The Basketball Section

Recently, I took a look at 7 players that I thought could have breakout years in the 2017-18 season, which you can read by clicking here . However, there are more than 7 players who I think can shine this season. So with that being said, here are 6 more players who I think could have break out years in the 2017-18 season. Jusuf Nurkić In the last post, I took a look Nerlens Noel & Willie Cauley-Stein, two players who were in bad spots, but after a change saw improvement, with Noel getting traded to another team and Cauley-Stein getting moved to the starting line-up after the DeMarcus Cousins trade. Another player like them is Jusuf Nurkić. Starting the season on the Denver Nuggets, Nurkić found himself playing back-up to Nikola Jokić. Coming off the bench, played around 18 minutes a game and averaged 8 points & 5.8 rebounds per game on 51% shooting. However, he then found himself traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mason Plumlee, and that was all he needed ...

Sometimes, all a player needs is a chance to show the NBA what they've got. Players like CJ McCollum, Jimmy Butler, and Jeremy Lin all played limited minutes at the beginning of their careers, only to get a shot to start and not look back. Butler is one of the best players in the NBA right now, McCollum is one-half of one of the best backcourts in the NBA, and Lin is an above-average, reliable starting point guard. Basically, some players just need a good amount of minutes to show what they can really do, and with all the moves this offseason, there are tons of unproven players who could get those minutes. With that being said, here are 7 players I think could breakout this season. Deyonta Davis The Memphis Grizzlies lost a big part of their team this off-season when Zach Randolph signed with the Sacramento Kings, leaving the starting power forward spot up for grabs between Brendan Wright, Jarell Martin, and Deyonta Davis. Martin is, if we're being honest, kind of trash...