Orlando Magic PG Cole Anthony hit a mere 39.7% of his overall field goal attempts as a rookie, which is obviously not good, but that was hardly the lone reason to be skeptical about him for fantasy hoops this year.
The 6-foot-2 Anthony hardly played the part of pure point guard, acting in more of a scorer role than distributor. Hey, it happens. Not everyone can expertly run an NBA offense, and the Magic drafted Jalen Suggs a few months ago to do just that. Anthony's future seemed to be one of energetic, shoot-first, sixth-man and, as the saying goes, there is nothing wrong with that.
We move forward several weeks into the season and Anthony entered Monday night as both the No. 12 option on the ESPN Player Rater and in points leagues, one of only seven players averaging at least 20 PPG, 7 RPG and 5 APG. It is stunning, really.