NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

[SleepingHero]

Total number of 3s is a strange way to assess value.  Based on that, THJ is a way better shooter than Seth Curry.

What we are really concerned about is their offensive impact on the court, right?  Looking at several advanced metrics over the last two years they are simply not that different:

The reason I use total # of threes is because at this level, the efficiency of these guys are all relatively the same. +/- 1-2% points. So it really comes down to how much are they producing at that efficiency level. Thus the total volume of threes. Case in point Seth, who statistically has been the most efficient 3pt shooter in the league for quite some time. Our biggest complaint with him here is that he didn't shoot more! That is still the biggest knock on him. So yes Seth is good for 2-3 threes a game. But that's it.

KL pretty much explained why I value a guy that can hit 8-10 threes a game and do it at an elite efficiency. Not many guys can do that. THJ at his best was just a smidge below that level. 

     THJ 2020 2021  Hield 2020 2021
OBPM      1.2  2.0             2.5   1.0  (Best boxscore advanced stat)
Lebron     1.2   .9             1.4    1.7  (top on/off advanced stat)
EMP         2.1  1.6            1.4    1.8  (top on/off advanced stat)
Darko                    .7                      .6  (best estimator, only looks at right now)

This is mainly getting at this:

Buddy's a better player than THJ but I don't think they are all that far apart.

I don't think Buddy is some all-star waiting to break out. I just think he'd be a similar contributor that we had when THJ was at his best, with just slightly higher volume 3pt shooting. In the past the Mavs were at their best with efficient shooter around Luka. Hield is that to a T. Despite his defensive limitations, he'd be one of our most valued contributors. Further it appears he's fine playing that 6th man role. Something that would work here behind Brunson.