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Luka Samanic
UTA · Wing · 2023-24 · Union Olimpija · Year 5 · age 24 · born Jan 9, 2000 · unqualified
4.1 PPG2.4 RPG0.4 APG0.7 TPG9.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'10"
Wingspan6'11"Reach8'11"Max vert38.0"Weight227Lane agility11.0sLuka Samanic, 2023-24 with UTA: 4.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 9.4 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 315 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 315 qualified players in 2023-24; the second number is his rank among the 102 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 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 10.2% |
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| Availability | 12 | 12 | 52.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 3 | 5 | .485 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .421 |
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| Points per shot | 8 | 12 | 1.12 |
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| 3-point % | 5 | 2 | 20.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 10 | 1.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 47 | 43 | 40.5% |
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| 2-point % | 26 | 25 | 50.0% |
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| Free throw % | 46 | 59 | 78.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 33 | 36 | 1.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 87 | 89 | 35.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 21 | 18 | 22.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 47 | 51 | 15.3 |
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| Assist % | 12 | 17 | 7.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 6 | 9 | 1.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 1 | 1 | 0.68 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 20 | 27 | 3.4 |
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| Usage % | 67 | 74 | 21.0% |
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| Turnover % | 28 | 20 | 13.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 22 | 15 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 69 | 70 | 5.1% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 46 | 51 | 5.6 |
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| Self-creation | 74 | 75 | high |
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| Defender difficulty | 44 | 44 | avg (−0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 45 | 48 | -0.5 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 80 | 86 | 8.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 81 | 84 | 17.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 51 | 45 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 1 | 0.6% |
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| Block % | 49 | 44 | 1.5% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 4 | 2 | +8.0% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (9.8) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 75 | 72 | −2.0% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 20 | 20 | 1.5 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 56 | 42 | 6'11" |
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| Height | 86 | 93 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 71 | 65 | 227 |
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| Standing reach | 79 | 76 | 8'11" |
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| Lateral agility | 59 | 54 | 11.0s |
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| Vertical | 69 | 86 | 38.0" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 5 | 9 | 8.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.029 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −7.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −4.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −2.9 |
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| VORP | 6 | 5 | -0.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2019-20 | SAS | 20 | 3 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .450 | −4.1 | 6 | |
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| 2020-21 | SAS | 21 | 33 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | .518 | −4.9 | 4 | |
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| 2022-23 | UTA | 23 | 7 | 23.0 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .550 | −2.1 | 22 | |
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| 2023-24 | UTA | 24 | 43 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | .485 | −7.8 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.