Cleveland Cavaliers
Post by Hanamichi Sakuragi on Mar 29, 2023 9:32:05 GMT
Current: 89
Dame just delivered his best season ever.
Per Game: 32.2 PTS | 4.8 REBS | 7.3 ASTS | 0.9 STL | 4.2 3PM | 37% 3FG | 46% FG
This season, Lillard is enjoying a career high in points at 32.3 a game. The closest he’s come to this was during the COVID-interrupted, 66-game 2019-20 season when he averaged 30.0 points.
But there’s also context here. Lillard’s 2019-20 average was helped by his explosion in the Orlando Bubble where through eight games, he averaged 37.6 points in what appeared to be last-gasp effort to get the team into the playoffs. His career average sits at 25.1 points.
At the charity stripe, Lillard has been one of the league’s most reliable free throw shooters over the past decade. But he’s stepped it up this year putting up 92 percent, a mark he equalled in 2020-21. Outside these two seasons, he’s stayed predominantly in the high 80 percent range with his career average currently at 89.5 percent.
His field goal and effective field goal percentages are also the highest they’ve ever been. This season, his field goal percentage has been 47.2 percent. The closest he’s gotten to that was again during the Bubble 2019-20 season with 46.3 and 45.1 percent in 2020-21. Lillard’s career average is 44 percent.
His effective field goal mark (field goal percentage adjusted for the fact that three pointers are worth more) is at an impressive 57.5 percent, which is in the 95th percentile for all point guards. His next best was again 2019-20 at 56.3 percent and 2020-21 at 55.4 percent. The only other guards with a better effective field goal percentage this season are Steph Curry, Kira Lewis Jr. (who has played 16 games this season) and Luka Doncic.
Lillard’s phenomenal efficiency is also highlighted by his 131.4 points per 100 shot attempts, considered the 98th percentile, second to only Curry. The closest Lillard has come to this was in 2019-20, which resulted in 127.3.
While his long-range shooting has been remarkable, Lillard is only making 38 percent of his threes, good enough for his fourth-best split. But there’s more to this than just simple counting stats. This season, 7.6 of his 11.2 three point shots are being taken from more than 25 feet out — the highest rate of his career.
For those playing at home, Lillard’s best three-point shooting year was 2019-20 at 40 percent, but he was only taking 6.8 of his 10.2 shots from beyond 25 feet. His career average from three is 37.3 percent.
Lillard’s involvement on the offensive side of the ball is also been the highest it’s ever been with his 2022-23 usage (including free throws) up to 35.6 percent, good enough for the 93rd percentile among guards.
This has no doubt been helped a long by the mounting injuries to teammates who feature heavily in the offense. Clearly, Lillard has had to take on more of the scoring responsibility with Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic out. The only other guards with a higher usage this season are Doncic, Ja Morant and Trae Young.
His closest usage to this occurred in 2020-21 at 34.1 percent and 2015-16 and 2019-20 tied at 33.4 percent with is career average at around 29 percent.
Finally, Lillard’s not quite at career heights for rebounds (4.4), assists (7.1) and steals (0.9) but his not far off those heights, which are 4.9, 8.0 and 1.2 respectively.
He is having his most efficient scoring too inside the paint at 67%.
Suggestion: 92
Dame just delivered his best season ever.
Per Game: 32.2 PTS | 4.8 REBS | 7.3 ASTS | 0.9 STL | 4.2 3PM | 37% 3FG | 46% FG
This season, Lillard is enjoying a career high in points at 32.3 a game. The closest he’s come to this was during the COVID-interrupted, 66-game 2019-20 season when he averaged 30.0 points.
But there’s also context here. Lillard’s 2019-20 average was helped by his explosion in the Orlando Bubble where through eight games, he averaged 37.6 points in what appeared to be last-gasp effort to get the team into the playoffs. His career average sits at 25.1 points.
At the charity stripe, Lillard has been one of the league’s most reliable free throw shooters over the past decade. But he’s stepped it up this year putting up 92 percent, a mark he equalled in 2020-21. Outside these two seasons, he’s stayed predominantly in the high 80 percent range with his career average currently at 89.5 percent.
His field goal and effective field goal percentages are also the highest they’ve ever been. This season, his field goal percentage has been 47.2 percent. The closest he’s gotten to that was again during the Bubble 2019-20 season with 46.3 and 45.1 percent in 2020-21. Lillard’s career average is 44 percent.
His effective field goal mark (field goal percentage adjusted for the fact that three pointers are worth more) is at an impressive 57.5 percent, which is in the 95th percentile for all point guards. His next best was again 2019-20 at 56.3 percent and 2020-21 at 55.4 percent. The only other guards with a better effective field goal percentage this season are Steph Curry, Kira Lewis Jr. (who has played 16 games this season) and Luka Doncic.
Lillard’s phenomenal efficiency is also highlighted by his 131.4 points per 100 shot attempts, considered the 98th percentile, second to only Curry. The closest Lillard has come to this was in 2019-20, which resulted in 127.3.
While his long-range shooting has been remarkable, Lillard is only making 38 percent of his threes, good enough for his fourth-best split. But there’s more to this than just simple counting stats. This season, 7.6 of his 11.2 three point shots are being taken from more than 25 feet out — the highest rate of his career.
For those playing at home, Lillard’s best three-point shooting year was 2019-20 at 40 percent, but he was only taking 6.8 of his 10.2 shots from beyond 25 feet. His career average from three is 37.3 percent.
Lillard’s involvement on the offensive side of the ball is also been the highest it’s ever been with his 2022-23 usage (including free throws) up to 35.6 percent, good enough for the 93rd percentile among guards.
This has no doubt been helped a long by the mounting injuries to teammates who feature heavily in the offense. Clearly, Lillard has had to take on more of the scoring responsibility with Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic out. The only other guards with a higher usage this season are Doncic, Ja Morant and Trae Young.
His closest usage to this occurred in 2020-21 at 34.1 percent and 2015-16 and 2019-20 tied at 33.4 percent with is career average at around 29 percent.
Finally, Lillard’s not quite at career heights for rebounds (4.4), assists (7.1) and steals (0.9) but his not far off those heights, which are 4.9, 8.0 and 1.2 respectively.
He is having his most efficient scoring too inside the paint at 67%.
Suggestion: 92
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