In his second season With the Thunder, Schroder averaged 19 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds off the bench to go along with career-best shooting numbers from the field (46.8%) and from three (38.1%).

But OKC's biggest strength in winning close games comes from their three-guard lineup featuring Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dennis Schroder. RELATED: EARLY ALL-NBA RETURNS AREN'T LOOKING GREAT FOR BEAL Dennis Schroder, Oklahoma City ThunderĬhris Paul will get most of the credit for the Thunder's surprising run to a top-five seed in the Western Conference, and deservedly so. He averaged a career-high 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds, shot 58% from the floor and helped lead a Los Angeles bench unit that led the NBA in scoring. It also helps Harrell's case that the Clippers sported the second-best record in a loaded Western Conference and the big man was arguably their most consistent player outside of Leonard.Ĭonsidering his stats are better than Bertans and he's a key contributor on a much better team, it's hard to put Harrell in the same class as Bertans. Harrell took his game up a level following the 2018-19 campaign despite the addition of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to the Clippers' roster. Harrell is the presumptive favorite for the award after losing out to his teammate, Lou Williams last season. Of course, Bradley Beal's career year had a lot to do with it, but Bertans' ability to scare teams to death whenever he caught the ball beyond the arc helped keep Washington in the playoff picture.īecause of his contributions, Bertans is in the running for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, but how realistic are his chances? How close is he to some of the top candidates? Montrezl Harrell, Los Angeles Clippers He finished the season fifth in the NBA in three-pointers made per game, fifth in three-point percentage among players with at least 200 attempts and was second in catch-and-shoot threes made behind only Duncan Robinson. Despite missing John Wall all season, the Wizards posted a top-15 offense. He averaged career-highs in points (15.4), rebounds (4.5) and assists (1.7) while shooting 42.4% from three on over eight attempts per game. NBA award voting is underway and while no Wizards players the clear-cut favorites to take home any hardware, they certainly have a few in consideration.Ĭhief among them may be Davis Bertans, who in just one season with Washington, became one of the NBA's most feared three-point shooters.

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