It's year 3... the time when expectations for star young players get real. The time when we really see what we have in our prized players.
Anthony Edwards per 36:
Rookie: 21.7 ppg / 5.2 reb / 3.3 ast / 52.3% TS / -0.1 VORP / -2.1 BPM / .017 WS(48) / 13.9 PER
Year 2: 22.4 ppg / 5.0 reb / 4.0 ast / 56.0% TS / + 2.0 VORP / +1.2 BPM / .084 WS(48) / 16.5 PER
Year 3: 21.0 ppg / 5.4 reb / 3.7 ast / 54.0% TS / -0.1 VORP / -3.0 BPM / .029 WS(48) / 13.0 PER
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Tyrese Haliburton per 36:
Rookie: 15.5 ppg / 3.6 reb / 6.4 ast / 58.5% TS / +1.5 VORP / +1.4 BPM / ..096 WS(48) / 16.2 PER
Year 2: 15.8 ppg / 4.2 reb / 8.4 ast / 59.5% TS / + 3.1 VORP / +2.6 BPM / .125 WS(48) / 18.2 PER
Year 3: 23.0 ppg / 4.9 reb / 10.5 ast / 64.7% TS / +0.9 VORP / +7.2 BPM / .215 WS(48) / 24.7 PER
Desmond Bane per 36:
Rookie: 14.8 ppg / 5.0 reb / 2.8 ast / 60.0% TS / +0.5 VORP / -0.8 BPM / .093 WS(48) / 12.2 PER
Year 2: 22.0 ppg / 5.3 reb / 3.3 ast / 59.2% TS / + 2.7 VORP / +2.7 BPM / .153 WS(48) / 17.6 PER
Year 3: 26.5 ppg / 5.5 reb / 5.1 ast / 62.2% TS / +0.6 VORP / +4.8 BPM / .196 WS(48) / 22.1 PER
Tyrese Maxey per 36:
Rookie: 18.8 ppg / 4.0 reb / 4.6 ast / 53.1% TS / +0.1 VORP / -1.5 BPM / .099 WS(48) / 14.5 PER
Year 2: 17.8 ppg / 3.3 reb / 4.4 ast / 59.4% TS / + 1.8 VORP / +0.6 BPM / .132 WS(48) / 16.2 PER
Year 3: 22.3 ppg / 3.4 reb / 3.8 ast / 57.8% TS / +0.2 VORP / -0.4 BPM / .087 WS(48) / 16.9 PER
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Yes. It's early. Yes. Edwards might have more potential than the rest of these guys. And yes... the Wolves were smart to avoid Wiseman. But that's not what this thread is about. It's about our prized franchise player right now. The one some media pundits already declare to the be the team's best player. The one we're all riding the future on. The one that made everybody on the Wolves confident in swinging for the fences in the Gobert trade. The one that is "sure" to be a perennial All Star or All NBA player.
Are we sure he's going to be the best guard in his draft class?