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14. O.G. Anunoby

14. O.G. Anunoby

O.G. Anunoby was a late First Round Pick (23rd) from Indiana, and in a mild surprise, he was logging most of the starts as a rookie.

Anunoby helped Toronto win the 2019 NBA Championship, and while he averaged the same amount of Minutes per Game that he did as a rookie, he did so off the bench, as the Raptors had Kawhi Leonard that year.  With Leonard departing for the Clippers afterward, Anunoby was again a starter, showing even better defense and finally breaking through offensively in 2020-21 with a 15.9 PPG.  He built on that with an increased 17.1 PPG in 2021-22.  Last season, Anunoby took another leap, as he was the NBA's leader in Steals per Game (1.9), and earned a Second Team All-Defensve nod.

Going into 2023-24, Anunoby may have shown what he is, and it is god enough to be a bona fide starter on a contending team, though the Raptors are not that squad!

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 23rd Overall in the NBA Draft 6/22/17.
  • Games Played: 368
  • Per Game Averages:

    28.4 MP
    .558 eFG%
    .744 FT%
    11.6 PTS
    4.3 RB
    1.5 AST
    1.2 STL
    0.5 BLK

    27 Playoff Games
    31.4 MP
    .586 eFG%
    .691 FT%
    11.0 PTS
    4.5 RB
    1.3 AST
    0.9 STL
    0.7 BLK

  • Advanced Stats:

    13.2 PER
    .579 TS%
    5.8 VORP
    22.2 WS

    27 Playoff Games
    12.8 PER
    .605 TS%
    0.6 VORP
    1.6 WS

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    NBA Champion (2019)
    All-Defensive Second Team (2023)
    Most Steals per Game (2022-23)
    Most Steals (2022-23)

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