Player evaluations can change fast in the NBA. Consensus opinions become subject of debate, rising talents fizzle out, and fringe-rotation players are promoted into prominence. The All-Star break presents a good time to take a step-back and review how players’ evaluations have changed, relative to the start of the year.
With the Toronto Raptors exceeding expectations, many players are having career seasons, but not everyone is experiencing such wild success. We asked our contributors who is their pick for breakout player and disappointment so far this season:
Editors note: We asked everyone to exclude Fred VanVleet from the break-out player category to prevent redundancy (We all still love Fred)
Breakout Player
Mike Bossetti: I’ll go off the beaten path for my selection and say OG Anunoby.