When you watch D'Angelo Russell play this season you see a more refined version of the same player. When you watch Pascal Siakam play you see a totally different player. donnovanbennett on why the budding Raptors star is the NBA's most improved player:
Russell had 27 points Wednesday night but it took him 25 shots to get there, and in the final minute of the game he badly missed a three-pointer and had the ball stolen away from him.
A day after his 25th birthday, having played basketball for less than a decade, Siakam turned the game against the Nets into his own personal showcase as to why he should win most improved player. The most improved aspect of his game was on full display Wednesday, as Siakam shot 3-for-7 from three-point range. Three-point shooting for Siakam has improved more than any part of Russell’s game. As a rookie, Siakam shot 14.3 per cent from long distance. This season, Siakam has increased that to 35.8 per cent. He’s also shooting 40 per cent from the corners. At one point last year, he was shooting 19.2 per cent from three and went entire months without hitting one.
Spicy P’s 16 double-doubles is a vast improvement on the zero he collected last season. This season, he’s put up five 30-point games – again, a huge improvement from last season when he had none.
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