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Nick Young
LAL · Guard · 2016-17 · Southern California · Year 10 · age 31 · born Jun 1, 1985
13.2 PPG2.3 RPG1.0 APG0.6 TPG25.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'7"
Weight210Nick Young, 2016-17 with LAL: 13.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 25.9 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (99th percentile), 3-point attempts / g (97th) and 3-point % (88th); his lowest are Rim FG% def. diff (1st percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (6th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2016-17; the second number is his rank among the 147 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 55 | 51 | 25.9 |
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| Minutes share | 44 | 40 | 39.5% |
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| Availability | 24 | 24 | 73.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 81 | 87 | .588 |
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| Effective FG% | 85 | 91 | .564 |
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| Points per shot | 60 | 71 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 88 | 86 | 40.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 97 | 93 | 7.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 96 | 94 | 66.5% |
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| 2-point % | 41 | 60 | 48.1% |
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| Free throw % | 84 | 79 | 85.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 36 | 37 | 1.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 13 | 18 | 14.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 96 | 94 | 64.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 76 | 74 | 18.4 |
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| Assist % | 13 | 3 | 5.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 10 | 2 | 1.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 53 | 27 | 1.61 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 9 | 2 | 2.9 |
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| Usage % | 57 | 52 | 19.2% |
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| Turnover % | 99 | 98 | 5.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 98 | 97 | 0.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 17 | 33 | 1.5% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 31 | 9 | 2.5 |
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| Self-creation | 35 | 44 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 95 | 93 | 79 |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 50 | 54 | 0.6 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 6 | 13 | 3.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 8 | 17 | 7.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 23 | 13 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 31 | 54 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 15 | 21 | 1.2 |
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| Steal % | 27 | 19 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 29 | 52 | 0.7% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 1 | 3 | +17.1% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 49 | 39 | 2.2 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 47 | 91 | 6'7" |
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| Strength (weight) | 37 | 73 | 210 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 52 | 64 | 14.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 59 | 72 | .098 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 60 | 66 | −0.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 85 | 84 | +1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 4 | 5 | −1.8 |
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| VORP | 57 | 63 | 0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 58 | 62 | 8.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2007-08 | WAS | 22 | 75 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .527 | −4.7 | 5 | |
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| 2008-09 | WAS | 23 | 82 | 22.4 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .530 | −3.3 | 9 | |
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| 2009-10 | WAS | 24 | 74 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .519 | −3.7 | 5 | |
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| 2010-11 | WAS | 25 | 64 | 31.8 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .538 | −1.3 | 31 | |
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| 2011-12 | LAC | 26 | 62 | 27.9 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .512 | −2.4 | 16 | |
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| 2012-13 | PHI | 27 | 59 | 23.9 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .525 | −0.7 | 41 | |
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| 2013-14 | LAL | 28 | 64 | 28.3 | 17.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .564 | −0.5 | 48 | |
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| 2014-15 | LAL | 29 | 42 | 23.8 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .520 | −1.3 | 33 | |
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| 2015-16 | LAL | 30 | 54 | 19.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .483 | −3.7 | 5 | |
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| 2016-17★ | LAL | 31 | 60 | 25.9 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .588 | −0.1 | 60 | |
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| 2017-18 | GSW | 32 | 80 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .562 | −3.5 | 10 | Champion |
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| 2018-19 | WAS | 33 | 4 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .500 | −6.9 | 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.