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Top Four Point Guards
- Damian Lillard ($9,100) vs. Denver Nuggets
- Kyrie Irving ($7,500) vs. Orlando Magic
- Jeremy Lin ($6,200) vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- Tim Frazier ($5,300) vs. San Antonio Spurs
Rationale:
- Only three players, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan, have averaged more shot attempts per game than the 22.5 Kyrie Irving has launched after two games. The lofty shot totals have produced a team-high 27.5 points per game for Irving, to go along with 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and a steal per game.
- Jeremy Lin thrives under the intense scrutiny that comes along with playing point guard in New York. In two games with the Brooklyn Nets, Lin has produced 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and a block per game. Even with the small sample size, only five players have started this season with averages of at least 18 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game, and Lin is the only one that wasn’t an All-Star last season.