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Luc Longley
CHI · Big · 1997-98 · New Mexico · Year 7 · age 29 · born Jan 19, 1969
11.4 PPG5.9 RPG2.8 APG2.2 TPG29.4 MPG
Champion
- Height
- 7'2"
Weight292Luc Longley, 1997-98 with CHI: 11.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 29.4 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (83rd percentile), Assists / 75 (68th) and Stocks / 75 (65th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (13th percentile) and Points per shot (21st). 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 72 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 59 | 59 | 29.4 |
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| Minutes share | 41 | 41 | 43.0% |
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| Availability | 19 | 15 | 70.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 22 | 26 | .492 |
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| Effective FG% | 30 | 24 | .455 |
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| Points per shot | 21 | 19 | 1.09 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 12 | 28 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 12 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 37 | 24 | 45.5% |
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| Free throw % | 44 | 73 | 73.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 53 | 43 | 2.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 28 | 12 | 24.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 56 | 60 | 15.5 |
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| Assist % | 62 | 90 | 15.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 68 | 97 | 3.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 45 | 84 | 1.24 |
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| Usage % | 64 | 59 | 21.0% |
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| Turnover % | 22 | 26 | 16.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 17 | 18 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 61 | 8 | 6.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 63 | 12 | 8.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 63 | 13 | 13.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 13 | 31 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 83 | 45 | 1.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 65 | 37 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 15 | 35 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 82 | 44 | 2.6% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 98 | 92 | 7'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 99 | 96 | 292 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 39 | 31 | 13.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 49 | 40 | .096 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 40 | 46 | −0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 23 | 28 | −2.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 82 | 69 | +1.1 |
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| VORP | 42 | 46 | 0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 50 | 44 | 7.9 |
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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 | MIN | 23 | 66 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | .494 | −4.4 | 2 | |
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| 1992-93 | MIN | 24 | 55 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | .491 | −3.7 | 9 | |
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| 1993-94 | MIN | 25 | 76 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .508 | −1.6 | 31 | |
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| 1994-95 | CHI | 26 | 55 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .513 | −3.6 | 8 | |
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| 1995-96 | CHI | 27 | 62 | 26.5 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .515 | −1.6 | 30 | Champion |
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| 1996-97 | CHI | 28 | 59 | 25.0 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 2.4 | .499 | −1.7 | 31 | Champion |
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| 1997-98★ | CHI | 29 | 58 | 29.4 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 | .492 | −0.9 | 40 | Champion |
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| 1998-99 | PHX | 30 | 39 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.2 | .524 | −2.5 | 17 | |
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| 1999-00 | PHX | 31 | 72 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .512 | −4.6 | 4 | |
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| 2000-01 | CHI | 32 | 25 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | .399 | −6.4 | 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.