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NBA preview 2022-23: 10 breakout candidates, including a former No. 1 pick and a EuroBasket phenom

Which NBA players are on the verge of a breakout season?

Last year, it was third-year point guard Ja Morant, who increased his scoring to average to 27.4 points per game from 19.1 during his sophomore season and led the upstart Memphis Grizzlies to the league's second-best record.

Morant set the breakout bar pretty high, but there are plenty of young candidates throughout the league who are ready for the leap.

Could second-year players, such as Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Josh Giddey, build off impressive rookie campaigns to take the next step?