Clippers swingman Norman Powell has actually taken benefit of the chance afforded by the departure of Paul George and the damage to Kawhi Leonard to unfold his wings this season. With a inexperienced gentle to shoot, his scoring common has gone from 13.9 factors per recreation to 23.3 factors per recreation, a 9.4-point enchancment in only one 12 months.
That will sound like so much, however it’s nothing in comparison with different scoring leaps we’ve seen in NBA historical past. We rank the most important ever beneath. (Chances are you’ll quickly discover these scoring explosions had been extra widespread again within the day than they’re now.)
Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Photographs
1985-86: 7.06 ppg
1986-87: 24.89 ppg
Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports activities
1970: 2.59 ppg
1971: 20.20 ppg
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports activities
1967: 2.91 ppg
1968: 20.15 ppg
Ken Levine/Getty Photographs
1989: 6.16 ppg
1990: 23.21 ppg
Charles T. Higgins/NBAE through Getty Photographs
1952: 5.97 ppg
1953: 22.34 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1970: 4.31 ppg
1971: 20.40 ppg
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1976: 3.94 ppg
1977: 19.35 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1969: 5.86 ppg
1970: 21.00 ppg
Jim Gund/Getty Photographs
1988: 7.51 ppg
1989: 22.62 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
1967: 9.25 ppg
1968: 23.97 ppg
USA TODAY Sports activities
1986: 22.67 ppg
1987: 37.09 ppg
NBAE Photographs/NBAE through Getty Photographs
1957: 5.49 ppg
1958: 19.87 ppg
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports activities
2015: 6.84 ppg
2016: 20.83 ppg
Getty Photographs
1988: 4.49 ppg
1989: 18.46 ppg
eBay
1960: 0.00 ppg
1961: 13.73 ppg
Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports activities
2019: 4.72 ppg
2020: 18.17 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1961: 17.58 ppg
1962: 30.80 ppg
Getty Photographs
1978: 15.67 ppg
1979: 28.77 ppg
Dick Raphael/NBAE through Getty Photographs
1980: 9.26 ppg
1981: 21.86 ppg
eBay
1961: 3.51 ppg
1962: 16.07 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1973: 18.01 ppg
1974: 30.55 ppg
Getty Photographs
1990: 12.71 ppg
1991: 25.09 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1975: 7.69 ppg
1976: 20.01 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1971: 15.95 ppg
1972: 28.22 ppg
Otto Greule Jr/Getty Photographs
1984: 9.84 ppg
1985: 22.09 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1971: 9.19 ppg
1972: 21.43 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
1978: 3.95 ppg
1979: 16.03 ppg
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports activities
2011: 2.62 ppg
2012: 14.63 ppg
Getty Photographs
1987: 4.00 ppg
1988: 15.99 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1961: 38.39 ppg
1962: 50.36 ppg
