It’s early, but there are surreptitious murmurings of Caris LeVert having already been selected as this year’s Most Improved Player. If so, congrats to him. He really earned it with his efficient 21 points per game. I also heard that the Bucks were crowned the champions. So, uh, no reason to keep going with the season I guess. Just give them their rings and they’ll be on their way (to the championship parade).
Despite his new hardware, I still don’t think he’s anything like a “Baby Durant”, which is his purported nickname. I was watching Durant, and I was watching him, which was easy because they were playing in the same game, and I wasn’t detecting any notable similarities. They’re both black basketball players, but then 80 percent of the league is “Baby Durant”. Try to narrow it down by saying they can both shoot threes, other types of jumpers, and pass the ball a little bit and you still get a huge group. Basically, LeVert has as much resemblance to Durant as a million other players do.
His new nickname is now “Dental Caris”. This is not negotiable.