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Kai Jones
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Kai Jones, 2024-25 with DAL: 5.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 11.7 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 337 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 337 qualified players in 2024-25; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 11.7 |
| Minutes share | 1 | 5 | 11.9% |
| Availability | 14 | 16 | 48.8% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 99 | 99 | .804 |
| Effective FG% | 99 | 99 | .803 |
| Points per shot | 99 | 99 | 1.82 |
| 3-point % | 6 | 23 | 20.0% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 5 | 20 | 0.1 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 8 | 27 | 4.6% |
| 2-point % | 99 | 99 | 82.7% |
| Free throw % | 26 | 45 | 71.9% |
| FT attempts / g | 13 | 8 | 0.8 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 74 | 50 | 29.4% |
| % points from 3 | 7 | 24 | 1.5% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 45 | 44 | 15.2 |
| Assist % | 16 | 23 | 8.0% |
| Assists / 75 | 12 | 17 | 1.9 |
| Assist / turnover | 19 | 42 | 1.39 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 22 | 32 | 3.8 |
| Usage % | 10 | 15 | 12.8% |
| Turnover % | 39 | 48 | 12.8% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 75 | 88 | 1.4 |
| Offensive rebound % | 89 | 56 | 8.9% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 7 | 30 | 1.2 |
| Self-creation | 80 | 42 | high |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 99 | 99 | 97 |
| Defender difficulty | 81 | 26 | high (+0.2) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 65 | 56 | 2.9 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 83 | 32 | 9.6 |
| Def. rebound % | 78 | 30 | 17.3% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 51 | 73 | 1.2 |
| Blocks / 75 | 93 | 68 | 1.8 |
| Stocks / 75 | 91 | 76 | 2.9 |
| Steal % | 45 | 67 | 1.5% |
| Block % | 91 | 61 | 4.2% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 76 | 49 | −4.6% |
| Matchup difficulty | 2 | 2 | low (10.0) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 37 | 36 | +0.9% |
| Deflections / 75 | 88 | 92 | 3.5 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Length (wingspan) | 80 | 10 | 7'2" |
| Height | 91 | 55 | 6'11" |
| Strength (weight) | 65 | 12 | 221 |
| Standing reach | 94 | 63 | 9'3" |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 90 | 75 | 20.2 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 98 | 92 | .216 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 85 | 72 | +2.9 |
| Offensive BPM | 76 | 67 | +1.4 |
| Defensive BPM | 90 | 83 | +1.5 |
| VORP | 52 | 35 | 0.6 |
| Game Score / g | 12 | 6 | 5.4 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | CHA | 21 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .628 | −6.6 | 1 | |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 22 | 46 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | .597 | −4.0 | 4 | |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 24 | 40 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | .804 | +2.9 | 85 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.