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THE TRUTH THE BOX SCORE HIDES

46.4% of all NBA minutes are played by negative-impact players. Here's who's creating real value — and who isn't.

HIDDEN GEMS BY POSITION

Impact far exceeds what their PPG predicts. Separated by position to prevent center dominance.

Guards

1 T.J. McConnell IND 9.4 PPG +3.8 +3.9 2 Ausar Thompson DET 9.9 PPG +3.7 +3.8 3 Matisse Thybulle POR 5.7 PPG +2.3 +3.3 4 Gary Payton II GSW 7.2 PPG +2.2 +2.9 5 Dru Smith MIA 5.6 PPG +1.8 +2.9 6 Justin Champagnie WAS 8.6 PPG +2.4 +2.7 7 Jordan Goodwin PHX 8.6 PPG +2.4 +2.7 8 Dyson Daniels ATL 11.8 PPG +3.0 +2.6 9 Alex Caruso OKC 6.3 PPG +1.7 +2.5 10 Javonte Green DET 6.9 PPG +1.1 +1.9

Forwards

1 Daniel Gafford DAL 9.6 PPG +5.3 +5.4 2 Marvin Bagley III WAS 10.1 PPG +5.2 +5.1 3 Moussa Diabaté CHA 8.1 PPG +4.7 +5.1 4 Isaiah Jackson LAC 7.5 PPG +4.2 +4.8 5 Collin Murray-Boyles TOR 8.4 PPG +3.5 +3.9 6 Isaiah Jackson IND 6.4 PPG +2.9 +3.8 7 Oscar Tshiebwe UTA 6.5 PPG +2.9 +3.7 8 Sandro Mamukelashvili TOR 11.1 PPG +3.5 +3.2 9 Marvin Bagley III DAL 10.6 PPG +3.1 +2.9 10 Precious Achiuwa SAC 9.8 PPG +2.9 +2.9

Centers

1 Mark Williams PHX 11.6 PPG +8.3 +7.9 2 Donovan Clingan POR 12.0 PPG +8.3 +7.8 3 Jarrett Allen CLE 15.4 PPG +9.1 +7.7 4 Mitchell Robinson NYK 5.6 PPG +6.6 +7.7 5 Luke Kornet SAS 6.6 PPG +5.6 +6.5 6 Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 9.4 PPG +6.1 +6.2 7 Robert Williams III POR 6.7 PPG +5.4 +6.2 8 Neemias Queta BOS 10.0 PPG +6.0 +6.0 9 Rudy Gobert MIN 11.0 PPG +6.2 +5.9 10 Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA 7.8 PPG +5.3 +5.8

EMPTY STATS ALL-STARS

High PPG, low impact. Their scoring comes at a cost — turnovers, bad shots, defensive lapses.

1 Bub Carrington WAS 10.2 PPG -7.5 -7.5 2 Walter Clayton Jr. MEM 8.9 PPG -6.0 -5.8 3 Nolan Traore BKN 8.5 PPG -6.2 -5.8 4 Bennedict Mathurin IND 17.8 PPG -3.7 -5.7 5 Coby White CHI 18.6 PPG -3.4 -5.6 6 AJ Green MIL 9.8 PPG -5.7 -5.6 7 Jaden Hardy WAS 12.8 PPG -4.6 -5.3 8 Rob Dillingham CHI 8.4 PPG -5.6 -5.3 9 Cam Thomas BKN 15.6 PPG -3.8 -5.2 10 Tre Johnson WAS 12.3 PPG -4.4 -5.0 11 CJ McCollum WAS 18.8 PPG -2.5 -4.7 12 Russell Westbrook SAC 15.2 PPG -3.3 -4.6 13 Khris Middleton DAL 10.5 PPG -4.4 -4.6 14 Zach LaVine SAC 19.2 PPG -2.1 -4.4 15 Gary Trent Jr. MIL 8.2 PPG -4.9 -4.4 16 Jordan Poole NOP 13.3 PPG -3.6 -4.4 17 Max Christie DAL 12.2 PPG -3.9 -4.4 18 Taurean Prince MIL 7.5 PPG -4.9 -4.3 19 Darius Garland CLE 18.0 PPG -2.4 -4.3 20 Jerami Grant POR 18.3 PPG -2.1 -4.2 21 Caleb Love POR 11.0 PPG -3.8 -4.1 22 Rui Hachimura LAL 11.0 PPG -3.7 -4.0 23 De'Andre Hunter CLE 14.0 PPG -3.0 -4.0 24 Isaiah Collier UTA 11.7 PPG -3.6 -4.0 25 Ryan Nembhard DAL 6.2 PPG -4.9 -4.0

CONSISTENCY KINGS

The most reliable positive-impact players. High floor, never a disaster.

