Data Analysis: What is the current level of Westbrook, a controversial double-edged sword player?

As of August 18, Westbrook (hereinafter referred to as Westbrook) has not signed a contract with any team. He is like an older single woman with several failed marriages. He is carefully selected for real happiness. His topic is still very high, but it is often accompanied by controversy. Perkins's words on the podcast, Paul is not as good as Westbrook, which immediately caused heated discussions in the American basketball circle, and most of them opposed it, so Westbrook still wants to prove himself. So what is his current level? Today's Stars Test will bring you Westbrook's data analysis.

Among the 569 players who played in the NBA last season, Westbrook ranked 20th, and his career in the NBA league point guards is relatively the longest among the five positions. And after years of accumulation, the overall view of the point guards will become better and better. The oldest player in the league is 40-year-old Paul. In addition, the veteran point guards in front of Westbrook include 39-year-old Lowry, 37-year-old Conley, and 37-year-old Curry. By November 12 this year, Westbrook will also be 37 years old. If we refer to the above four stars and Westbrook's personal competitive state, his fuel tank will definitely still have oil.

Physical fitness is one of the key factors affecting the veteran's game state. After the age of 30, the physical fitness is declining year by year. Last season, Westbrook ranked 88th in the league in 27.9 minutes per game, with a total running of 233,837 meters, and 108th in the league. It should be said that in terms of physical fitness, Westbrook still maintains the level of rotation players in the league. Last season, the Nuggets ranked 8th in the league in 99.8 rounds per 48 minutes. They are a fast-paced team. Westbrook's ability to gain a foothold in this fast-paced team also shows from the side that his physical fitness is very good.

In "Young and Dangerous", Chen Haonan said that the reason why he can stay in the road for so long depends on three things, which are cruel, loyal and brotherly. Westbrook can stay in the NBA for so long depends on three things, scoring, rebounding, and assists. Currently, Westbrook has become the NBA's history triple-double king with 203 triple-doubles. He is a walking triple-double record. He has scored 4 triple-double data last season and ranked 9th in the league in the league. Among the active players, Jokic is the main contender. Jokic has achieved 164 triple-doubles and ranked 1st in the league last season.

Next I will analyze Westbrook's three special skills, first of all, scoring ability.

Last season, Westbrook scored 45% of the scores within 10 feet of the basket, 15.5% of the free throws, 4.5% of the mid-range scores, and 35% of the three-point scores. From the scoring distribution, it can be seen that he is still a player with inside scoring as the main scoring method. Of course, we mainly look at efficiency.

Last season, Westbrook averaged 9.2 balls per game and ranked 63rd in the league, ranking 2nd in the Nuggets, only lower than Murray's 11.1 times, with a total of 692 breakthroughs and 42nd in the league. Judging from the number of breakthroughs, Westbrook still has very good impact, and once again reflects that his physical condition is very good. He has a total of 231 breakthroughs and 116 goals hits 50.2%. This breakthrough attack box belongs to With a qualified level, a breakthrough pass rate of 47.4%, he used breakthroughs to create 79 assists and ranked 25th in the league. It can be seen that Westbrook is able to break through and pass through in terms of breakthroughs, which is extremely threatening, but it should also be pointed out that his breakthrough error rate is as high as 9.1%, ranking third from the bottom among the top 50 players in the league's breakthrough list, only higher than the Jazz Collier's 10.4% and the Trail Blazers' Henderson's 9.7%. High mistakes are the biggest fatal point that drags down Westbrook's breakthrough efficiency.

After talking about breakthrough, let's talk about shooting. This is Westbrook's offensive shortcomings. Last season, he received three-pointers and made 70 goals in total. His shooting percentage was 33% unqualified. He took 66 three-pointers and made 17 goals and hit 25.8%, which was an extremely poor level. He made 108 shots and hit 31 goals and hit 28.7%, which was an extremely poor level. He made 233 free throws and hit 154 goals and hits 66%, which was an unqualified level. It can be seen that all the shooting data Westbrook was not qualified. He is completely a space black hole player, which greatly reduced his offensive power. According to the comprehensive scoring data, Westbrook ranked third in the team with the offensive ball rights of 23.8% in the Nuggets last season, only lower than Jokic's 29.5% and Murray's 24% in 24%. However, due to poor shooting efficiency and high turnovers, the overall scoring efficiency ultimately caused was very low, and he averaged 13.3 points per game and ranked only sixth in the team.

