How Good can KAT be this year

[moss_is_1]

Wouldn't surprise me to see KAT and Butler improve the other aspects of their game, where they are stronger all around and let Wiggins just continue to be a gunner. I'm not sure if that's what I'd like, as I wanna see Wiggins really take another step in his overall game.

[TheAttckRack]

One of the best players in the game. How many guys look better than KAT going into this season? Not many.

[Reddy83]

KAT can improve nominally on offense be becoming more efficient and taking fewer threes. I know he made a good amount last year, but if he starts turning that little Dirk fadeaway into a consistently hit shot, he HAS to be doubled on the block. He needs to work on passing out of the block - finding Wiggs and Butler cutting, starting the rotation passing to get open threes.

Defensively he has a long, long way to go. Good news is that he has the tools physically, the coach and now a defensive minded teammate that will hold him accountable. He has the drive, I think he'll turn into a slightly above average defensive player by end of season, which would be great!

Put all this together and I think he's 2nd team all NBA.

In future seasons, if he becomes stronger and lighter on his feet for the defensive end, his ceiling is MVP. It's going to be so fun to watch him grow and turn into a consistent force in this league.

[AirP.]

For single seasons; played in the NBA/BAA; in the regular season; from 1946-47 to 2016-17; from age 21 to 21; requiring Points Per Game >= 20; sorted by ascending Value Over Replacement Player

Towns is 8th all time in Value of Replacement player of all time for players age 21 scoring 20 or more points. Wiggins is last in that stat. Players in front of Towns... LeBron, Jordan, Shaq, Duncan, McGrady, KD and Anthony Davis, that's it.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=2uMQa#stats::7

[AirP.]

Another list for Towns(include Wiggins since he was on the list, so was the incredible Rex Chapman!)...
Age 21 getting 27 or more minute a game while scoring at a rate of 20 or more points per 36 minutes(for scoring rate).
List is 36 players long
#1 Jokic .640
#2 Towns .618
#3 Durant .607
#4 Shaq .605
#6 MJ .592
#7 AD .591
#11 LeBron .568
#20 Wiggins .534
#21 Irving .533
#22 Rose .532
#34 Wroten .494
#36 Chapman .467

http://bkref.com/tiny/WBAQY

Same criteria Age 21, 27+ minutes 20+ points per 36 sorted by PER (total 36 players)
Towns in great company.
#1 A.Davis 30.8
# 2 Shaq 28.5
#3 Lebron 28.1
#4 Jokic 26.3
#5 Durant 26.2
#6 Towns 25.9
#7 MJ 25.8
#16 Kobe 21.7
#22 Irving 20.1
#34 Wiggins 16.5
#35 Tony Wroten 14.9
#36 Rex Chapman 12.6

PER reference guide...

All-time great season 35.0+
Runaway MVP candidate 30.0-35.0
Strong MVP candidate 27.5-30.0
Weak MVP candidate 25.0-27.5
Definite All-Star 22.5-25.0
Borderline All-Star 20.0-22.5
Second offensive option 18.0-20.0
Third offensive option 16.5-18.0
Slightly above-average player 15.0-16.5
Rotation player 13.0-15.0
Non-rotation player 11.0-13.0
Fringe roster player 9.0-11.0
Player who won't stick in the league 0-9.0