Examining five NBA trends since the start of the season

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LeBron's usage rate is down? Trae Young's shot is off? Which trends from the NBA's opening nine days will stick and which will falter.

LeBron James' usage is its lowest since his rookie season. Will this trend continue as the season goes on? were the NBA's top team at 4-0 before fading into the lottery. Two of the last three winless teams, the Lakers and

From the jump, Holmgren -- playing exclusively at center -- has proved the perfect complement to the Thunder's core of young perimeter talent that was missing a big man last season. Entering play Wednesday, Holmgren led the NBA by blocking 9% of opponent 2-point attempts. That should come as no surprise as Holmgren was a top-10 shot-blocker in his lone NCAA season at Gonzaga and ranked sixth among players who saw at least 50 minutes of preseason action with a 10% block rate.

It's been a rough go for Young, who hit 8 of 35 shots , including 3-of-14 from 3-point range, as theAccording to Second Spectrum's quantified shot probability metric , which considers distance and type of shot as well as location of nearby defenders and the shooter's ability, Young is getting just as good shots as last season. Through Wednesday, his qSP was an expected effective field-goal percentage of 49% after accounting for the added value of 3-point shots -- same as last season.

 

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