1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC +14.3 floor -3.8 92% 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL +11.7 floor -10.3 92% 3 Joel Embiid PHI +8.6 floor -3.9 81% 4 Victor Wembanyama SAS +14.3 floor -14.3 89% 5 Jalen Duren DET +11.5 floor -9.2 88% 6 Nikola Jokić DEN +14.3 floor -9.1 90% 7 Kawhi Leonard LAC +11.5 floor -5.3 93% 8 Anthony Davis DAL +10.1 floor -6.5 90% 9 Kristaps Porziņģis ATL +6.5 floor -3.6 88% 10 Mark Williams PHX +8.3 floor -6.5 82% 11 Robert Williams III POR +5.4 floor -3.8 87% 12 Donovan Clingan POR +8.3 floor -6.8 81% 13 Chet Holmgren OKC +7.8 floor -6.3 80% 14 Jarrett Allen CLE +9.1 floor -5.9 81% 15 Mitchell Robinson NYK +6.6 floor -5.6 82% 16 Jimmy Butler III GSW +7.4 floor -7.2 78% 17 Isaiah Jackson LAC +4.2 floor -4.1 82% 18 Tyrese Maxey PHI +7.1 floor -10.3 82% 19 Luke Kornet SAS +5.6 floor -7.0 86% 20 Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA +5.3 floor -5.5 80% 21 Luka Dončić LAL +9.7 floor -10.5 79% 22 Lauri Markkanen UTA +6.3 floor -7.9 79% 23 Ty Jerome MEM +5.4 floor -6.4 87% 24 Neemias Queta BOS +6.0 floor -8.2 80% 25 Rudy Gobert MIN +6.2 floor -12.0 75%

INVISIBLE VALUE

Wings and guards whose teams dramatically outperform their individual impact score. Spacing, switching, help defense.

1 Devin Vassell SAS -2.6 +8.0 +/- +10.6 2 Julian Champagnie SAS -1.7 +7.5 +/- +9.1 3 Duncan Robinson DET -2.5 +6.5 +/- +9.0 4 Cameron Johnson DEN -2.9 +5.8 +/- +8.7 5 Christian Braun DEN -2.9 +5.8 +/- +8.7 6 Luguentz Dort OKC -3.5 +4.0 +/- +7.5 7 Grant Williams CHA -0.9 +6.1 +/- +6.9 8 Sam Merrill CLE -2.0 +4.9 +/- +6.9 9 Miles McBride NYK -0.8 +6.1 +/- +6.9 10 Harrison Barnes SAS -2.3 +4.2 +/- +6.5 11 Aaron Gordon DEN +1.2 +7.6 +/- +6.4 12 Marcus Smart LAL -2.3 +4.0 +/- +6.3 13 Davion Mitchell MIA -3.1 +3.2 +/- +6.3 14 Stephon Castle SAS +0.1 +6.5 +/- +6.3 15 Ajay Mitchell OKC +2.4 +8.7 +/- +6.3 16 CJ McCollum ATL +0.4 +6.6 +/- +6.2 17 Sam Hauser BOS -1.8 +4.4 +/- +6.2 18 Donte DiVincenzo MIN -1.5 +4.6 +/- +6.1 19 Payton Pritchard BOS -0.8 +5.0 +/- +5.8 20 Tobias Harris DET -0.4 +5.1 +/- +5.5

IMPACT PER MINUTE LEADERS

Who dominates their minutes? The highest value creation rate in basketball.

1 Victor Wembanyama SAS 29.3 MPG +14.3 +0.490/m 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 33.4 MPG +14.3 +0.429/m 3 Nikola Jokić DEN 34.9 MPG +14.3 +0.409/m 4 Jalen Duren DET 28.2 MPG +11.5 +0.408/m 5 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 28.9 MPG +11.7 +0.404/m 6 Kawhi Leonard LAC 32.0 MPG +11.5 +0.358/m 7 Mark Williams PHX 23.5 MPG +8.3 +0.352/m 8 Mitchell Robinson NYK 19.6 MPG +6.6 +0.338/m 9 Jarrett Allen CLE 27.1 MPG +9.1 +0.334/m 10 Anthony Davis DAL 31.3 MPG +10.1 +0.324/m 11 Robert Williams III POR 17.0 MPG +5.4 +0.317/m 12 Donovan Clingan POR 27.3 MPG +8.3 +0.305/m 13 Joel Embiid PHI 31.4 MPG +8.6 +0.274/m 14 Luka Dončić LAL 35.7 MPG +9.7 +0.273/m 15 Marvin Bagley III WAS 19.2 MPG +5.2 +0.270/m 16 Kristaps Porziņģis ATL 24.3 MPG +6.5 +0.269/m 17 Chet Holmgren OKC 29.1 MPG +7.8 +0.268/m 18 Luke Kornet SAS 21.1 MPG +5.6 +0.267/m 19 Isaiah Jackson LAC 15.9 MPG +4.2 +0.266/m 20 Day'Ron Sharpe BKN 18.7 MPG +4.7 +0.253/m 21 Daniel Gafford DAL 21.8 MPG +5.3 +0.246/m 22 Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 24.8 MPG +6.1 +0.245/m 23 Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA 21.7 MPG +5.3 +0.245/m 24 Luka Garza BOS 15.9 MPG +3.9 +0.244/m 25 Ty Jerome MEM 22.6 MPG +5.4 +0.241/m