Typically, when an NBA player increases their volume as a scorer, they become more inefficient. It takes more shots to score 20 than it does 10 points per game, and as a player’s shot attempts increases, so does the difficulty of those attempts. Early in his career, Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam has defied expectations.
Siakam has increased his points per 36 minutes every season he’s been in the NBA; he’s also increased his trueshooting percentage every season he’s been in the NBA. Pascal Siakam has managed to become a higher volume scorer while becoming more efficient.