
4. Paul Millsap
Age: 31
2015-2016 Season Averages: 17.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 blocks, 1.8 steals
Shooting Percentages: .470/.319/.757
Paul Millsap is one of the most complete players in the NBA.
His game is without holes or weaknesses, making him one of the top 15 players in the league. But being in Atlanta and being a quiet guy, he does not get the nationwide recognition that he deserves.
Millsap, like Griffin, is one of the best play-making forwards in the NBA. He can do anything asked of him on offense. Pick-and-roll, pick-and-pop, post-up, drive to the hoop, pull up for a jumper, whatever you can draw up. His jump shot is money from mid-range and is solid from 3-point range, even though he was a bit inconsistent form deep this season. He also has a great handle and can hurt you in the post driving, passing, or pulling up. Millsap can create for himself or others and can take the ball when you are in desperate need of a basket. Millsap plays perfectly within the free-flowing system of the Hawks, and is going to be an All-Star for several more years if he stays in that system.
Defensively, Millsap is among the best in the NBA. He can guard anyone from small forwards to centers and do it well. His quickness and IQ always have him in great position and he is capable of jumping passing lanes for steals as well. His paint defense is gritty and tough, smothering anyone that he can in the paint. Millsap is an incredible defender that was left off of the First-Team All-Defensive team because he was competing with Kawhi Leonard and Draymond Green.
MIllsap’s rebounding is also very good. Averaging nine boards per game, he is a double-double candidate on any night. Now paired with Dwight Howard, the Hawks should have much better success on the glass with two great rebounders.
Overall, Millsap is one of the best and most underrated players in the game today. He is a perennial All-Star with a great all-around skill set. He is, without a doubt, a top five power forward in the NBA.
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