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Lorenzen Wright

MEM · Big · 2004-05 · Memphis · Year 9 · age 29 · born Nov 4, 1975

9.6 PPG7.7 RPG1.1 APG1.2 TPG28.6 MPG

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Height
6'11"
Weight
240

Lorenzen Wright, 2004-05 with MEM: 9.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 28.6 minutes a game. Against the 293 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (94th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (89th) and Offensive rebound % (79th); his lowest are Assist % (17th percentile) and Assists / 75 (17th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 293 qualified players in 2004-05; the second number is his rank among the 83 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Minutes / game597328.6
Minutes share718358.0%
Availability818597.6%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Shooting
True shooting %2728.501
Effective FG%4035.469
Points per shot30231.13
3-point %9290.0%
3-point attempts / g10310.0
3PA rate (of FGA)16470.4%
2-point %583947.1%
Free throw %183866.2%
FT attempts / g53522.5
FT rate (of FGA)462329.0%
% points from 313360.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75395313.6
Assist %17536.6%
Assists / 7517511.5
Assist / turnover23640.87
Usage %426217.9%
Turnover %717911.5%
Turnovers / 7572641.8
Offensive rebound %79408.2%

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75896710.8
Def. rebound %948320.5%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7537611.0
Blocks / 7578391.2
Stocks / 7568372.2
Steal %39651.4%
Block %79392.4%
Physical ingredients
Height87586'11"
Strength (weight)7126240

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Overall value
PER424213.9
Win Shares / 486152.108
Box Plus/Minus3848−1.2
Offensive BPM2842−1.6
Defensive BPM6758+0.4
VORP44550.5
Game Score / g53647.7

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
1996-97LAC217725.27.36.10.6.503−3.013
1997-98LAC226929.99.08.80.8.490−2.617
1998-99LAC234823.66.67.50.7.512−2.615
1999-00ATL247516.06.04.10.3.533−3.59
2000-01ATL257128.012.47.51.2.486−1.831
2001-02MEM264329.112.09.41.0.478−3.215
2002-03MEM277028.311.47.51.1.489−3.016
2003-04MEM286525.89.46.81.1.474−2.123
2004-05★MEM298028.69.67.71.1.501−1.238
2005-06MEM307821.75.85.10.6.496−2.121
2006-07ATL316715.52.63.20.6.439−5.11
2007-08SAC32188.90.82.10.2.317−6.61
2008-09CLE33177.31.41.50.2.377−6.71

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.