In Need of More Time

It's easy to overlook what some of the NBA's young prospects are doing, especially when they aren't getting the minutes needed to put up big stats. Take a look at what some of the league's top young players' stats would look like if they received a respectable 33 minutes per game.
 

  • LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers
    11.8 ppg; 8.0 rbpg; 1.5 bspg; 0.6 topg
     
  • Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers
    13.7 ppg; 9.6 rbpg; 2.0 bspg
     
  • Devin Harris, Dallas Mavericks
    13.4 ppg; 5.3 apg; 1.5 spg
     
  • Luther Head, Houston Rockets
    12.8 ppg; 4.9 rbpg: 3.0 treyspg; 1.2 spg
     
  • David Lee, New York Knicks
    13.2 ppg; 11.1 rbpg; 1.5 spg
     
  • Sean May, Charlotte Bobcats
    15.9 ppg; 9.3 rbpg; 1.5 bspg
     
  • Darko Milicic, Orlando Magic
    12.0 ppg; 7.5 rbpg; 3.2 bspg; 1.1 spg
     
  • Paul Millsap, Utah Jazz
    15.0 ppg; 10.4 rbpg; 1.2 spg; 1.9 bspg
     
  • Travis Outlaw, Portland Trail Blazers
    12.9 ppg; 5.3 rbpg; 1.2 spg; 1.7 bspg
     
  • Etan Thomas, Washington Wizards
    11.6 ppg; 10.5 rbpg; 2.8 bspg; 0.9 spg; 1.7 topg; 4.2 pfpg (I included fouls to show one of the major reasons why he doesn't get minutes.  He simply can't stay out of foul trouble)
     
  • Dorell Wright, Miami Heat
    8.0 ppg; 7.8 rbpg; 0.9 bspg; 1.2 spg; 1.2 topg

Obviously, most of these players probably wouldn't sustain their production pace over the course of 33 minutes. With fatigue, there's bound to be a drop off of some sort.  Still, it's intriguing to see the potential some of these players have and how they might benefit your fantasy squad if an injury occurs that would allow them more minutes on the floor.




beasts

Darko's gonna be a beast.

I always wondered why Etan Thomas didn't do so great.

The Docta



Interesting

I'm sure you could do this with a lot of different players. The ones I'd like to see get more minutes are Darko Milcic and Lamarcus aldridge.