Unsurprising, though still comforting is Andre Drummond's DPOY consideration so far this season as extension talks continue to go on with the Spurs front office. A nice surprise is Dejounte Murray's name in the running for M-V-P, an honor not bestowed upon him until now, joining Drummond & Ingram on that list as the star trio has shot out to a 19-1 record thus far.
Dejounte is averaging 18.4ppg/4.7rpg/6.9asg/3spg on 58% from the floor. Newcomer Spurs like Otto Porter, Jr, are averaging 55% from 3PT territory, 50% if you're Buddy Hield, and 47% for Kevin Love. Still deadly as ever is Fred VanVleet, shooting 48% from long range. Paul Millsap has already shown his value as a reliable defensive presence, boasting the lowest Points Allowed Per Game among San Antonio's regular rotation players. This defensive resistance and sharpshooting has given the Spurs the #1 3PT percentage in the league so far, the most assists as a team and the best points-off-turnovers ratio.
San Antonio has eclipsed 144 points in a big win over the Wizards and overcome an 18-point deficit in a thrilling victory over the resurgent Warriors. The Spurs topped off this storm of success with a big win over the Lakers, and by avenging its only loss against the Utah Jazz, despite 38 points from Donovan Mitchell.
