Category: Research Features
Key Highlights: The three main ways to build a top-10 defense is through having good rim protection, defensive playmaking, or point-of-attack defense There is a fourth, less common, way to build a top-10 defensive unit If your offense isn’t elite, you need to be at least good (top-10 level) on defense A couple of weeks ago, […]
Key Highlights: Christie’s combination of point-of-attack defense, length, off-ball awareness, and defensive rebounding might make him Los Angeles’ best perimeter defender Christie is a better shooter than his 3-point percentage this year indicates Christie could be the perfect fifth player in Lakers’ closing lineup in the playoffs Last week, in his column “Four Things With […]
Key Highlights: To be a title contender, you generally need to have an elite offense, elite defense, or be very balanced on both sides of the ball As of right now, ten NBA teams fall under at least one of those three categories The Boston Celtics look like the early frontrunner to win the NBA […]
Key Highlights Haliburton’s blend of passing, scoring, and decision-making makes him one of the best offensive players in the league Haliburton’s weak defense and lack of a playoff sample size keeps him from being a true MVP contender What Haliburton is doing right now is a little bit different from what Steve Nash was doing […]
Key Highlights: Alex Caruso provides a skill that is very valuable to today’s game: elite point-of-attack defense Caruso is not a defensive-only player – he also offers value through his passing, spot-up shooting, driving, and cutting Caruso is the most valuable player projected to be on the trade block this season As the ever-so-frustrating Chicago Bulls continue […]
Key Highlights: Anthony holds career-highs in true shooting percentage (60.6), two-point percentage (51.0), three-point percentage (42.9) and free-throw rate (.429) A career-best 46 percent of his shots are coming off of assists Orlando needs more floor-spacing, ball-handling guards like him When Cole Anthony checked into Monday’s game midway through the first quarter, his Orlando Magic […]
Key Highlights: Murray’s true shooting percentage of 60.9 is a career-high Thirty-six percent of his shots are coming at the rim, his highest mark since 2017-18 The Hawks are third in offensive rating, thanks largely to Murray’s play and head coach Quin Snyder’s system Despite Trae Young‘s ghastly shooting — a .326/.250/.875 slash line, 49 […]
Key Highlights: Maxey’s .411 free-throw rate blows past his previous career-high of .247 The Sixers are 8.6 points better per 100 possessions when he’s on the court New head coach Nick Nurse is putting him in plenty of good spots to succeed Over the past few years, Tyrese Maxey has rightfully earned his reputation as […]
Key Highlights: Vassell could become more aggressive as a driver and one play from Tuesday’s win exemplified how to do that Generating more efficient shots are important for his scoring development His free throw rate has nearly doubled to .333 compared to his previous career-best mark (.168) The Spurs’ rebuilding phase should allow him to […]
Key Highlights: Porzingis (30 points, five 3-pointers) made an impact on both ends of the floor in his Celtics debut Thanks to the added spacing provided by Porzingis’ shooting ability, Boston converted 25 of its 38 two-pointers (65.8 percent) and 20 of 25 (80 percent) attempts at the rim New York was 1-of-13 on shots […]
