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Lance Thomas
NYK · Wing · 2015-16 · Duke · Year 5 · age 27 · born Apr 24, 1988
8.2 PPG2.2 RPG0.9 APG1.0 TPG22.3 MPG
- Height
- 6'8"
Weight235Lance Thomas, 2015-16 with NYK: 8.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 22.3 minutes a game. Against the 306 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point % (90th percentile), Free throw % (87th) and Points per shot (72nd); his lowest are Def. rebound % (4th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 306 qualified players in 2015-16; the second number is his rank among the 97 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 | 39 | 41 | 22.3 |
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| Minutes share | 28 | 28 | 33.2% |
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| Availability | 21 | 17 | 72.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 66 | 67 | .557 |
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| Effective FG% | 47 | 43 | .500 |
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| Points per shot | 72 | 75 | 1.27 |
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| 3-point % | 90 | 91 | 40.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 38 | 34 | 1.8 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 47 | 44 | 28.5% |
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| 2-point % | 28 | 21 | 45.8% |
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| Free throw % | 87 | 91 | 85.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 49 | 55 | 2.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 72 | 77 | 31.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 52 | 49 | 27.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 40 | 42 | 13.8 |
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| Assist % | 13 | 16 | 6.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 13 | 17 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 17 | 19 | 0.93 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 24 | 35 | 4.0 |
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| Usage % | 31 | 36 | 16.6% |
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| Turnover % | 58 | 45 | 11.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 70 | 58 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 48 | 23 | 2.7% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 43 | 51 | 3.7 |
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| Self-creation | 40 | 45 | avg |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 66 | 68 | 3.0 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 17 | 2 | 3.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 4 | 2 | 6.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 7 | 6 | 0.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 14 | 6 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 |
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| Steal % | 8 | 7 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 13 | 5 | 0.4% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 70 | 70 | −1.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 57 | 37 | 6'8" |
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| Strength (weight) | 69 | 65 | 235 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 15 | 18 | 10.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 24 | 22 | .062 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 9 | 9 | −3.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 20 | 20 | −1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 10 | 10 | −1.5 |
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| VORP | 10 | 9 | -0.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 19 | 27 | 5.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2011-12 | NOH | 23 | 42 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | .541 | −4.3 | 4 | |
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| 2012-13 | NOH | 24 | 59 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .565 | −3.0 | 12 | |
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| 2013-14 | NYK | 25 | 5 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .279 | −9.6 | 1 | |
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| 2014-15 | NYK | 26 | 62 | 24.0 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .456 | −5.6 | 1 | |
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| 2015-16★ | NYK | 27 | 59 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | .557 | −3.2 | 9 | |
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| 2016-17 | NYK | 28 | 46 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | .516 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 2017-18 | NYK | 29 | 73 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .513 | −3.7 | 8 | |
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| 2018-19 | NYK | 30 | 46 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | .482 | −5.7 | 1 | |
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| 2019-20 | BKN | 31 | 7 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | .485 | −8.2 | 1 | |
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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.