Articles by Jackson Frank (45)
Key Highlights The Minnesota Timberwolves are first in defensive rating (108.3), nearly three points above the second-ranked Orlando Magic (111.1) Even without Rudy Gobert, the odds-on favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, Minnesota’s defensive rating (110.9) is lower than Orlando Only six teams the past 21 seasons have posted a defensive rating further below […]
Key Highlights The Sacramento Kings are 7-2 with the NBA’s fifth-ranked defense since Keon Ellis rejoined their rotation According to Cleaning the Glass, Ellis ranks in the 99th percentile in block rate and 88th percentile in steal rate among combo guards Ellis is shooting 39.4 percent beyond the arc Last season, the Sacramento Kings’ identity […]
Key Highlights The Denver Nuggets are 3.5 points better per 100 possessions defensively with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on the floor. Last year, they were 5.8 points better. Since joining Denver prior to last season, Caldwell-Pope has shot 40.6 percent on 646 attempts beyond the arc. Caldwell-Pope’s plus-1.6 Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus this season ranks in the 90th […]
Key Headlines The Orlando Magic have won 13 of their past 16 games and moved to fourth in the East at 37-26 An elite defense is powering their playoffs hopes, sitting fourth in defensive rating (112.2) Third-year guard Jalen Suggs is playing like an All-Defensive Team candidate and he’s flanked by other high-level defenders like […]
Key Highlights The San Antonio Spurs have a plus-10.3 net rating in 1,268 possessions with Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Tre Jones on the floor Wembanyama has assisted Vassell nine times in five games since the All-Star Break after doing so just 30 times in 44 prior games together Jones is shooting 72 percent at […]
Key Highlights Isaac Okoro is shooting a career-high 39.3 percent beyond the arc this season He’s averaging 3.8 drives per game, a notable increase from last year’s 1.8 per game He’s shooting a career-high 37 percent on above-the-break 3-pointers A year ago, Isaac Okoro and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the playoffs with high spirits abound. […]
Key Highlights Brandon Miller is averaging 16.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a rookie for the Charlotte Hornets Over his past 11 games, he’s averaging 23.6 points on 61 percent true shooting and has scored at least 20 points nine times during that span He leads all rookies in three-pointers made with 100 […]
Key Highlights RJ Barrett is averaging career-highs in points (21.0), rebounds (7.1) and assists (3.5) since joining the Toronto Raptors 13 games ago According to Cleaning the Glass, a career-high 74 percent of Barrett’s field goals are coming via assists He’s shooting 70 percent at the rim, which ranks in the 78th percentile among wings […]
Key Highlights Since entering the starting lineup, Collin Sexton is averaging 21.9 points (65.2 percent true shooting) and 4.8 assists The Utah Jazz are 15-4 over their last 19 games since making Sexton a starter According to Cleaning the Glass, Sexton is shooting 75 percent (89th percentile among combo guards) at the rim and 42 […]
Key Highlights The Los Angeles Clippers are 16-4 since Nov. 29 with the NBA’s second-best net rating (plus-10.9) and offensive rating (126.6) James Harden is averaging 19.2 points (67.5 percent true shooting), 9.6 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks over that span The Clippers are fourth in the West at 23-13 and only […]