Nerlens Noel

OKC · Big · 2019-20 · Kentucky · Year 7 · age 25 · born Apr 10, 1994

7.4 PPG4.9 RPG0.9 APG1.1 TPG18.5 MPG

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Height: 6'10"
Weight: 220

Nerlens Noel, 2019-20 with OKC: 7.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 18.5 minutes a game. Against the 320 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Effective FG% (99th) and Blocks / 75 (99th); his lowest are Turnover % (8th percentile) and Assists / 75 (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 320 qualified players in 2019-20; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	19	27	18.5
Minutes share	29	34	32.3%
Availability	50	52	84.7%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	99	96	.711
Effective FG%	99	95	.686
Points per shot	98	91	1.67
3-point %	35	57	33.3%
3-point attempts / g	2	8	0.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	4	17	1.1%
2-point %	98	92	68.8%
Free throw %	39	69	75.5%
FT attempts / g	44	26	1.7
FT rate (of FGA)	87	67	39.4%
% points from 3	7	28	0.7%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	44	36	14.4
Assist %	24	33	7.9%
Assists / 75	19	28	1.8
Assist / turnover	8	20	0.86
Potential assists / 75	10	21	2.9
Usage %	23	26	14.8%
Turnover %	8	13	17.3%
Turnovers / 75	37	33	2.1
Offensive rebound %	88	51	8.2%
Drive rate / 75	8	33	0.7
Self-creation	85	46	elite
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	84	89	68
Defender difficulty	91	60	elite (+0.4)
Impact
On/Off net	37	30	-1.4

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	84	39	9.6
Def. rebound %	78	27	17.4%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	95	98	1.9
Blocks / 75	99	93	2.9
Stocks / 75	99	99	4.8
Steal %	94	98	2.5%
Block %	98	92	6.9%
Rim FG% def. diff	80	48	−5.8%
Matchup difficulty	41	42	avg (12.2)
Opp FG% on matchups	35	37	+1.3%
Deflections / 75	99	99	5.1
Physical ingredients
Height	84	33	6'10"
Strength (weight)	56	3	220

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	87	70	20.4
Win Shares / 48	96	90	.209
Box Plus/Minus	91	85	+3.1
Offensive BPM	51	37	−0.3
Defensive BPM	99	99	+3.4
VORP	78	66	1.5
Game Score / g	48	40	7.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2014-15	PHI	20	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	.493	−0.3	55	All-Rookie 1st
2015-16	PHI	21	67	29.3	11.1	8.1	1.8	.544	−0.2	53
2016-17	DAL	22	51	20.5	8.7	5.8	1.0	.622	+2.4	87
2017-18	DAL	23	30	15.7	4.4	5.6	0.7	.558	+0.5	69
2018-19	OKC	24	77	13.7	4.9	4.2	0.6	.608	+2.1	84
2019-20★	OKC	25	61	18.5	7.4	4.9	0.9	.711	+3.1	91
2020-21	NYK	26	64	24.2	5.1	6.4	0.7	.638	+1.4	77
2021-22	NYK	27	25	22.5	3.4	5.6	0.9	.581	+0.3	62
2022-23	BKN	28	17	11.5	2.1	2.7	0.6	.424	−3.8	6

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.