Then look at the assists, he organized the team's connection attack as a substitute, which is also the most valuable thing Westbrook currently has. Last season, he averaged 58.4 balls per game and ranked third among the Nuggets, only lower than Jokic's 104.7 times (1st in the league) and Murray's 68.6 times (35th in the league), and ranked 86th in the league. He is the third dominant point of the Nuggets.

Average 41.2 passes per game ranks third among the Nuggets, only lower than Jokic's 76.6 times (1st in the league), Murray's 46.1 times (39th in the league), and ranked 70th in the league, creating 6.1 assists per game, and a pass assist rate of 14.8% is an excellent level. This efficiency ranks 11th among the top 100 passes in the league, only lower than Trae Young 19%, Morant 17.5%, Garland 16%, Harden 15.7%, Booker 15.7%, Alexander 15.4%, Cunningham 15.3%, Everred Payton 15.2%, Doncic 15.1%, Paul 14.9%. It can be said that Westbrook is really capable of sorting out the team and helping his teammates score..

Finally, it talks about rebounds. Westbrook scored a total of 358 rebounds in the regular season, of which 118 rebounds accounted for 33%, and 240 rebounds without competition accounted for 67%. Westbrook's rebound rate has always been low. Some fans who oppose Westbrook have always believed that Westbrook's average of 10+ rebounds in the Thunder team in the past was the result of his own teammates. As Westbrook grew older and his jumping power decreased, his rebounding data must have declined year by year.

Comprehensive three data, Westbrook's breakthrough and pass assists are still of good quality. He can contribute to the team's offense as a substitute. In the sixth man last season, Westbrook scored 4 points and ranked 7th, but his shortcomings are also outstanding.

First of all, there were a lot of mistakes. The regular season totaled 242 mistakes, ranking 6th in the league, only lower than Trae Young 355 times, Harden 341 times, Cunningham 309 times, James 260 times, and Edwards 249 times. Among them, bad pass (bad passes that teammates cannot receive) ranked fifth in the league in 166 times, Trae Young 265 times, Harden 202 times, Cunningham 173 times, and James 172 times, with an assist-and-turnover ratio of 1.9 (1 turnover per 1.9 assists). His CTOV offensive error rate last season was 12%, surpassing 92% of the players in the league. It can be said that the high mistakes overshadowed Westbrook's breakthrough and assist efficiency.

Then there is the defensive end. Westbrook doesn't provide much help. Last season, his opponent averaged 8 shots in front of him, ranking 8th in the Nuggets. His opponent hit 3.7 goals under his defense and hit a shooting percentage of 46.3%, which is the same as the league average. CraftedDPM's comprehensive defensive influence is -0.8, and he ranks 79% in the league. It can be said that he is at the downstream of the league.

Fans familiar with Westbrook know that Westbrook has the fighting spirit of not giving up, which means it is difficult for him to retire with a bad team. The current contract amount is not what Westbrook cares most. He still desires to continue to gain the ball, the competitive environment, and the championship, so he attaches great importance to the next team's appearance commitment and championship competitiveness, but the problem is that there are not many teams in the league that meet his taste.

Finally combined with positive and negative performance, Westbrook is still a typical double-edged sword player. The edge of the blade may be a sharp blade, or it may be a backlash by the edge. Every time he breaks the ball, he has the determination to go all out, but it may also be a trouble of disrupting the rhythm. His passing may be a burner to ignite the team, but it may also be a fire extinguisher to extinguish the offensive situation. If the positive returns are greater than the negative drag, then he is a valuable player. However, last season, he was with Jokic at the MVP level, and the final positive and negative value was -0.3, ranking 8th in the Nuggets. It can be seen that the final performance is still negative. As he is one year older and leaves Jokic again, can his performance really improve?

But no matter what, I still hope Westbrook will have a good ending. He is by no means the perfect player, but he is the purest competitor. Fans can see the ultimate love for basketball in him, which is a great in itself.