Mason Plumlee
Stats: 41 G, 1 GS, 15.6 MPG, 6.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.8 BPG, .632 FG%, .000 3P%, .635 FT%, 18.0 PER
Not much was expected out of the rookie drafted out of Duke, and it’s that “not much” he’s provided that’s been so surprising. The Nets didn’t expect to need Plumlee at all in their rotation; general manager Billy King even said before the season that he’d probably spend much of his time with the D-League Affiliate Springfield Armor. But he’s played his way into fifth-big-man minutes in his rookie year on a veteran team.
Plumlee’s game at this stage is limited almost exclusively to running and dunking, and yet he executes both of those tasks with vigor and energy. Sure, his offensive polish and defensive awareness need serious work for him to become a viable rotation player. but, and I can’t stress this enough: DUNKS!
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