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Nemanja Bjelica
SAC · Wing · 2019-20 · Fenerbahce · Year 5 · age 31 · born May 9, 1988
11.5 PPG6.4 RPG2.8 APG1.4 TPG27.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'10"
Weight234Nemanja Bjelica, 2019-20 with SAC: 11.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 27.9 minutes a game. Against the 320 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point % (94th percentile), VORP (87th) and Effective FG% (85th); his lowest are Opp FG% on matchups (19th percentile) and FT attempts / g (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 320 qualified players in 2019-20; the second number is his rank among the 96 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 | 61 | 56 | 27.9 |
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| Minutes share | 83 | 80 | 57.6% |
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| Availability | 97 | 95 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 79 | 81 | .602 |
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| Effective FG% | 85 | 87 | .583 |
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| Points per shot | 58 | 59 | 1.27 |
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| 3-point % | 94 | 93 | 41.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 69 | 71 | 4.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 69 | 49.0% |
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| 2-point % | 66 | 58 | 54.1% |
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| Free throw % | 68 | 74 | 82.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 23 | 24 | 1.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 11 | 8 | 12.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 78 | 77 | 48.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 50 | 54 | 14.9 |
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| Assist % | 61 | 79 | 14.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 66 | 84 | 3.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 67 | 82 | 2.05 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 61 | 80 | 6.2 |
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| Usage % | 38 | 45 | 16.7% |
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| Turnover % | 45 | 34 | 12.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 52 | 41 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 76 | 77 | 5.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 45 | 51 | 4.2 |
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| Self-creation | 35 | 37 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 63 | 64 | 60 |
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| Defender difficulty | 55 | 42 | avg (+0.0) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 66 | 65 | 2.6 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 76 | 81 | 8.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 79 | 81 | 17.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 57 | 64 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 67 | 59 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 55 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 58 | 63 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 69 | 61 | 1.9% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 41 | 34 | +0.5% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 24 | 22 | low (11.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 19 | 13 | +2.7% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 74 | 74 | 2.6 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 84 | 93 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 72 | 69 | 234 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 63 | 73 | 15.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 74 | 77 | .127 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 80 | 85 | +1.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 74 | 78 | +1.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 68 | 68 | +0.5 |
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| VORP | 87 | 89 | 1.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 66 | 69 | 10.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2015-16 | MIN | 27 | 60 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .594 | −0.7 | 44 | |
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| 2016-17 | MIN | 28 | 65 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .526 | −1.6 | 33 | |
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| 2017-18 | MIN | 29 | 67 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .581 | +0.1 | 61 | |
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| 2018-19 | SAC | 30 | 77 | 23.2 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | .585 | +0.9 | 71 | |
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| 2019-20★ | SAC | 31 | 72 | 27.9 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 2.8 | .602 | +1.8 | 80 | |
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| 2020-21 | MIA | 32 | 37 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .554 | −2.2 | 24 | |
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| 2021-22 | GSW | 33 | 71 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | .573 | +1.4 | 77 | Champion |
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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.