NBA 2017-18: Top 10 Post-up players

Sixers' Center Joel Embiid against Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns
Sixers' Center Joel Embiid against Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns

#3 Kristaps Porzingis - 5.4 Points per game

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Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis

The summer of 2016 is when KP decided to work on his inside game to help the triangle offense of the Knicks.

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"Everybody wants to see me play better in the post," Porzingis said. "That's one thing that's going to help us in the triangle. So I'm adding moves to my post game."

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And here he is after two seasons, drawing around 25% of his offense from the post and scoring 0.96 points per possession. Forward Kristaps Porzingis has made his mark on the NBA scene this season as he was the first player drafted by the New York Knicks to become an All-Star since David Lee in 2009-10.

With time. Porzingis has matured into an amazing offensive machine that has carried the Knicks team at more than one occasion. In addition to that, his patience in the post has skyrocketed dramatically, as he is just starting to realize it doesn’t need to be rushed, he can just let the game flow and see what happens, rather than force and try to get those numbers.

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