As pointed out by Tom Haberstroh of ESPN, Andre Drummond is on pace to finish with the best PER by a teenager in NBA history. The leaderboard (minimum 40 minutes):
| Rk | Player | Season | Age | Tm | PER |
| 1 | Andre Drummond | 2012-13 | 19 | DET | 21.9 |
| 2 | Kyrie Irving | 2011-12 | 19 | CLE | 21.4 |
| 3 | Amir Johnson | 2006-07 | 19 | DET | 20.6 |
| 4 | Tracy McGrady | 1998-99 | 19 | TOR | 20.6 |
| 5 | Anthony Davis | 2012-13 | 19 | NOH | 19.7 |
| 6 | Kobe Bryant | 1997-98 | 19 | LAL | 18.5 |
| 7 | LeBron James | 2003-04 | 19 | CLE | 18.3 |
| 8 | Carmelo Anthony | 2003-04 | 19 | DEN | 17.6 |
| 9 | Tracy McGrady | 1997-98 | 18 | TOR | 17.4 |
| 10 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 | 19 | ORL | 17.2 |
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"This is where we arrive at the most logical destination when we talk about young talents: Who is his best comp?To answer that question, we turn to fellow ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton, whose SCHOENE player projection system uses key player stats, as well as height and weight, to identify the most similar predecessors at the same age (ranked from zero to 100, with 100 being the most similar).For Drummond, that’s Dwight Howard. By a healthy margin."
Want to gush over Drummond even more? You’ll have to read Haberstroh’s article. There’s too much Drummond love for me to excerpt.