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Skylar Mays
LAL · Guard · 2023-24 · Louisiana State · Year 4 · age 26 · born Sep 5, 1997 · unqualified
4.1 PPG1.1 RPG2.2 APG0.5 TPG11.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'3"
Wingspan6'6"Reach8'3"Max vert37.5"Weight205Lane agility10.7sSkylar Mays, 2023-24 with LAL: 4.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 11.4 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 315 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 315 qualified players in 2023-24; the second number is his rank among the 152 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 | 1 | 1 | 11.4 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 2 | 10.9% |
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| Availability | 7 | 7 | 46.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 2 | 3 | .466 |
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| Effective FG% | 2 | 3 | .447 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 2 | 0.97 |
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| 3-point % | 13 | 7 | 29.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 4 | 1.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 34 | 20 | 34.0% |
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| 2-point % | 5 | 8 | 44.8% |
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| Free throw % | 39 | 26 | 76.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 2 | 3 | 0.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 9 | 12 | 10.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 37 | 21 | 31.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 25 | 24 | 13.0 |
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| Assist % | 92 | 87 | 29.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 93 | 87 | 7.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 97 | 94 | 4.25 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 90 | 84 | 12.2 |
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| Usage % | 50 | 47 | 17.9% |
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| Turnover % | 60 | 61 | 10.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 56 | 58 | 1.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 47 | 2.1% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 82 | 71 | 11.7 |
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| Self-creation | 65 | 81 | high |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 30 | 27 | 45 |
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| Defender difficulty | 9 | 14 | low (−0.3) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 15 | 16 | -5.5 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 11 | 20 | 3.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 12 | 21 | 8.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 90 | 86 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 24 | 38 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 68 | 77 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 89 | 84 | 2.3% |
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| Block % | 21 | 35 | 0.8% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 40 | 56 | +0.1% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 3 | 2 | low (10.3) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 91 | 93 | −3.8% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 48 | 41 | 2.0 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 9 | 18 | 6'6" |
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| Height | 13 | 27 | 6'3" |
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| Strength (weight) | 33 | 63 | 205 |
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| Standing reach | 14 | 26 | 8'3" |
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| Lateral agility | 85 | 85 | 10.7s |
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| Vertical | 64 | 47 | 37.5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 29 | 33 | 12.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 12 | 14 | .044 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 25 | 25 | −2.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 17 | 18 | −2.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 55 | 61 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 25 | 25 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 2 | 2 | 3.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2020-21 | ATL | 23 | 33 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .569 | +1.9 | 82 | |
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| 2021-22 | ATL | 24 | 28 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .589 | −2.0 | 24 | |
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| 2022-23 | LAL | 25 | 6 | 31.5 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 8.3 | .624 | +0.0 | 56 | |
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| 2023-24 | LAL | 26 | 38 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .466 | −2.0 | 25 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.