Jaden Ivey just completed perhaps his best week as an NBA basketball player. In his past four games, Detroit’s fifth overall pick has averaged 23.3 points on 43/41/91 shooting splits and distributed 7.5 assists for good measure.
Following the early season injury to Cade Cunningham, Ivey was begrudgingly thrust into a starting point guard role to accelerate his development during a lost season. He has responded by steadily improving in multiple facets of the game, including those that were big question marks as he entered the league — namely, his ability as a lead distributor and the development of his mid-range game.