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Reminder: Cam Thomas is still a free agent

Q: What's your defensive mentality out there right now? Darryn: "Kobe"

4 years, $64 million

Klay had good analytics in his prime (nowhere near Steph or Draymond), but he was worse than his reputation in some ways. He was good in the areas that people think: Increasing his team's shooting efficiency (oTS) and reducing his opponents shooting efficiency (dTS). He added value on a stacked team as an amazing high volume off ball shooter and a good primary defender. He was on ball offensively only 10% of the time. His value was not dependent on having the ball in his hands and can fit around other stars, effectively raising the ceiling of the team. If you add prime Klay Thompson to the current Sixers, I see the analytical fit and offensive synergy immediately with Maxey and Embiid. However, you can see here in his 6 factor rapm decomposition that he was a negative in second chance points (oSC, dSC) on both ends and defensive turnover value (dTOV). He had just a 1% offensive rebound rate in his prime. He is a non-contributor on the offensive glass relative to his role. He also had a well below average steal rate and he absolutely does not take charges. Defensive playmaking is a primary way for perimeter defenders to drive defensive impact on the scoreboard, because the expected value of a steal is enormous. Guys like Kawhi, Herb Jones, OG, Caruso, Tony Allen, etc. all have much higher steal rates and much better impact numbers (even ones that ignore the boxscore). Being a good shell defender and primary defender only takes you so far in impact. JB has similar weaknesses in his profile, but to a lesser degree. I do think Bob has a point though. If you don't have an elite primary defender to match up with these MVP caliber offensive players in the playoffs, you're probably going to get cooked, and that's a place where Klay's defensive impact could have been greater than his average across the regular season. I've also seen data suggesting the gap between elite hustle players and normal hustle players closes in the playoffs. In general everyone largely agrees being a weak on ball defender can get exploited in the playoffs, and Klay was not that. That being said, I do think it's very beneficial for primary defenders to have a high steal rate. If you're not a real threat to take the ball away from these elite offensive guys, then they are still able to find passes for others and search for good shots while turnover risk remains low. They should feel real danger. That's what people felt around a 4% steal rate player like Tony Allen. Klay in his prime had steal rates as low as 1.1%. There's certainly trade offs in strategy but the higher steal rate guys tend to be far more impactful on the scoreboard.

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BLOCKBUSTER: The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

I miss the days where point guards took just as much pride in getting assist as shooting the ball. PG’s shooting almost every other time down, and THINKING score first, every time is NASTY hoop lol..

Duke's Cameron Boozer in all three positions of Stack (Spain P&R) action - Stack as Ball Handler, First Screener, Second Screener