For the second year in a row, there’s a rookie sensation out of Latvia that’s terrorizing the NBA with his sharpshooting.
Okay, maybe Davis Bertans isn’t on the same level as Kristaps Porzingis…yet, but the 24-year-old forward has made a solid impression lately.
His numbers are meager – 3.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.6 blocks – but he’s been impactful off the box score in unexpected ways.
Back to his numbers real quick. If we give Bertans the benefit of the doubt, his per-36 numbers are 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds a game, which is respectable for a rookie who was practically considered as a throw-in piece on draft night when the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers swapped George Hill for Kawhi Leonard.