02-08-2020, 02:52 PM
(02-08-2020, 02:04 PM)omahen Wrote: Everyone celebrating MKG signing like best move ever.
That is not what is happening. BUT he is a player with legitimate SIZE, LENGTH, and DEFENSE for an NBA wing. The Mavs need this desperately. He is also coming for "free."
This is a great opportunity for him to rehab his career. Will he? No one knows. But it isn't wrong to have hope. He has been one of the best wing defenders in the whole NBA during his eight year career.
His raw on/off defensive impact:
2019-20 (small sample size alert): +19.3
2018-19: +4.9
2017-18: +1.2
2016-17: +2.9
2015-16: +7.4
2014-15: +7.9
2013-14: +2.7
2012-13: +2.4
He was also a top 5 wing defender in 2018-19 with +1.92 DRAYMOND rating.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-better-way-to-evaluate-nba-defense/