NBA Christmas Edition: Top 5 Players At Each Position Thus Far This Season
By Aaron Mah
Ranking the top 5 players at each position thus far into the NBA season.
‘Tis the season for giving — and with two full months of empirical data under our belts, a number of fresh faces have given their fan bases a new-found braggadocios prospect as they rise among the ranks of the NBA hierarchy.
At the same time, the league’s continent of household names and established stars continue to produce at a superhuman level.
In a rare NBA campaign unsullied by major injuries (knock on wood), the 2015-16 season is shaping up to be one of the most talent-enriched lapse in time in recent memory.
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However, there’s still a small stable of players in the league living off of their reputation — repressing the association’s legion of up-and-coming stars from earning their just due. With NBA All-Star balloting commencing last week, this time of the year serves as a prevalent juncture to gauge who exactly is excelling, and alternatively, who has fallen off.
The following list measures how the players are performing this season; all historical context and production are thrown out the window.
As we embark onto the calendar year of 2016, with all the statistical analysis at the tip of our fingers, it is time we start rewarding and recognizing the deserving.
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