According to Synergy, rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is giving up 0.524 points per possession defensively. While that ranks in the 96th percentile, it's also the best rate in the NBA among players that have defended at least 30 possessions this season. Second-best? Anthony Davis.
Through three games, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Clippers in Total Net Rating (+33.0). The team is +9.2 points per 100 possessions offensively with him on the court as opposed to off, and they're +23.9 points per 100 possessions better defensively with him than without.
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