(03-02-2022, 10:23 PM)mvossman Wrote: But they are not in the same league defensively. Lowry is a near elite perimeter defender and Brunson is below average. This is my issue when folks compare Brunson to Lowry or VanVleet. As well as he is progressing on offense, he will never be close to those guys defensively.
You're probably right but the numbers actually say that Brunson is pretty good defensively. Maybe it's just that we watch him every night and tend to point out the missed plays or the times he unperformed due to being a human and not a robot?
Looking at NBA.com the NBA average DRTG is 110.6
Lowry career 105.4 DefRtg
Lowry first 4 years: 105 DefRtg
Brunson career 108.2 DefRtg
Lowry Defensive Win Shares first 4 years: 1.3 / 1.8 / 1.4 / 1.8
Brunson Defensive Win Shares first 4 years: 1.0 / 0.6 / 1.1 / 2.2