This Wizards Big Ranks Among The Best In This Advanced Statistic

• After an uneasy start to his career, Thomas Bryant has begun to emerge. Improvements in three parts of his offensive game are taking the former Hoosier to new heights.

• Bryant has posted an elite fourth-quarter offensive rating of 125.3, which is best among all NBA players with at least 30 fourth quarter appearances.

• The Washington Wizards are +2100 to make the playoffs, per DraftKings Sportsbook.

Humbled Beginnings

Heading into his sophomore season at the Indiana University, Thomas Bryant projected to be a first-round draft selection with some placing him inside the lottery. After Indiana’s tumultuous 2016-2017 season, the 6’10" center found himself falling to the 42nd overall pick. Just a year later, he was without a team. Now with the Washington Wizards, Bryant has begun to establish himself in the NBA.

Bryant began to prove his doubters wrong last year, as he finished the season with averages of 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Despite struggling with injuries for a majority of this season, the former McDonald’s All-American shows signs of being the force that many projected him to be out of high school. His 110.6 offensive rating ranks just behind New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram (110.7).

In the fourth quarter, Bryant's rating shoots up. At 126.3, Bryant has the highest offensive rating in the fourth quarter among players who have logged at least 30 appearances. That figure sits above a pair of Boston Celtics All-Stars, Kemba Walker (121.2), and Jayson Tatum (121).

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A Modern Big

Bryant’s development in three offensive play types has led to his emergence. 

As a big man coming off of pick-and-rolls, the 22-year old ranks in the 73.4 percentile. More impressively, the big man features in this role in 30.1 percent of plays he is involved in. Only six others feature as a roller as often and among them, Bryant’s 73.4 percentile ranks third, 22.2 percent above All-Star Domantas Sabonis.

Athletic with a 6’10", 248-pound frame, Bryant has excelled in put backs. In this category, the Indiana alum sits in the 85.7 percentile, which is good enough for 33rd out of players who have played at least 30 games. His 66.7 percent field goal rate from this position also places him ninth among qualified centers.

Surprisingly, Bryant’s most impressive development on offense hasn’t come at the rim, but beyond the arc. Entering the NBA, the Rochester native possessed an incredibly raw shot that's evidenced by shooting just 10 percent from the three-point line. A year later, he improved to 33.3 percent. Now, he is up to a stellar 40.7 percent in his third campaign. The only other center with a higher percentage from beyond the arc is Minnesota Timberwolves big man, Karl-Anthony Towns.

With a full, healthy season, Bryant could emerge as a dark horse for next year’s Most Improved Player. Could this emerging star help guide Washington into the postseason? The odds are there at +2100 (DraftKings Sportsbook); however, the odds are long for good reason.

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