Mar 23, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs guard David Stockton (11) shoots against the Arizona Wildcats in the first half of a men
In 10 games’ time, Utah Jazz rookie Dante Exum will have played as many minutes as John Stockton did his entire rookie season, 1,490. Exum is projected to play in the neighborhood of 1,850 NBA minutes his rookie year in the NBA. On the other hand, the son of the former Utah Jazz Hall of Fame’r, David Stockton, has played a grand total of seven NBA minutes.
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Not a typo. Seven.
But that could be about to change after David Stockton posted a ridiculous week in the NBA’s Developmental League, aka, the D-League.
"One week removed from his time in Sacramento, he was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week, putting up a ridiculous stat line of 38.7 points, 13.7 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 steals per game. Leading the Reno Bighorns to a 2-1 record.The week of video game stat lines for Stockton started on March 4 against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. No. 11 was scorching from distance and nearly pulled off a quadruple-double en route to a career-high 44 points, 10 assists, eight steals and seven rebounds."
Head over to NBA.com/Kings to see the other video, where David Stockton nearly breaks the NBADL assists record two days later.
@Clintonite33 he had a 44-10-7-8 and a 33-22. Insane
— McCade Pearson (@McCadeP8) March 10, 2015
@Clintonite33 did I mention his 3rd game in the span was "only" 35-9-8
— McCade Pearson (@McCadeP8) March 10, 2015
@Clintonite33 john didn't even start his 1st 3 years in league (till he was 25)
— McCade Pearson (@McCadeP8) March 10, 2015
Could David be a late bloomer as well?
John Stockton didn’t really bloom until his fourth season in the NBA, after playing 5,283 minutes, when he posted a season of 14.7 points, 13.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game, starting regularly for the first time in his career.
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The 1987-88 season also marked the first time John Stockton shot the three-ball with any consistency, previously posting a dismal .165 from the arc on 65 tries. In season four, Stockton busted out more career attempts than his three previous years combined, 67, making 36% of them.
The Reno Bighorns don’t play defense, rather going with a fast-paced “out-gun ’em” approach, giving up a D-League worst 115.6 defensive rating.
Nevertheless, David Stockton’s preposterous numbers deserve recognition. Surely a few NBA scouts and front offices will take notice of such gaudy numbers. After all, it’s not like the other teams weren’t trying to stop him.
For more on the development of David Stockton, head over to our sister site, Road to the Association for an excellent breakdown of what the former Gonzaga Bulldog is doing from Chris Reichert.
"What if I told you, the smallest and perhaps least athletic guard in the D-League would defy all the odds, earn an NBA call-up, and play even better when he got waived. Would you believe it?While I don’t foresee a 30 for 30 about David Stockton anytime soon, his ascension in his rookie season has been the shock of the season. Sure, he started every game as a senior for the Gonzaga Bulldogs but I don’t think even Mark Few could have predicted his production this season.–Road to the Association, David Stockton Showing Increased Urgency After Call-Up"