At Duke, we saw that AJ Griffin could shoot, but he didn't really establish himself as a truly great player. Very good? Certainly. Great? Not enough reps for greatness.
He was drafted with the 16th pick by Atlanta in June’s annual homage to hype, hope and questionable fashion choices.
It took Griffin a little while to get going in Atlanta, partly due to an early injury.
Well, he’s going now. Griffin is averaging 9.8 ppg. In the last five games, that’s up to 13.5 ppg and in the last six, he’s hit for 15, 24, 11, 9, 10 and, on Sunday vs.