headlines this week?
0:12–1:17
2
What is the impact of Paolo Banchero's injury?
1:17–4:18
3
How are the Nuggets and Bucks performing this season?
4:18–13:17
4
Who are the top contenders for Rookie of the Year?
13:17–1:02:16
5
What improvements have the Detroit Pistons made this season?
1:02:16–1:06:16
6
What are the major weaknesses of the Pistons?
1:06:16–1:13:14
7
Who is the player to watch in the Pistons lineup?
1:13:14–1:21:03