NBL

Over the course of the regular season, Cotton ranked second in points per game out of isolation plays, scoring at an elite efficiency for that play type, and ...

[highest TS% of his career](https://spatialjam.com/nbl-historical-stats). The only meaningful hole in his game is his free-throw shooting (54%). The Breakers will need him healthy and at his shot-making best to be a legitimate title threat. Either of these options, particularly the latter can serve as a scheme buster and make the Kings unguardable with the personnel they have available to put around him. His lack of three-point shooting really doesn’t hinder him at all at the NBL level, with so many strengths in other areas and a roster that fits around him. Cooks’ time on the floor included about a fifth of his minutes at centre in some turbo-charged smaller lineups, often with bench personnel. [six points per 100 plays](https://jordanmcnbl.com/23plays/) better than the third ranked team in that slower setting — dominant. Walton’s dribble package, change of pace, vision (perhaps the league’s best passer) and shooting ability was on show all season as he averaged 16.3 points and 6.3 assists. The Kings were also the only challengers for Perth in half court scoring efficiency. His improved skillset and more calculated approach to half court scoring has paired with his transition prowess to create a consistent 20-points per game scorer. Not just a scorer, Cotton is smart and reads the defence and the amount of defenders he has drawn to record 4.9 assists per game alongside the 23.7 points. Having Creek at power forward is the next best path to a strong regular season offence, as we’ve seen each year in South East Melbourne.