Our trio of NBA prop picks highlight Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey, and Scottie Barnes.
Cade Cunningham has taken a massive step forward on offense this year, and the Hornets are about to find that out the hard way.Perhaps the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade was not the most riveting one of the NBA trade deadline, not after the Los Angeles Lakers voided their trade with the Charlotte Hornets over Mark Williams’s physical.
But considering the sustained stretch without Williams, the first month plus of the season while he was held out with that foot injury, the Hornets’ defensive rating ranked No. 16 in the NBA. They held up well on the perimeter, specifically, ranking No. 12 by allowing opponents to make 35.5% of their 3-pointers, taking 37.7 per game, which is No. 15 in the NBA.
While this is not a true back-to-back — Philadelphia played in Detroit on Friday night — this is still an abbreviated turnaround thanks to the early tip to avoid competing with the Super Bowl for viewers.In 32 games without Embiid, Maxey has averaged 29.2 points this season. In 12 games with the big man, the point guard has averaged 24.2.
This dropoff has been most apparent defensively, with the Rockets’ defensive rating falling to 121.0 in the last six games compared to 113.3 in the month before this stretch. However, their offensive rating has also fallen, down to 113.8 from 117.4 in the month before.
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