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One stat for every Sun to average a career-high in 2017-18

TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 11: Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA rookie photo shoot on August 11, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 11: Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA rookie photo shoot on August 11, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Peter Jok

COLLEGE PARK, MD – FEBRUARY 25: Peter Jok #14 of the Iowa Hawkeyes takes a jump shot during a college basketball game against the Maryland Terrapins at the XFinity Center on February 25, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. The Hawkeyes won 83-69. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – FEBRUARY 25: Peter Jok #14 of the Iowa Hawkeyes takes a jump shot during a college basketball game against the Maryland Terrapins at the XFinity Center on February 25, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. The Hawkeyes won 83-69. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Free throw percentage

Peter Jok and Mike James are essentially in the same boat with one another, and only one can reach land in the Valley of the Suns.

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They both have the same opportunity to potentially replace Brandon Knight offensively, although only if they can A) make the roster, and B) play well enough to demand regular minutes. If Jok can do this, than he too could possibly see a relatively high scoring average for a rookie as comparative to other rookies coming into a similar situation.

But while Jok can absolutely score like the best of them (at least in college), it is his shooting in particular that is most prominent – specifically his free throws. At Iowa he averaged 91.1% from the line his senior year, missing just 15 attempts all season. And let’s be honest, unless there are other debilitating injuries to the roster or Jok breaks out in a way that absolutely no one  could predict (otherwise the Pelicans would have retained him after Summer League), then he’s not going to get many opportunities. Thus, he could set a rookie season career-high with a free throw percentage of 100%.

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