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Derek Strong
ORL · Wing · 1997-98 · Xavier · Year 7 · age 29 · born Feb 9, 1968
12.7 PPG7.4 RPG0.9 APG1.3 TPG28.3 MPG
- Height
- 6'9"
Weight240Derek Strong, 1997-98 with ORL: 12.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 28.3 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (96th percentile), Offensive rebound % (86th) and Rebounds / 75 (86th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (7th percentile) and Effective FG% (9th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 54 | 51 | 28.3 |
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| Minutes share | 37 | 39 | 41.4% |
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| Availability | 19 | 23 | 70.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 28 | 26 | .498 |
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| Effective FG% | 9 | 5 | .421 |
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| Points per shot | 50 | 46 | 1.19 |
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| 3-point % | 11 | 12 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 30 | 33 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 24 | 25 | 0.6% |
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| 2-point % | 14 | 9 | 42.3% |
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| Free throw % | 60 | 67 | 78.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 85 | 79 | 4.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 80 | 74 | 45.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 14 | 14 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 74 | 70 | 18.0 |
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| Assist % | 10 | 6 | 5.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 7 | 4 | 1.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 13 | 9 | 0.69 |
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| Usage % | 73 | 70 | 22.3% |
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| Turnover % | 96 | 96 | 9.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 78 | 79 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 86 | 89 | 9.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 86 | 89 | 10.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 82 | 83 | 17.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 54 | 46 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 13 | 15 | 1.3 |
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| Steal % | 10 | 8 | 1.0% |
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| Block % | 54 | 45 | 1.1% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 66 | 70 | 6'9" |
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| Strength (weight) | 72 | 70 | 240 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 73 | 16.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 69 | 73 | .130 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 39 | 36 | −1.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 52 | 58 | +0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 19 | 18 | −1.2 |
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| VORP | 39 | 36 | 0.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 64 | 61 | 9.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1991-92 | WSB | 23 | 1 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .260 | −13.8 | 1 | |
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| 1992-93 | MIL | 24 | 23 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 | .603 | +1.5 | 76 | |
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| 1993-94 | MIL | 25 | 67 | 16.9 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 | .514 | −2.5 | 16 | |
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| 1994-95 | BOS | 26 | 70 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | .545 | −2.8 | 17 | |
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| 1995-96 | LAL | 27 | 63 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | .518 | −1.8 | 27 | |
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| 1996-97 | ORL | 28 | 82 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | .513 | −2.5 | 18 | |
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| 1997-98★ | ORL | 29 | 58 | 28.3 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 0.9 | .498 | −1.1 | 39 | |
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| 1998-99 | ORL | 30 | 44 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | .499 | −2.5 | 17 | |
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| 1999-00 | ORL | 31 | 20 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .499 | −3.7 | 8 | |
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| 2000-01 | LAC | 32 | 28 | 17.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | .443 | −2.6 | 21 | |
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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.