Twenty-one games into the season the Portland Trail Blazers are 8-13, and have officially the quarter marker of the season. You made it the marathon portion of the schedule has arrived.
It’s time for a quarter-season check in. Here’s a smattering of numbers and stats you need to know about the Blazers so far this season:
Team Performance Overview
- Offensive ranking: 27th
- Defensive ranking: 20th
- Net rating: 27th in the league
Deni Avdija’s Performance
- First 10 games: 9.9 points, 6 rebounds, 2.9 assists; Shooting: 36.8% from the field, 18.8% from three
- Next 11 games: 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists; Shooting: 43.6% from the field, 41% from three
Shaedon Sharpe’s Shooting
- Catch-and-shoot threes: 41%
- Pull-up threes: 19.1% (Yikes!)
Dalano Banton’s Impact
- Best on/off differential on the team
- The Blazers are +19.5 points per 100 possessions better with Banton on the court compared to him on the bench
- Elite shot-blocking (100th percentile) and steal percentages (98th percentile) for a wing player
- Still a high usage offensive player with below average shooting efficiency
- 93rd Percentile in Assist% for a wing!
All these numbers and a whole bunch more are waiting for you on today’s Locked On Blazers Podcast
