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Denzel Valentine
CHI · Guard · 2017-18 · Michigan State · Year 2 · age 24 · born Nov 16, 1993
10.2 PPG5.1 RPG3.2 APG1.3 TPG27.2 MPG
- Height
- 6'6"
Weight214Denzel Valentine, 2017-18 with CHI: 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 27.2 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (87th percentile), 3-point % (79th) and 3-point attempts / g (78th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (8th percentile) and Blocks / 75 (11th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2017-18; the second number is his rank among the 156 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 61 | 60 | 27.2 |
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| Minutes share | 75 | 76 | 52.8% |
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| Availability | 74 | 74 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 28 | 40 | .527 |
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| Effective FG% | 48 | 59 | .517 |
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| Points per shot | 14 | 21 | 1.09 |
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| 3-point % | 79 | 78 | 38.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 78 | 71 | 4.8 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 83 | 79 | 51.3% |
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| 2-point % | 16 | 22 | 45.0% |
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| Free throw % | 36 | 25 | 74.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 8 | 10 | 0.7 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 1 | 1 | 7.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 90 | 90 | 54.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 35 | 33 | 13.5 |
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| Assist % | 69 | 48 | 17.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 70 | 48 | 4.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 87 | 76 | 2.46 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 72 | 53 | 8.6 |
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| Usage % | 42 | 36 | 17.0% |
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| Turnover % | 56 | 62 | 11.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 63 | 71 | 1.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 37 | 63 | 2.1% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 59 | 33 | 6.5 |
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| Self-creation | 7 | 7 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 43 | 44 | 51 |
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| Defender difficulty | 32 | 51 | low (−0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 50 | 47 | 0.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 64 | 96 | 6.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 75 | 97 | 16.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 51 | 37 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 11 | 20 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 21 | 27 | 1.3 |
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| Steal % | 50 | 36 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 13 | 25 | 0.5% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 11 | 21 | +6.1% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 21 | 23 | low (10.8) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 45 | 53 | +0.4% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 59 | 49 | 2.2 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 40 | 78 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 44 | 80 | 214 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 29 | 37 | 12.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 24 | 33 | .057 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 40 | 48 | −1.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 36 | 42 | −1.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 61 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 45 | 52 | 0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 49 | 54 | 7.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2016-17 | CHI | 23 | 57 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .492 | −3.3 | 9 | |
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| 2017-18★ | CHI | 24 | 77 | 27.2 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | .527 | −1.0 | 40 | |
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| 2019-20 | CHI | 26 | 36 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .511 | −0.6 | 43 | |
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| 2020-21 | CHI | 27 | 62 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | .479 | −2.7 | 18 | |
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| 2021-22 | UTA | 28 | 24 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .523 | −2.7 | 16 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.