ESPN Staff Writer Kevin Pelton has some cool statistical evidence in this article on how Wendell Carter, Jr, may just be the best big man in the draft. With 5 players in the top 7 being 6’10” or taller (surprising in the “small ball” era of the NBA), a few interesting stats have emerged from summer league play:
As you can see, Carter leads in points per game, is a close second in field goal percentage, leads players other than #1 pick DeAndre Ayton in rebounds per game, has the only assist-turnover ratio over 1, and the most blocks per game. Carter also comes second in total 3-pointers (unfortunately for him, he’s not very close to Jackson of the Grizzlies). Marvin Bagley’s limited sample size must also be taken into consideration, as he was shut down for a hip bruise a few days ago. But what we’ve seen of Wendell in the past few days just adds to his promise come the start of the NBA season. While I’m no professional NBA analyst, I think the Bulls have a star in the making.
