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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1649184, member: 1423"] I think Melo stacks up very well against some of the best at his position in the NBA, including Leonard and George. First of all, it should be mentioned that Melo's been out there twice as long. He was drafted in 03', whereas George was drafted in 2010 and Leonard in 2011. Melo's consistency is also amazing .. every year over 20 ppg since he was drafted. That's just one of the reasons an NBA team is paying him almost 23M a year. Even though his stats are lower this year (better surrounding cast on the Knicks?), they're still pretty good: 21.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 4.2 assists per game. Leonard's stats are: 20 ppg, 6'5 rpg, and 2.4 assists ... all below Melo's numbers. George is scoring a little more (23.2), but his rebounding (7.1) and assists (4 pg) are not quite as good. [/QUOTE]