Of the four major professional sports, the NBA's preseason is the most straightforward. There's a longstanding saying that "basketball is basketball," which simply means players who excel on one level typically do well on another.
Great high school players become great college players become great pros. While exceptions obviously apply, it's a good rule of thumb to remember whenever evaluating college prospects or assessing expected performance levels. Case in point: Last season, Blake Griffin led the NBA in scoring, Chris Paul in assists, Steven Adams in field-goal percentage, Andre Drummond in rebounds, Pau Gasol in blocks and Gordon Hayward in steals.
The only outlier in those statistics proved to be Hayward. Griffin, Paul, Drummond and Gasol each finished inside the top 10 at their respective categories. Adams would have had he taken enough shots to qualify for league-wide percentages.
From a team perspective, only three eventual playoff teams (Clippers, Bucks Spurs) posted below-.500 records in the preseason. Even if it's not entirely perfect, there are takeaways we can have from games that don't exactly count. ...
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