*25 year olds missing the age cutoff include SGA (+7.6), Jayson Tatum (+4.9), Trae Young (+4.4), De’Aaron Fox (+3.7), Desmond Bane (+2.6), Mitchell Robinson (+1.6), Jarrett Allen (+1.4), Michael Porter Jr. (+1.2), etc.

25 Best Players Under 25, Ordered by Net EPM (Off/Def)

  1. Tyrese Haliburton (IND): +6.4 (+8.8/-2.4)

  2. Chet Holmgren (OKC): +6.3 (+2.8/+3.4)

  3. Scottie Barnes (TOR): +4.9 (+1.7/+3.1)

  4. Anthony Edwards (MIN): +4.4 (+3.3/+1.1)

  5. Luka Doncic (DAL): +4.4 (+6.1/-1.8)

  6. Tyrese Maxey (PHI): +3.9 (+5.1/-1.2)

  7. Alperen Sengun (HOU): +3.9 (+2.8/+1.0)

  8. Jalen Suggs (ORL): +3.3 (-0.5/+3.8)

  9. Goga Bitadze (ORL): +3.2 (+0.3/+2.8)

  10. LaMelo Ball (CHA): +2.9 (+4.1/-1.2)

  11. Evan Mobley (CLE): +2.3 (-0.2/+2.5)

  12. Lonnie Walker IV (BKN): +2.1 (+2.2/-0.2)

  13. Mark Williams (CHA): +1.9 (+2.6/-0.7)

  14. Nic Claxton (BKN): +1.8 (+0.7/+1.1)

  15. Jaden Mcdaniels (MIN): +1.4 (-0.4/+1.8)

  16. Franz Wagner (ORL): +1.4 (+0.0/+1.4)

  17. Devin Vassell (SAS): +1.4 (+1.3/+0.1)

  18. Jalen Smith (IND): +1.3 (+2.0/-0.6)

  19. Zion Williamson (NOP): +1.3 (+1.6/-0.2)

  20. RJ Barrett (NYK): +1.3 (+0.9/+0.4)

  21. Isaiah Joe (OKC): +1.2 (+1.1/+0.1)

  22. Tyler Herro (MIA): +1.2 (+1.4/-0.2)

  23. Jalen Williams (OKC): +1.0 (-0.1/+1.0)

  24. Darius Garland (CLE): +0.8 (+0.5/+0.3)

  25. Jalen Johnson (ATL) : +0.8 (+0.2/+0.6)

Jalen Duren, Cam Thomas, Keegan Murray, Paolo Banchero, Victor Wembanyama, and so on followed after.

Source: https://dunksandthrees.com/epm

This is based on current production so far this season. What are some surprises on this list (or t those that didn’t make it)? What are some players in slumps/hot streaks that will go up/down or go in/out of this list?

  • HoopsMcCann750BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It basically always gets brought up.

    He’s too slow to guard point guards and not strong enough to guard wings. He seriously sucks at on-ball defense and I’m not going to try to blame all of it on the rest of the team, but in an ideal future, he will be surrounded by better defenders and not in a scheme that switches at the smallest semblance of contact. I have more hope that he can be hidden on defense than I do for some of the popular comps he gets (Nash, Trae) just because there’s a solid chance he can eventually be hidden on the worst perimeter player on the court instead of being forced to guard at the point of attack.