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C 1 - Clint Capela (Houston Rockets)
The Houston Rockets have been on a tear recently and are already at the 5th spot, with a 23-16 record.
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They have won eight of their last 10 matches and are now just 3.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets at the top. Even though James Harden has received a lot of the credit and deservedly so, his partner in crime, Clint Capela is playing like an absolute monster as well.
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Capela has been quietly putting up some amazing numbers during this stellar rise of the Houston Rockets. He is averaging just under 18 points a game, along with 13 rebounds and just over an assist a game.
His rim protection has been elite, as he has managed to get 2 blocks a game as well over the course of this season.
In the win over the Denver Nuggets, Capela scored a massive 31 points off 72% shooting from the field and had 9 rebounds, along with 2 assists and 2 steals.
His game has just improved leaps and bounds and the Rockets really need him if they want to beat Giannis and the Bucks.
Alternate pick: Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
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