![]() ![]() You’ll notice that list doesn’t even include the 12th-leading scorer (28.3 points per game), 24-year-old Devin Booker, who will likely head into next season wearing a superstar tag. That’s the first time that’s happened since 1953, per Stats Perform. Of the 10 players with the highest playoff scoring averages this year, five are 24 years old or younger (Luka Dončić, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Ja Morant and Trae Young). Though it’s usually established veterans doing the heavy lifting this time of year, the youngsters have tipped the scale more than usual this postseason. And this new class of young stars, who for the first time is getting a chance to shine, is an enormous reason why. But for those who threw up their hands with frustration and yelled, To hell with the playoffs! it’s time to let you in on a secret: With or without those big-name players, this has been perhaps the most entertaining postseason in recent NBA history. ![]()
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