NBA Season 2017-18: Top 5 Transition Scorers

Two of the most explosive players in the NBA
Two of the most explosive players in the NBA

#2 Giannis Antetokounmpo - 6.7 points per game

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo

It's not exactly breaking news that the Greek Freak is as deadly a transition player as they come. There are a plethora of domains that emerged from Giannis' performance last season that are untouched. And the one which is fairly cogent is his transition game.

His highlight plays often underline Milwaukee's fastbreak opportunities on both ends of the floor. He drew around 22% of his offence from transition plays last season, pulling 5.6 transition possessions per game (second in the league).

With precision passing added to his arsenal, the Bucks' go-to man stands out as the most obvious factor in the Bucks’ positive play in transition. Even when he wasn't as skilled a passer as he is now, he was still a terror on fast breaks. His propensity to jump over people and/or take long euro steps on his way to the bucket makes him self-reliant when he's running ahead of the pack in transition.

The only thing that held back his team last year was pace, and coach Mike Budenholzer is hell-bent on eliminating that anomaly this season.

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