But mainly Williamson and Morant stand out because they are standouts. “We’re seeing more dunks because there are more spectacular athletes out there,” he said. “A lot of guys can dunk, but he dunks on the way up,” he added of Williamson. Players who sunk one from deep mimicked bow-and-arrow shots toward their benches, igniting their teammates; Stephen Curry, Hield and Young became the players youngsters aspired to play like. Teams are making 34.3 percent of attempts, which is just a few fractions of a percent off the past couple years’ heights.

Source: New York Times February 13, 2019 14:48 UTC