Last season, the gods of all walks of life launched a thrilling battle for the throne of the NBA's data king. In the end, Westbrook won the assist king for the third time, Capela replaced Chuang Shen as the rebounding king, and Curry scored 46 points in the final regular season, winning the second career scoring champion.
After the changes in the offseason and the return of the famous players from injury, the data list of the new season is likely to change.
Coming to LeBron, can Westbrook still guarantee the average assists per game? Clay will return around Christmas, will Curry still need to slash points this season? Now that he's a 76ers benchman, who can compete with Capela in rebounding?
Here's a nominee for the 2021-22 NBA's Top Five Assists.
As the only non-point guard player on the list, Mr. Yo averaged 8.3 assists per game last season, ranking seventh in the league.
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray underwent surgery for a Cruciate ligament tear in April and will miss most of the season. As the regular season MVP of last season, Mr. Yo naturally deserves this organizational responsibility.
In offensive and defensive transitions and half-time positional battles, Michael Potter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Will Barton and other players will provide Mr. Joo with many passing goals, and the 26-year-old Jokic will average a triple-double this season.
Last season, Doncic averaged 8.6 assists per game, sixth in the league; potential assists averaged 16.3 per game, fifth in the league. Not surprisingly, this season 077 will once again be saddled with a heavy offensive organizational task.
In the offseason, the Lone Ranger re-signed Tim Hardaway Jr. and brought in another deadly shooter, Reggie Bullock (who shot 42.5 percent from a three-point shooter to catch the ball, giving Doncic plenty of assist options.
"Big O" Oscar Robertson ('68-69) and "Elf" Nate Archibald ('72-73) are the only players in NBA history to score assists in a double number two in a single season, and it is not a fantasy that Doncic has challenged them this season.
Last season, Blowing Young finished third in the league with 9.4 assists, a feat that was supported by the Hawks' many shooters – Hunter, Redis and Bogdanovic.
If the Hawks can keep the roster healthy this season, Trae Young could deliver more lethal assists to the inside or outside.
While Blowing Young's scoring ability is a personal signature, the 23-year-old point guard also has the league's top passing ability. Before the end of his career, Blowing Yang will definitely be able to win more than one assist king trophy.
Although guised as the most talented and creative passer in the population, La Mello in his rookie season ranked 22nd in the league with an average of 6.1 assists per game.
The Hornets continued to build a lineup around LaMelo, signing Oubre and selecting James Bunett and Kay Jones in the first round, and trading Cody Zeller for Mason Plumlee increased the intensity of the lineup.
The Hornets' main roster includes Rozier, Hayward, Bridges and P.J. Washington, and sophomore Ball has too many passing options. It is optimistic that Lamelo can get the data of averaging two double-doubles per game this season.
Harden won his first assists in 2016-17 with an average of 11.2 assists per game, and as the scoring guard in the league's strongest offensive line, Dengo wants to take the second place.
Last season, the 32-year-old Harden averaged 10.9 points per game after being traded to the Nets, second only to Westbrook. Now that Westbrook has gone to the Lakers and shared the scoring burden with James, Deng Ge is expected to catch up with Westbrook in the assists.
With Irving still refusing to be vaccinated and continuing to be absent from home games, Harden will only have a lot more organizational responsibility on his shoulders.
Alongside Durant, Irving (who plays occasionally), Joe Harris, Aldridge, Griffin, Mills, Brown, Millsap, Clarkston and more, Harden will enjoy a feast on the court in Brooklyn.