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Paul Watson
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Paul Watson, 2021-22 with OKC: 3.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 17.4 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 342 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 342 qualified players in 2021-22; the second number is his rank among the 172 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 14 | 12 | 17.4 |
| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 3.9% |
| Availability | 1 | 1 | 11.0% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 1 | 1 | .432 |
| Effective FG% | 2 | 3 | .429 |
| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 3-point % | 7 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 40 | 26 | 2.9 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 96 | 94 | 74.3% |
| 2-point % | 96 | 99 | 66.7% |
| Free throw % | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| FT attempts / g | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 2 | 3 | 5.7% |
| % points from 3 | 89 | 85 | 58.1% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Assist % | 20 | 8 | 7.4% |
| Assists / 75 | 19 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Assist / turnover | 61 | 43 | 2.00 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 24 | 11 | 3.8 |
| Usage % | 2 | 3 | 10.6% |
| Turnover % | 67 | 63 | 10.0% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 94 | 93 | 0.9 |
| Offensive rebound % | 18 | 30 | 1.6% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 36 | 15 | 3.8 |
| Self-creation | 16 | 22 | low |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Defender difficulty | 41 | 60 | avg (−0.1) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -11.9 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 55 | 86 | 6.1 |
| Def. rebound % | 63 | 91 | 14.5% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 9 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks / 75 | 60 | 84 | 0.7 |
| Stocks / 75 | 24 | 31 | 1.4 |
| Steal % | 8 | 4 | 0.9% |
| Block % | 61 | 86 | 1.8% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 1 | 1 | +15.2% |
| Matchup difficulty | 7 | 8 | low (10.5) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +9.1% |
| Deflections / 75 | 7 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 49 | 87 | 6'6" |
| Strength (weight) | 45 | 77 | 210 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 1 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 2 | 5 | .001 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 2 | −5.4 |
| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −4.8 |
| Defensive BPM | 31 | 39 | −0.6 |
| VORP | 20 | 25 | -0.1 |
| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | TOR | 25 | 10 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .517 | −0.2 | 51 | |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 26 | 27 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .649 | −1.3 | 37 | |
| 2021-22 | OKC | 27 | 9 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | .432 | −5.4 | 1 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.