Brett Brown is leading an offensive revolution in his first season as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Entering Saturday night, his youthful bunch ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring average, racking up a shade over 10 points per game more than Doug Collins' offensively inept club did during the 2012-13 campaign.
And if you take a look at the stats of many of of the team's key contributors, you'll notice one significant trend: They're growing with each and every game.
Case in point: Evan Turner is averaging a career-best 19.6 points per game and ranks third among all players in points per game scored on drives to the rim, according to the NBA's SportVU player tracking data. Need another example? Not only is Spencer Hawes averaging a career-high in the scoring column, but he ranks No. 11 overall in three-point field-goal percentage, putting him in the same company as Arron Afflalo and Wesley Matthews.
The biggest development, though, has been the play of Thaddeus Young, who entered Saturday night averaging a career-best 17.9 points per game while shooting a stunning 41.2 ...
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