NBA: Predicting the top 9 scoring duos of the 2022-23 season
By Dan Knitzer
Boston Celtics
Jayson Tatum: 28 points per game
Jaylen Brown: 26 points per game
Jaylen Brown will assert himself more in the regular season, as he did in last year’s NBA Finals. He’s proven he’s more a 1B than a No. 2 option. I think the organization owes him the opportunity to create more offense for himself, especially after being rumored to dangle in so many trade packages.
Philadelphia 76ers
Joel Embiid: 30 points per game
James Harden: 24 points per game
Joel Embiid has figured out how to score from everywhere on the floor, and the great additions to this roster will only make scoring easier for him. This may be the year he takes a step as a passer, too.
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And while Tyrese Maxey looked like the team’s second scorer during the playoffs, a rejuvenated Harden has at least one more season of serious bucket-getting.