Luol Deng

CHI · Wing · 2006-07 · Duke · Year 3 · age 21 · born Apr 16, 1985

18.8 PPG7.1 RPG2.5 APG1.9 TPG37.5 MPG

Sportsmanship

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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 220

Luol Deng, 2006-07 with CHI: 18.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 37.5 minutes a game. Against the 286 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are VORP (93rd percentile), Win Shares / 48 (92nd) and Turnover % (89th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (49th percentile) and Free throw % (52nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 286 qualified players in 2006-07; the second number is his rank among the 89 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	92	87	37.5
Minutes share	98	96	77.6%
Availability	94	94	100.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	68	67	.560
Effective FG%	71	71	.518
Points per shot	62	56	1.26
3-point %	19	14	14.3%
3-point attempts / g	25	13	0.1
3PA rate (of FGA)	19	8	0.6%
2-point %	80	80	51.9%
Free throw %	52	58	77.7%
FT attempts / g	80	75	4.4
FT rate (of FGA)	49	49	29.5%
% points from 3	24	15	0.2%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	84	80	19.0
Assist %	52	61	11.5%
Assists / 75	49	59	2.5
Assist / turnover	52	68	1.33
Usage %	73	71	21.9%
Turnover %	89	85	10.0%
Turnovers / 75	70	61	1.9
Offensive rebound %	61	53	4.9%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	62	59	7.1
Def. rebound %	63	57	14.1%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	60	64	1.2
Blocks / 75	61	60	0.6
Stocks / 75	56	66	1.8
Steal %	59	66	1.6%
Block %	61	60	1.2%
Physical ingredients
Height	69	72	6'9"
Strength (weight)	47	30	220

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	84	84	18.7
Win Shares / 48	92	94	.176
Box Plus/Minus	89	87	+3.0
Offensive BPM	81	78	+1.7
Defensive BPM	87	88	+1.3
VORP	93	93	3.9
Game Score / g	88	84	14.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2004-05	CHI	19	61	27.2	11.7	5.3	2.2	.496	+1.2	74	All-Rookie 1st
2005-06	CHI	20	78	33.4	14.3	6.6	1.9	.517	+1.6	79
2006-07★	CHI	21	82	37.5	18.8	7.1	2.5	.560	+3.0	89	Sportsmanship
2007-08	CHI	22	63	33.8	17.0	6.3	2.5	.528	+0.1	58
2008-09	CHI	23	49	34.0	14.1	6.0	1.9	.511	−0.4	48
2009-10	CHI	24	70	37.9	17.6	7.3	2.0	.531	+1.0	72
2010-11	CHI	25	82	39.1	17.4	5.8	2.8	.549	+1.7	79
2011-12	CHI	26	54	39.4	15.3	6.5	2.9	.500	+1.7	76	All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2012-13	CHI	27	75	38.7	16.5	6.3	3.0	.508	+0.8	68	All-Star
2013-14	CLE	28	63	35.1	16.0	5.7	2.9	.517	+0.4	64
2014-15	MIA	29	72	33.6	14.0	5.2	1.9	.561	+0.0	60
2015-16	MIA	30	74	32.4	12.3	6.0	1.9	.549	+0.8	70
2016-17	LAL	31	56	26.5	7.6	5.3	1.3	.470	−2.1	28
2017-18	LAL	32	1	13.1	2.0	0.0	1.0	.500	−2.9	14
2018-19	MIN	33	22	17.8	7.1	3.3	0.8	.588	+0.0	60

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.