Signed last September to a one-year deal, Kelly Oubre Jr. was arguably the best minimum contract signing in the NBA last offseason. Trying to break his reputation as an empty-calories stat compiler on bad teams, Oubre said towards the beginning of the season that he was not just hungry to show what he could do, he was starving.
The results were excellent. Although his averages of 15.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists weren’t much different than his career numbers, Oubre displayed growth in a lot of areas. Offensively, he reined in his shot selection, thrived as an off-ball cutter, and flashed some better court vision as the season progressed.