On March 4, 2022, Beijing time, in the game between the Grizzlies and the Greenshirts, the US media posted a set of data, which is from the 1976-1977 season, that is, the last 45 years, the average score per game of 22-year-old players ranked in the top five!
The rankings are as follows: 1. Shaquille O'Neal, 29.3 points, stats from the Magic in the 1993-1994 season; 2. Cameron Anthony, 28.9 points, data from the Nuggets in 2006-2007; 3. Kobe Bryant, 28.5 points, 2000-2001 with the Lakers; 4. Kevin Durant, 27.7 points, 2010-2011 with the Thunder 5. Ja Morant, 27.6 points, 2021-2022 stats for playing for the Grizzlies!
This ranking allows us to see how terrifying Morante's performance has been this season, and being able to juxtapose O'Neal, Anthony, Kobe Bryant and Durant, the four top scorers in the NBA, has proven Morant's greatness. Morant still has room to improve this season, and his Grizzlies have finished third in the West this season and still have room to climb upwards, and we have reason to believe that the future of this Grizzlies is really unlimited!
In this list, in addition to Morant, O'Neal was able to average 29.3 points per game at the age of 22, and it was still in the 93-94 season, when the data did not expand, it was more difficult to get this data, and from this point of view, O'Neill's horror can also be seen. Anthony averaged 28.9 points per game in the 06-07 season, which was also the highest scoring season of Anthony's career!
Bryant, who averaged 28.5 points per game in the 2000-2001 season, also showed his dominance, although this season is far from the peak of Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant averaged 30 points per game in the season that year, and the highest season averaged 35.4 points per game, which is unsolvable! Durant is still the league's top scorer today, averaging 29.3 points per game this season, still at his peak!