I am - I think it's the best stat out there - sort of like QBR in football - because it punishes volume shooters, and takes into account rebounds, and assists.
When you have stats like this, it's always good to look at who is highest ranked in PER both in a given year and overall, and then see if that meets the eyeball test.
For this year for players with more than 100 minutes, the PER rankings are Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Stepen Curry, Brandan Wright, James Harden, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Dwaye Wade - that's a pretty good list, right?
On a career basis, it's Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Shaq, David Robinson, Wilt Chamberlain, Chris Paul, Bob Pettit, Dwayne Wade, Neil Johnston, and Charles Barkley.
So then you might think, ok, so that's for averages, are there outliers on an annual basis? Here's a list of the players who have EVER had PER over 26: Yao Ming, Anthony Davis, Chamberlain, Stoudemire, Oscar Robertson, Moses Malone, Garnett, Love, Magic, Duncan, Shaq, Barkley, Duncan, Malone, Kareem, LeBron, Hakeem, Pettit, David Robinson, Dirk, Wade, Jordan, Bird, Durant, Paul, Mikan, Wilt.
So that's a great list. No idea if Wright is an outlier. We'll see.