NBA fans were bombarded right from the jump on Free Agency Day 1, as Woj and Shams were kept busy all day with signings and trades left and right. The rich got richer as the Lakers strengthened their depth with two great players, OKC Thunder went full-fledged into their rebuild by dumping their players for an unprecedented amount of draft picks, Dwight Howard is continuing his journey around the NBA, and the Rockets are bringing a great big-man into the fold.
Here are the 5 most interesting facts to know from NBA Free Agency Day 1:
The defending champs added to their star-power by signing 2 of the best bench players in the NBA.
Los Angeles Lakers added the 1st & 2nd leading scorers off the bench who were also the 1st & 2nd leading 6th Men of the Year in 2019-20 https://t.co/obA1zbtqJz
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 21, 2020
Last season, Montrezl Harrell won 6th Man of the Year and averaged 14.8 paint points, 4th-most in the NBA behind Giannis, Zion and Westbrook.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 21, 2020
As a team, the Lakers averaged 52.8 paint points, 2nd-most in the league. pic.twitter.com/W9pXkbHJl8
After a historic year by De’Aaron Fox and Davis Bertans, the Kings and Wizards re-signed their core pieces without hesitation.
De'Aaron Fox's 5-year extension (min. $163M) will be the most expensive contract in Kings history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 21, 2020
The previous-largest was Chris Webber at $122.7M.
Fox played some of his best basketball in the bubble. He was 1 of 5 players to average 25 points on 50% shooting in the bubble. pic.twitter.com/2E24tDVxQF
This past season, De'Aaron Fox became the 3rd player in Kings history to average 20 points and 5 assists in a season in his age-22 season or younger.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 21, 2020
He joined Tyreke Evans in 2009-10 and Oscar Robertson in 1960-61. pic.twitter.com/D5Z1bivvlz
Players who shot 42%+ from three on 8.5+ attempts per game in a season:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 21, 2020
- Steph Curry (3x)
- Davis Bertans https://t.co/oYxUAwaFRv
Former superstar Dwight Howard will be wearing new threads once again after collecting his long-awaited ring.
Dwight Howard will play for his sixth team in six seasons. He'll become just the 2nd player in NBA history to make the All-Star team 5+ times and play for six teams in a six-season span.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 21, 2020
The other is Bob McAdoo, who played for six teams from 1976-77 to 1981-82.
H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/WWG6cZJK3G
Houston Rockets finally decide to ditch the ultra small-ball style, by signing a great big man in Christian Wood who was extremely effective when on the floor last year.
Last season, Christian Wood finished with a 3.5 real plus-minus.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 21, 2020
The only forwards better? Giannis, LeBron, Kawhi, Tatum and Middleton. All 5 made the All-Star team in 2019-20. pic.twitter.com/EfsF5ztA8y
As Sam Presti and the Thunder continue to stack up on draft picks, the Pelicans got themselves a great center to go along with their young stars.
Among active players with at least 400 career games played, Steven Adams ranks third in OREB per game (3.44) and fourth in OREB% (14.0%).
— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) November 21, 2020
Also, he and Andre Drummond are the only players to finish ranked in the top 10 in OREB in each of the last four seasons. https://t.co/LX0XGcevHn
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