WWW - 2024 Pickle Report Week 6
Currently with a win streak of 6 games we have the Magic, Bucks and Grizzlies quickly moving up the season standings. The Wizards have managed to lose their last 14 games. Is Jordan Poole making his case as a hall of fame tank commander? The pistons are currently gingerly holding on 10th in the east showing considerable progress from last week. The Rockets are probably the surprise of the season, while many expected the young core to take a step forward they are currently 2nd in the West and 3-0 in the NBA Cup.
Some updates around the league:
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Franz Wagner continues his campaign as one of the top steals of the draft while filling in for the injured Paolo, providing contributions from all categories.
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Tyrese Haliburton has had his first week performing as a first round talent after having difficulty from 3 in the first few weeks.
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Karl Anthony Towns seems to be settling in with the Knicks, leading the league with 60 rebounds.
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Walker Kessler is showing a more rounded game than just blocks, he's been adding hyper-efficient scoring mixed with the occasional steal and assist
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Malik Monk has made his return shooting a scorching 19 3s on 49% efficiency. Just in case you weren't aware Malik means King
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Jalen Johnson has been performing at his absolute peak, showing meaningful contribution across all categories and highly elevated shooting %s
All too often the clippers are an overlooked team. With their new branding consisting of a boat ball, they relied heavily on a veteran presence to fill the new fan wall. Despite being riddled with injuries to every capable scorer they've managed to hold up a winning records in a tough western conference. This is all thanks to the system, despite dipping in assists we have seen an absolute torrent of 3s providing high volume scoring as well as massive defensive contributions. Averaging along with 30/5/8 4 3s and 2 steals per game we are proud to announce that the weeks six Bread and Butter pick of the week is none other than the mayor of McCheese Town, James Harden.
