Rondae No. 3 on NBA's 'Hustle Index'

The NBA’s new statistical analytics numbers include a “Hustle Index,” in which it keeps game-to-game statistics on deflections, recoveries, screens that lead to made baskets, loose balls forced and shots that a statistician deems to be closely contested. After two weeks, ex-Wildcat Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of the Brooklyn Nets ranks No. 3 in the NBA in the hustle categories. No surprise there. Hollis-Jefferson’s former teammate, Stanley Johnson, isn’t off to such a good start in his second season with the Detroit Pistons. Johnson missed 14 of his first 16 shots and has been pushed deep on Detroit’s bench, averaging just 17 minutes per game. Another ex-Wildcat, Nick Johnson is scheduled to make his EuroLeague debut this weekend with Bayern Munich of the German pro league. He will vie for playing time with former Oregon Ducks shooting guard Bryce Taylor, who helped the Ducks to a Pac-10 tournament championship in 2007. 

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