NBA 2017-18: Top 10 Post-up players

Sixers' Center Joel Embiid against Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns
Sixers' Center Joel Embiid against Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns

#6 Karl-Anthony Towns - 4.2 Points per game

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During February of the last season, Taj Gibson was the most efficient player (1.12 PPP) among those with at least 100 post-up opportunities and coupled with Wiggins and Towns' post abilities, it was no surprise Minnesota were maintaining the highest field goal percentage (52.2 percent) in the NBA when posting up.

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KAT had scored 1.02 point per possession from the post for the T-Wolves when the season ended, which is amongst the highest across the league.

Although, what keeps him this early in the countdown is the unnerving fact that while he and Joel Embiid have nearly the exact same field goal percentage on this play type, the Philadelphia big man gets triple his opportunities. Apparently, he is not fed enough in the post, especially for how efficient he is in the paint.

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