Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Anfernee Simons has improved nearly every season of his NBA career. He only played in 20 games as a 19-year-old rookie, but played 70 the next year, averaging 8.3 points in a little more than 20 minutes a night.
His playing time dropped a bit in 2020-21, but he got his first real taste of the starting lineup the next season, playing from the opening tip 30 times and increasing his scoring average from 7.8 ppg to 17.3. He averaged 14 shot attempts compared to 6.3 the year prior.
He then took a major leap last season, starting all 62 games in which he played.