Forget Jeremy Lin, what about...

[airBerlin]

Nikola Pekovic?

[Axel The Great]

Yep. He just had a 30-12 game against the Rockets, which I witnessed live.

[bowdown]

Last 10 games is averaging 16.2/10.2 on over 60% shooting

Last 5 games....20pts/11.2 rebs/ 1.8blks Dammmm..60% FG as well...damm

[NovU]

Peko should deserve MIP award at this pace, but given the popularity of Linsanity, he probably won't get it.

[Solaris Phase Two]

Nikola and ivan johnson my two favorite big men rookies

[[Q]]

pekovic isn't a rookie

[yeahnah]

Minny <3

[Lamrock]

I get his name confused with that vucevic guy on philly.

[CheddahCheese]

Seriously, where did this dude come out of? He didn't even play the first 10-15 games of the season! He started ever since Darko's injury & has been putting up ridiculous numbers. Wolves are a fun team to watch..

[Mandich]

Seriously, where did this dude come out of? He didn't even play the first 10-15 games of the season! He started ever since Darko's injury & has been putting up ridiculous numbers. Wolves are a fun team to watch..

We have a smartass it seems

[Andrew]

He's certainly flown under the radar, but that's not surprising given Love is there racking up triple doubles and Rubio's impressive play so far have deservedly garnered most of the attention. Another player making the most of an opportunity.

[kibaxx7]

What about our man Ilyasova? 29 points, 25 rebounds, 13 offensive. He just exploded tonight.

[airBerlin]

What about our man Ilyasova? 29 points, 25 rebounds, 13 offensive. He just exploded tonight.

yeah, the only problem with ilyasova is he is real streaky imo. i've seen him put up real good lines in the past (maybe not as good as tonight) and then disappears the following game.

[kibaxx7]

Yeah, I think we will see a 6-point, 5-rebound game next

[airBerlin]

how about ibaka, picking up his third 10+ block game, this time in a triple double.

[Andrew]

Not to take away from Ibaka, but in the last couple of years he has established himself as a solid force up front for the Thunder. The triple double is impressive, but not surprising. Pekovic and Lin on the other hand have only recently gone from warming the bench to looking like they've got a promising future in the league.