Part of a point guard’s job is to raise the efficiency of the players around him. Thirteen games into his rookie season, Egor Demin is still learning how to do that consistently, but the early signs point to a player already trending in the right direction.

One area where that growth already shows is his ability to generate clean looks from deep. According to Nets PR, teammates are shooting 39.5% from 3-point range on passes from Demin, well above Brooklyn’s overall 33.4% mark through 14 games. When he touches the ball, the shots tend to get easier.

And while his 3.4 assists per game don’t jump off the page, the impact goes beyond the box score. With Demin steering the offense, shooters tend to settle in. His timing, vision and feel for where the ball needs to go help teammates find

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