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Nikola Pekovic
MIN · Big · 2011-12 · Panathinaikos · Year 2 · age 26 · born Jan 3, 1986
13.9 PPG7.4 RPG0.7 APG1.9 TPG26.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'11"
Weight290Nikola Pekovic, 2011-12 with MIN: 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 26.9 minutes a game. Against the 296 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (99th percentile), Points per shot (96th) and True shooting % (95th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (7th percentile) and Assist % (8th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 296 qualified players in 2011-12; the second number is his rank among the 70 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 57 | 68 | 26.9 |
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| Minutes share | 38 | 44 | 39.6% |
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| Availability | 21 | 23 | 71.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 95 | 89 | .607 |
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| Effective FG% | 93 | 84 | .564 |
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| Points per shot | 96 | 88 | 1.43 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 10 | 31 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 5 | 17 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 94 | 85 | 56.4% |
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| Free throw % | 40 | 74 | 74.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 84 | 80 | 4.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 87 | 69 | 41.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 11 | 34 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 84 | 85 | 19.7 |
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| Assist % | 8 | 21 | 4.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 7 | 19 | 0.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 3 | 11 | 0.36 |
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| Usage % | 71 | 76 | 21.6% |
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| Turnover % | 38 | 46 | 14.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 26 | 21 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 99 | 14.2% |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 52 | 49 | 1.0 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 85 | 51 | 10.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 54 | 5 | 12.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 24 | 44 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 72 | 24 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 48 | 16 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 25 | 44 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 70 | 24 | 1.8% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 88 | 56 | 6'11" |
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| Strength (weight) | 99 | 99 | 290 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 92 | 86 | 21.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 89 | 83 | .170 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 67 | 67 | +1.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 84 | 86 | +2.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 13 | 9 | −1.3 |
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| VORP | 63 | 72 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 81 | 77 | 11.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2010-11 | MIN | 25 | 65 | 13.7 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | .573 | −5.7 | 2 | |
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| 2011-12★ | MIN | 26 | 47 | 26.9 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 | .607 | +1.0 | 67 | |
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| 2012-13 | MIN | 27 | 62 | 31.6 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 0.9 | .572 | +0.5 | 64 | |
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| 2013-14 | MIN | 28 | 54 | 30.8 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 0.9 | .582 | +0.6 | 67 | |
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| 2014-15 | MIN | 29 | 31 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 | .502 | −2.0 | 22 | |
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| 2015-16 | MIN | 30 | 12 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .459 | −7.9 | 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.