Stark
The Winds of Winter
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Thompson's main calling card -- rebounding, specifically offensive rebounding -- has been on a slide since the 2015-16 championship season.
ORB%
'14-'15: 14.5%
'15-'16: 13.5%
'16-'17: 13.9%
'17-'18: 10.3%
DRB%
'14-'15: 19.7%
'15-'16: 23.3%
'16-'17: 19.6%
'17-'18: 19.3%
TRB%
'14-'15: 17.2%
'15-'16: 18.4%
'16-'17: 16.9%
'17-'18: 15.0%
A few percentage points either way is a pretty significant shift. We all know Thompson can't score unless it's a lob and his defense has slightly declined the past two years as well. The Cavaliers are a net -6.5 per 100 with him on the floor, and advanced stats say his only calling card, rebounding, is trending down as well.
Need to move him in my opinion, especially with the money he's making. If this team is going to try to fit in a non-shooting center into a perimeter oriented team, he needs to be a rim protector and an elite rebounder (DeAndre Jordan). Thompson is not.
Jordan this season is averaging: 11 PPG, 15.3 RPG (NBA leader), 1.1 BPG, 0.5 SPG, 64.8 FG%, and 55.2 FT% (career high).
DRB%: 36.2% (NBA leader) vs. Thompson's 19.3%
ORB%: 15.6% vs. Thompson's 10.3%
TRB%: 25.7% vs. Thompson's 15.0%
So Jordan is infinitely better than Thompson at the one thing we have Thompson here to do. He's a much better screen setter and a far superior defender. Of note however, Jordan is averaging his lowest BLK% of his career, and Thompson is arguably a better perimeter defender.
However, Jordan is better than Thompson at:
- Catching lobs
- Scoring in the post (neither are world-beaters but Jordan is better and more efficient)
- Rebounding
- Post defense
- Blocking shots
Trade idea thread time.