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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
Figures don’t lie…liars figure. Howard is far and away the most valuable game-change free agent available….IF, he recognizes that his FT accuracy is currently a detriment to his team. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know….so was Shaq’s and he walked away with four rungs. But he.ALWAYS had a fantastic Robin to his Batman….Kobe and Wade.
He was Robin to Wade’s batman back in 06…I seem to remember Wade taking over the finals down 0-2. I mean he did win the finals MVP. So disrespectful…
Shaq was the robin to Wade
bobcats ..hehe
Did Brandon Jennings stock just dive?
go Beno Udrih! =) =)
i hate stats like this 😡
he would go to wizards
it’s most interesting to see where monta ellis would go