A ten-game stretch is admittedly a relatively small sample size in a long NBA season, but that shouldn’t diminish the sensational start Devonte’ Graham has had to his second year in the league.
Currently the Hornets’ nightly leading producer in points (17.9), assists (7.6) and three-pointers (3.1), Graham is quietly emerging as a sneaky early-season candidate for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year and perhaps also the Most Improved Player. Much can happen over the next 72 games, but right now, arguably no player has taken a bigger jump this season than Graham.
“To continue to play this way, to be poised and unphased, he’s grown right before our eyes,” said Coach Borrego after Graham scored a career-high 35 points against Indiana on Nov.