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NBA Small Sample Size Awards

By Daniel Lewis

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 08: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 08: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images) /
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Damian Jones
Can you feel the historical significance?! (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Field goal percentage

Damian Jones (24-31, 77.4%), Rudy Gobert (48-64, 75%), Boban Marjanovic (25-34, 73.5%)

Minimum 30 FGA

Big men that dunk will dominate this category, so it’s no surprise to see Gobert here. But Damian Jones had played in 25 games prior to earning the starting center role this year, and while his minutes per game are low, his dunks per minute are very high. When the Warriors get Draymond Green the ball as the roll man, Jones is open every single time for a dunk. It’s a shot the defense has to concede, because of Durant, Curry, and Thompson on the perimeter. What separates Jones from Warriors centers of championships past is that he can actually jump (see Pachulia, Zaza and West, David).

Marjanovic is an enormous human being. Need proof?

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