If I asked you to name the most statistically dominant NBA player through approximately the first 1⁄4 of the 2016-17 season, who would be your pick?
Granted, there are a lot of good names to choose from.
James Harden makes for a fine candidate as he’s averaging 28.9 points, 12.2 assists and 7.4 rebounds, while leading the Houston Rockets to the 4th-best record in the Western Conference. Then there’s Kevin Durant and his league-leading 68.1 TS%, LeBron James and a career-best 9.7 assists per game and Damian Lillard’s 28.