The NBA publishes a new and crazy statistic

Impressive vertical leaps, legendary dunks, powerful blocks, and unmatched plasticity in alley-oops. All of this is part of the day-to-day in the NBA and the identity of this competition, but the time each player spends in the air had never been measured. Until now. A new NBA statistic has been released, revealing interesting conclusions.

Understanding how this parameter has been measured may be challenging, but the truth is that we now have a truly curious NBA statistic that enables us to determine which players are more athletic and explosive in their gameplay. Those who spend more time in the air tend to be young players with a high intimidation capacity, the ability to play above the rim in attack, and a tendency for powerful shots and penetrations aiming to score.

It should not come as a surprise that Ja Morant leads the list, followed by the Thompson brothers, Derrick Jones Jr, and Yves Missi. The top 10 also includes two scoring machines like Jalen Green and Anthony Edwards, as well as Malik Beasley and Shaedon Sharpe. The most amusing revelation on the list is that, among all the parameterized players, Nikola Jokic spent the least time in the air, with a total of 223 men meeting the minimum minutes requirement to be included on this list.

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