NBA qualifiers are underway and after my End -of -year recruit reportI wanted to dive into certain statistics that attracted my attention throughout the 2024-25 campaign. From performance in small groups to aging veterinarians and the revolution at 3 points, here are some figures behind the scenes that have helped define another season of funny and productive fantastic basketball.
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The 229 interceptions of Dyson Dyson Daniels did not drive the League; The total ranked it among the 20 tops in a single season in the history of the NBA. Even more impressive, Daniels only became the 11th player in the history of the League for an average of at least three interceptions per game. This is a main reason why he finished 14th in the 9 Cate leagues this season.
He is worthy of the defensive player of the year and the most improved players, and fantasy managers should expect to choose Daniels in the first three laps next season.
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Domantas Sabonis continued to define coherence, displaying 61 double doubles this season to lead the League in the category for the third consecutive year. This success placed it in an elite group of only five players in the history of the NBA to have three consecutive seasons of the double-double league.
However, the production of score of the Sabonis box could not prevent the Sacramento Kings from missing the playoffs again. For fantastic GMS, I will always prefer Sabonis in the points of points at 9 CAT, but any potential exchange during the offseason could have an impact on his ADP in the second round.
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The 15.3 rebounds and assists of Josh Giddey per game were not only impressive; They placed it with elite. This season, only Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić equaled Giddey's brand to make an average of 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game.
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After falling into disgrace to Oklahoma City, Giddey has revived its fantastic value this season and probably envisages a new contract to stay in Chicago. He had a sixth round ADP this season, so I would not be surprised to see him slip into the fifth round next year.
320
Anthony Edwards has changed its flow and has become a flame thrower this season, leading the NBA with 320 made 3S. He also converted a 39.5% career record on his 3 -point attempts.
For the first time in the history of the League, three players overthrew more than 300 points at 3 points during the same season – Edwards, Malik Beasley (319) and Stephen Curry (311). Edwards and Beasley have also joined an exclusive club alongside Curry, Klay Thompson and James Harden, they are the only players to unravel at least 300,300 points in a single campaign. One last thing on Curry – he did the 300 3s club for the sixth time in his career, when no one else did it more than once.
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Kel'el Ware and Zach Edey were the only two recruits of the NBA 2024-25 draft class to ensure the top 150 in the 9 CAT ranking. This dubious distinction made the class the second in the last decade in terms of fantastic impact.
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The previous seasons show a wider range of impactful first -year players:
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The 2016-2017 class remains the weakest, because a single recruit (Malcolm Brogdon) fell for the top 150-strong contrast with draft lessons like 2018-19, which saw nine players go cup. With a harvest of new perspectives entering the league in JuneThis season has been another reminder that it is difficult for more than one handful of recruits to be burst in the 1st year. The 2025 class seems to be more starry than the 2024 class, so it's promising.
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The sixth man of the year of the NBA, Payton Pritchard and Beasley, illuminated the dashboard of Deep, combining for 486 3 points on the bench (246 de Pritchard, 240 from Beasley). This remarkable feat has placed both in an exclusive group of only five players in the history of the NBA to make more than 240 points of 3 points in a season as reservations. The two players have not been drafted in more than 88% of the leagues this season, so their shooting increased them in game changes for many fantastic teams.
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Chris Paul challenged expectations by playing all 82 games for the first time in 10 years. For a player whose career has been defined as much by brilliance as by premature injuries, it was one of the most impressive statistics of the 2024-25 season. Especially when I consider Joel Embiid, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have combined to play 67 games this season.
While Paul posted resilience and sustainability, his age shows, displaying career in points, rebounds, FG% and attempted FG per game. That said, Paul remains an effective playmaker (7.4 assists per game) who obtains at least one flight per game.
