This is going to be my season-long thread devoted to the top bigs in the league. Yeah, including that one:
Opening night
Joel Embiid: 18/13/3/0/1 versus Wizards
Nikola Vucevic: 19/13/1/2/2 versus Heat
Andre Drummond: 8/13/4/1/2 versus Hornets
Not surprisingly, my main focus has been on NOP/MEM, since it features three of the Top 5 big men in the league. Refs are allowing the Grizzlies to get away with a lot of physical contact around the rim, and the Pelicans haven't reacted that well to it: Davis doesn't look like he can take the banging, and Cousins looks like he's afraid to complain half the time. He is giving Gasol that work, though.
Opening night
Joel Embiid: 18/13/3/0/1 versus Wizards
Nikola Vucevic: 19/13/1/2/2 versus Heat
Andre Drummond: 8/13/4/1/2 versus Hornets
Not surprisingly, my main focus has been on NOP/MEM, since it features three of the Top 5 big men in the league. Refs are allowing the Grizzlies to get away with a lot of physical contact around the rim, and the Pelicans haven't reacted that well to it: Davis doesn't look like he can take the banging, and Cousins looks like he's afraid to complain half the time. He is giving Gasol that work, though.