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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – At 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, 144 free agents became available. While there are some big names at the top of the list, it’s not the deepest free-agent class we’ve seen.

Only two 2013 All-Stars — Chris Paul and Dwight Howard — are on the market. Only 19 of the 144 free agents scored at least 1,000 points last season, and only 11 started at least 50 games for a playoff team. One of those 11, of course, was Paul, who took himself off the market pretty quickly.

Two of the other 10 — Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings — started for the 38-44 Milwaukee Bucks. Jennings was a minus-289 last season. The other eight: Howard, Tony Allen, Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver, Josh Smith, Tiago Splitter, Jeff Teague and David West.

Jennings’ minus-289 was not the worst mark of available free agents. That belongs to Byron Mullens, who was a minus-419 (in only 1,428 minutes) for the Bobcats last season. Mullens’ teammate Gerald Henderson was a minus-402.

The Bobcats were pretty awful whether or not Henderson was on the floor. The Bucks were pretty good (+6.9 points per 100 possessions) with Jennings on the bench and pretty bad (-4.4) with him in the game. His on-off-court differential of 11.2 points per 100 possessions was the worst among free agents who played at least 1,000 minutes with a single team last season.

Worst on-off-court NetRtg differential among free agents

Player	Min. On	NetRtg On	NetRtg Off	Diff.
Brandon Jennings	2,896	-4.4	+6.9	-11.2
D.J. Augustin	1,226	-1.1	+7.8	-8.9
Byron Mullens	1,428	-16.2	-7.4	-8.8
Tyler Hansbrough	1,366	-0.6	+8.0	-8.6
Al Jefferson	2,578	-3.5	+4.3	-7.8

Minimum 1,000 minutes with a single team
NetRtg = Team point differential per 100 possessions

On the opposite end of the spectrum was Devin Harris, whose Hawks were 10.0 points per 100 possessions better when he was on the floor than when he was on the bench.

Best on-off-court NetRtg differential among free agents

Player	Min. On	NetRtg On	NetRtg Off	Diff.
Devin Harris	1,421	+7.3	-2.7	+10.0
David West	2,435	+8.5	-0.9	+9.4
DeMarre Carroll	1,111	+5.4	-3.1	+8.4
Kyle Korver	2,259	+4.4	-3.7	+8.0
Brandan Wright	1,149	+5.1	-2.6	+7.7

Minimum 1,000 minutes with a single team

It shouldn’t be any surprise that, on offense, Paul was the biggest difference maker of the 145 free agents …

Best on-off-court OffRtg differential among free agents

Player	Min. On	OffRtg On	OffRtg Off	Diff.
Chris Paul	2,335	112.1	101.3	+10.8
David West	2,435	104.9	96.1	+8.8
J.J. Redick (ORL)	1,575	103.7	95.3	+8.4
Kyle Korver	2,259	105.7	98.8	+6.8
Roger Mason Jr.	1,218	107.2	100.6	+6.6

Minimum 1,000 minutes
OffRtg = Team points scored per 100 possessions

And it’s no surprise that the Lakers were much better defensively with Howard on the floor, or that the Grizzlies got more stops with Tony Allen in the game. Lamar Odom‘s DefRtg differential, combined with Paul topping the list above, makes it clear that the Clippers were an offensive team with their starters in the game and a defensive unit when they went to their bench.

Best on-off-court DefRtg differential among free agents

Player	Min. On	DefRtg On	DefRtg Off	Diff.
Lamar Odom	1,616	95.4	104.9	-9.5
Tony Allen	2,109	94.3	101.1	-6.8
Tiago Splitter	1,997	96.1	102.3	-6.3
Devin Harris	1,421	97.9	104.1	-6.2
Dwight Howard	2,722	101.7	107.8	-6.0

Minimum 1,000 minutes with a single team
DefRtg = Team points allowed per 100 possessions

Redick was a big difference maker on offense with Orlando, in part, because he shot 39 percent from 3-point range and helped spread the floor. But he shot just 32 percent from beyond the arc after being traded to Milwaukee and isn’t among the top 10 3-point shooters among free agents…

Highest 3-point percentage among free agents

Player	3PM	3PA	3PT%	3PA%
Jose Calderon	130	282	46.1%	44.4%
Kyle Korver	189	414	45.7%	68.9%
Mike Dunleavy	128	299	42.8%	47.9%
Kevin Martin	158	371	42.6%	47.7%
Martell Webster	139	329	42.2%	51.7%
Chris Copeland	59	140	42.1%	36.8%
Roger Mason Jr.	66	159	41.5%	52.1%
C.J. Watson	88	214	41.1%	46.6%
Randy Foye	178	434	41.0%	58.8%
O.J. Mayo	142	349	40.7%	34.0%

Minimum 100 3PA
3PA% = 3PA/FGA

Howard ranked second among free agents in rebounding percentage, only topped by J.J. Hickson…

Highest REB% among free agents

Player	MIN	OREB%	DREB%	REB%
J.J. Hickson	2,323	13.1%	28.0%	20.5%
Dwight Howard	2,722	10.6%	27.5%	19.3%
Zaza Pachulia	1,134	13.9%	21.5%	17.7%
Marreese Speights	1,300	12.6%	22.8%	17.4%
Lamar Odom	1,616	8.6%	25.2%	17.2%

Minimum 1,000 minutes
OREB% = Percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed
DREB% = Percentage of available defensive rebounds grabbed
REB% = Percentage of available total rebounds grabbed

There are a good amount of distributors on the market, including a couple of guys who had more assists than field goal attempts last season…

Highest ASTRatio among free agents

Player	MIN	FGA	AST	TO	ASTRatio	TORatio
Jamaal Tinsley	1,221	234	290	106	45.2	16.53
Pablo Prigioni	1,263	220	236	86	42.7	15.55
Jose Calderon	2,159	635	518	126	39.4	9.59
Chris Paul	2,335	856	678	159	36.9	8.66
Beno Udrih	1,457	476	302	108	32.4	11.60

Minimum 1,000 minutes
ASTRatio = Percentage of possessions ending in an assist
TORatio = Percentage of possessions ending in an turnover

Paul doesn’t only dish dimes, but he’s pretty good at getting himself to the free throw line, ranking fourth among non-big (PG, SG, SF) free agents in free throw rate…

Highest FTA Rate among non-big free agents

Player	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	FTA Rate
Andrei Kirilenko	560	188	250	75.2%	.446
Manu Ginobili	539	164	206	79.6%	.382
Darren Collison	724	242	275	88.0%	.380
Chris Paul	856	286	323	88.5%	.377
Gerald Henderson	855	258	313	82.4%	.366

Minimum 500 FGA
FTA Rate = FTA/FGA

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