The NBA season has finally kicked off and every team in the league has played at least one game. There have already been some fun games to watch as well as big performances in the first games. I'm going to talk about a few of the early risers that could potentially continue there early season form.
The first player that played nicely in his first game of the new season is Tristan Thompson. The power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers scored 18 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in his first game. He is a avid scorer who will get significant minutes in Cleveland.
The biggest performance of the first games in the NBA has to be given to Michael Carter-Williams of the Philadelphia 76'ers. Not only did his team beat the Miami Heat, but MCW added 22 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and 9 steals. There is no doubt that he will remain as the starting point guard in Philly. Hopefully this promising rookie can continue the amazing performance he had in game 1.
The final big performer of the first games is Alec Burks the point guard from the Utah Jazz. In the season opener he scored 24 points, had 6 assists, and 6 rebounds. He is still a relatively young player in the league and his stock will only continue to rise if he keeps putting up performances like this.
So that concludes a few of my impressive performances from a couple of early risers in the league. At the beginning of any sports season it's always very interesting to see who will be the dark horse and come out of no where to have an amazing year. Who knows maybe one of the guys I mentioned above could be the dark horse of the NBA this season. I guess only time will tell.
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