Top 5 breakout players in the 2019-20 NBA season so far

#4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Standing at 6-foot-6, Shai was the 11th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets back in 2018

Having played a secondary scorer's role in all 82 games last year for the Los Angeles Clippers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged almost 11 points per game. Now that he finds himself in a dramatic situation in Oklahoma, the 21-year-old has decided to take the reins of the franchise and turn it into an individual show.

In the games played thus far, the youngster is averaging 21.8 points and pulling down over 7 boards per game. Unfortunately for him though, the Oklahoma City Thunder have lost 4 of their first 6 games.

That said, SGA's confidence is not getting pulled down by his team's shortcomings as he continues to attempt over 17 FGs per game, converting at a respectable 46% clip.

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#3 Brandon Ingram

It's amazing how the players evolve when given their head space

With no LeBron James to watch over and the dust settled, Brandon Ingram is putting together the best start of any regular season in his career so far. The New Orleans Pelicans lost Zion Williamson to an early injury, and Ingram seems to have pounced on the waiting opportunity to show what he is made of.

In what is turning out to be a lone bright spot in NOLA's disappointing campaign, Ingram is averaging 26 points and over 7 rebounds per game, on a blazing 56% clip from the field. He is gliding across the court, getting to his spots, and knocking down elbow jumpers with utmost ease.

The 22-year-old is attempting around 5 long-range shots per game and making around 48% of them as well. The dynamics of Zion's absence have played out positively for Brandon in a way nobody had foreseen.