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#8 Paul George (Oklahoma City Thunder): 26.6 PPG
Nobody expected Paul George to be on this list. After his mixed season last year with Westbrook and then re-signing with the Thunder again, everyone expected him to have a similar season again.
But he has left everyone astonished at the season he has been having. With Westbrook tweaking his game and also getting injured for a bunch of games, George had the perfect opportunity to play his natural game and has led the Thunder to the third place with a 26-17 record.
George has been scoring lights out this season, averaging a career-high 26.6 points per game this season. He has also rebounding the most he has in his career, averaging 8.1 rebounds a game.
His 3.9 assists are not a great figure to look at but with Westbrook handling playmaking duties, it was expected. George has been a superb defender always and it shows, as he is averaging 2.3 steals a game, which ranks him only behind his teammate Russell Westbrook in steals.
In his most recent game, a loss against the Atlanta Hawks 142-126, George again scored a big 24 points but his inefficiency let him down in this one. He also had 8 rebounds, 3 assists and an amazing 5 steals.
The Thunder will be hoping that George will lead them to a win in their next game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
