Indiana Pacers fans already knew Bennedict Mathurin could have All-Star potential. But this season, he has turned it up another level, and the team is seeing it firsthand.
Through his first six games of the season, the Canadian native is averaging 24.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2 assists while shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the arc. These numbers aren't just mostly career-highs for Mathurin either. They are good enough to put him in the All-Star conversation, which many thought could have been a real possibility one day.
It's a small sample size, but Mathurin would be tied as the 21st-leading scorer in the entire league with Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr.