Cunningham, Pondexter and Poeltl are also plus on defense, while Belinelli and Mills trend towards offense. The rest of the aforementioned players fill out as expected. However, it's a dip from DeRozan's 15th placement in 2017-18, due to the few outside shots he makes and takes he's 5-for-28 through 15 games, after hitting a career-high 89 in 80 games last season. At 49 percent shooting, it's the 29-year-old's best mark since his rookie season, when he shot 49.8 percent on 6.6 attempts. His 2.54 ORPM is 27th overall, amid his most efficient season so far. Thus, San Antonio's second-best ORPM and good for 58th in the NBA.ĭeRozan, of course, is the catalyst. His breakout season has amounted to 12.6 points per game on 44.2 percent shooting from behind the arc. It's despite the Spurs owning a slightly better defensive rating when he's off the court, per NBA Advanced Stats.įorbes' RPM comes through offensively. The offense won't be there in his latter years, there's still value in him on the post. Gasol, despite missing a chunk of games, is 28th in DRPM. Though it rewards more frequent outside shooters, which the veteran forward is not, at 2.5 three-point attempts per game.
Gay offense being a minus comes with his 51.6 percent shooting and 55.6 percent from behind the arc. But, even he remained a marginally plus defender. It's a startling fall for Aldridge, for reasons already outlined.
