12-21-2019, 11:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2019, 11:19 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
Updated through last night, RPM has all nine of the Mav's top MPG guys in the Top 35 in their position. Luka doesn't share the court (typically) with anyone who is top 10 in their position. But, the bench is made up completely of guys who rate among the top 30 (starters). Explains why our bench is so good. I realize not everyone loves this stat. But, there are Mav ties to this stat, so is at least worth looking at when dreaming up fantasy trades.
Below are the positional ranks and the RPM for each of our top 9 players:
Luka 5 3.41
Brunson 3 3.28
Powell 11 2.13
KP 12 1.91
Curry 18 1.90
Wright 16 1.82
THJ 29 0.90
Maxi 18 0.78
DFS 34 0.07
Another Stat with Mav ties is found at 82games.com. They are now out with their 19/20 numbers (like RPM, they waited a while before releasing). Tops among Mav rotation players in NET PER are:
Luka 24.1
Wright 8.6
Curry 3.2
Brunson 2.0
THJ 1.1
Maxi 0.2
Powell KP and DFS are all negative by this stat (their direct opponent is putting up more production as measured by PER than they are). Looking at this number you'd think this team would barely be able to get the ball across half court w/o Luka. But, obviously the last few games tell a different story...he sucks a lot of the oxygen out of the room. It will be interesting to see if Dallas can find a balance between Luka ball and the kind of D and ball movement we've seen w/o Luka.
The other Stat they have at 82games.com is on-court/off-court:
Powell 4.3
Brunson 3.6
Luka 1.9
Wright 1.6
THJ 1.3
Curry -0.2
KP, Maxi and DFS are all in the -7 to -8 range (numbers updated through 12/16).
This all probably has an impact on fantasy trading. No matter what we THINK and what our eye-tests tell us, it will be hard to replace Powell, Brunson, Wright and Curry with players who are more impactful with the assets we have. If Hardaway was making $10-$12 million or was expiring, you could trade him pretty easily...but he's not. KP isn't going anywhere. I think the upgrade targets (if we do anything at all at the TDL) are probably Maxi and DFS. Maxi is top 4 on the team defensively (538.com data) and has a really unique skill set. I wouldn't want to lose DFS, just move him to sub status. Seems to me you'd want to deal Jackson, GSW and expiring Lee and move the acquired player into the starting lineup and DFS to the bench.
Below are the positional ranks and the RPM for each of our top 9 players:
Luka 5 3.41
Brunson 3 3.28
Powell 11 2.13
KP 12 1.91
Curry 18 1.90
Wright 16 1.82
THJ 29 0.90
Maxi 18 0.78
DFS 34 0.07
Another Stat with Mav ties is found at 82games.com. They are now out with their 19/20 numbers (like RPM, they waited a while before releasing). Tops among Mav rotation players in NET PER are:
Luka 24.1
Wright 8.6
Curry 3.2
Brunson 2.0
THJ 1.1
Maxi 0.2
Powell KP and DFS are all negative by this stat (their direct opponent is putting up more production as measured by PER than they are). Looking at this number you'd think this team would barely be able to get the ball across half court w/o Luka. But, obviously the last few games tell a different story...he sucks a lot of the oxygen out of the room. It will be interesting to see if Dallas can find a balance between Luka ball and the kind of D and ball movement we've seen w/o Luka.
The other Stat they have at 82games.com is on-court/off-court:
Powell 4.3
Brunson 3.6
Luka 1.9
Wright 1.6
THJ 1.3
Curry -0.2
KP, Maxi and DFS are all in the -7 to -8 range (numbers updated through 12/16).
This all probably has an impact on fantasy trading. No matter what we THINK and what our eye-tests tell us, it will be hard to replace Powell, Brunson, Wright and Curry with players who are more impactful with the assets we have. If Hardaway was making $10-$12 million or was expiring, you could trade him pretty easily...but he's not. KP isn't going anywhere. I think the upgrade targets (if we do anything at all at the TDL) are probably Maxi and DFS. Maxi is top 4 on the team defensively (538.com data) and has a really unique skill set. I wouldn't want to lose DFS, just move him to sub status. Seems to me you'd want to deal Jackson, GSW and expiring Lee and move the acquired player into the starting lineup and DFS to the bench.