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After losing 14 of their first 20 games, the Charlotte Hornets once again looked like a team destined to play out the string and test its fate in the NBA Draft lottery this spring. However, things have turned around recently, with Charles Lee’s team being the hottest in the NBA, and fantasy managers have reaped the rewards.
The Hornets have won their last six games, tied with the New York Knicks for the longest active win streak in the league. Kon Knueppel remains among the best rookies in the NBA, Moussa Diabaté has stepped up to claim the starting center job, and the team’s key veterans have played consistently good basketball. Third-year wing Brandon Miller, who missed nearly a month early in the season with a left shoulder injury, has been excellent during the Hornets’ win streak.
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Having scored at least 20 points in ten consecutive games, his averages during the win streak are impressive. Miller has accounted for 24.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.3 three-pointers per game over the last six while shooting 52.8 percent from the field, 46.5 percent from three and 100 percent from the foul line. In fact, he has made his last 38 free throws, the longest streak of his NBA career.
This run has pushed Miller into the top-50 of our latest rankings update, joining Knueppel as Hornets who can make that claim. And LaMelo Ball, who’s recorded four turnovers or less in 11 straight games, isn’t far off thanks to his improved efficiency. Below is the updated Top 200, with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić still in the top spot after making his return to action on Friday after missing four weeks with a left knee.
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Rank
Position(s)
Player
Team
1
C
Nikola Jokić
Denver Nuggets
2
PG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder
3
SF, PF
Kawhi…
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