Everyone knows about Playoff Jimmy Butler. And Playoff Jamal Murray.
How does Playoff Andrew Nembhard sound?
Nembhard’s rocket-fire start to the Indiana Pacers’ first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks was a reminder: This dude shows up when it counts.
We’ve only got one postseason to go on before this one for Nembhard, but given that he averaged about five points more per game in the 2024 playoffs than he has in his regular season career, it’s already a pretty safe conclusion.
Entering the 2024-25 playoffs, these were Nembhard’s career playoff averages:
- 14.9 points per game
- 5.5 assists per game
- 3.3 rebounds per game
- 56% FG
- 48.3% 3FG
Those are emerging superstar numbers.
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In last year’s playoffs, Nembhard had games against the eventual champion Celtics with 32 points-9 assists and 24 points-10 assists.
The 25-year old who spent his college career split between Florida and Gonzaga was the 31st overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
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He’s from Canada, and has played in the high-20s in minutes per game in each of his first three NBA seasons.
But in the playoffs? Nembhard levels up.
And because of that, the Pacers are an even more dangerous matchup for any team they run into.
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