« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2017, 07:20:04 AM »
It's just the way the league is now. The rule changes have made it so. That is more effective / efficient to give your primary ball-handler more touches and time on the ball than ever before. To give them more responsibility to break down the defense than ever before. To score more often than ever before.
More touches, time on the ball, shot attempts = more turnovers.
Harden and Westbrook are both in the top 15 in turnovers for a season all time (both for this season and last) but they're the only active players in the top 34 of that list. John Wall and Dwight Howard are the only other players in the last decade that have turned the ball over enough to make the top 100 in that list.
There also aren't more turnovers now in the NBA than there have been in the past. There are actually slightly fewer turnovers than there typically was in the late 90's.
So while you're right that the NBA is changing and the lead ballhandler is now more frequently the lead scorer as well, I don't see that as a trend that has affected TO's all that much, league-wide.
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