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The NBA season is well underway and is about to reach the midway stage. This season has already seen a lot of triple-doubles.
With the league becoming more and more fast paced, players also have more opportunities to rack up their stats sheet. We are also seeing the gradual increase in positionless basketball. The point guards are trying to guard the bigger men and in some cases, the bigger guys are trying to play the point forward role.
The players who get triple doubles contribute to their team's play in every possible way. They engage the team from all around. They are responsible for getting points for their teams, grabbing rebounds and also dishing out assists to their teammates. On some unique occasions, players have also reached triple doubles reaching double figures in steals or blocks.
Here are the top 3 triple-double threats in the NBA this season.
#3 LeBron James
LeBron James has always been a triple-double threat over the course of his entire career. He is perhaps the best all-round player in the history of the NBA. He averages 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game over the course of his career. James has always been a consistent player and his end game stats most of the times come close to a triple-double stat line.
James has already amassed three triple-doubles this season. His first triple-double came in a victory against the high flying Denver Nuggets. He averaged 28 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in the game.
James has achieved 76 triple-doubles in his career. With the kind of all round game and consistency that he possesses, there are many more triple-doubles to come for King James.
#2 Ben Simmons
The Rookie of the Year, Ben Simmons has been making headlines because of his consistent all round displays for the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons has already notched 5 triple doubles this year.
He is playing the Point forward role for the 76ers this year and has been racking up some slick assists from everywhere on the court. He is averaging 16 points, 9.4 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game for the season. He is a legitimate triple-double threat in every game he plays.
The 76ers also feed off from the performances of Simmons. The 76ers are 4-1 in matches where Simmons has notched triple-doubles. Simmons will keep on contributing for the 76ers and his displays will be critical for the 76ers going forward. The 76ers are an elite team this year with an elite offense and Ben Simmons is the curator of that offense.
#1 Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook is a triple-double machine. He has averaged triple-doubles over the past two seasons. This season, he is again averaging a triple-double till now.
Westbrook has been averaging 21 points, 10.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game for the season and looks set for his third consecutive triple-double season. Westbrook has notched 9 triple-doubles so far despite missing some games due to injury.
The Thunder are off to a great start to the season and look one of the best teams to challenge the Warriors in the West. They are 6-3 in games where Westbrook has notched a triple-double. Russell Westbrook continues to be a dominant force for the Thunder. He has 113 triple doubles in his career and is the only credible challenger to the 181 triple doubles record of Oscar Robertson.
