As of December 25, 2023, the NBA regular season is a third of the way through, so what is the PER (player efficiency value) of players so far? Let's see who the top 20 are.
Curry is ranked 20th with a PER of 21.99, and after Paul's arrival, Curry reduced his possession and his assists dropped as a result, which affected his PER.
The 11th-19th places are: 19.Sabonis (PER: 22.16), 18.Capela (PER: 22.29), 17.Mark Williams (PER: 22.35), 16.Zion (PER: 22.44), 15.Drummond (PER: 22.49), 14.Trae Young (PER: 22.73), 13.Booker (PER: 22.96), 12. Leonard (PER: 23.39), 11. Fox (PER: 23.46).
Here's a look at the top 10 players. At No. 10 is Jalen Smith of the Pacers, and although he is only a role player and only plays 14.9 minutes per game, he is very efficient, averaging 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 72.6%, so his PER value reaches 23.71.
In 9th place is Durant, who has a PER value of 24.3. No. 8 is James, James' PER value is 25.37, James' PER value has been one of the best for a long time, and now it is not in the top five, and the impact of the years is still not small.
In 7th place is Bushy Eyebrow, who has a PER value of 25.44. In sixth place is Haliburton, whose PER is 25.75, Haliburton's scoring and assists have been excellent this season, and his high PER is not surprising. No. 5 is Doncic, who has a PER of 27.2. In fourth place is Brother Alphabet with a PER value of 28.98.
In third place is Alexander, who has a PER of 30.82, Alexander was already a star last season, and this season has been even better than last season, and his PER has moved to third in the league. In second place is Jokic, whose PER is 31.67, which is still a historical number.
No. 1 is Embiid, who has a terrible PER at 34.84, leaving Jokic behind and leading by a wide margin. If Embiid can keep that stat up, he will set a new PER record (Jokic's 2021-22 record was 32.85).