Justin had a great season last year, & this year, overall, his numbers are ever so slightly better. In fact, his numbers this season are just a as good overall as Deni Avdija's !
Now... before you get exercised... no one would claim he's as valuable a player as Deni. He's not.
Yet, it's closer than you might think, even though Deni scores way more points. After all, to assess a player you can't just look at how many points he scores. You have to look at what it costs the team for the player to get those points.
Along those lines, we can't ignore the fact that to get 13 more points than Justin per 36 minutes, Deni turns the ball over @ 3 more times than Justin & gets @.6 fewer steals, while Justin also gets almost 3 more offensive rebounds than Deni. In other words, evey 36 minutes Deni gives the opponent 6.5 extra shots that Justin does not give the opponent. Take that in, because it's a fact.
Thus -- since, using the NBA average, 6.5 extra shots turns into 7.3 extra points -- when you look at how many more points than Justin Deni scores, remember to add to Justin's points the ones he prevents the opponent from scoring.
Now... is Justin Champagnie as good a player as Deni Avdija? Of course not! But he's a ton better player than people seem to think! The numbers comparo with Deni is useful in making that obvious.
AS well, it's interesting that both these guys are incredible bargains on their current contracts!
