some funny facts about 2023 Embiid
95th-99th percentile offensive tool
99th percentile defensive tool
Embiid was the best two way value tool in the league, and contrary to popular belief or in general just common mid knowledge, Embiid is a legit BETTER/more impressive defensive talent, than what he is offensively. sadly unless your name is MJ and you're the most coddled superstar ever, if you average above 30+, the league does not understand you can also be a DPOY level player.
D-DPM : +2.6 - 99th percentile
DRAPM : +2.7 - 97th percentile
DTS Impact : +3.4
Embiid defended approximately 1,300 field-goal attempts too, good for 80th percentile, so he did this on HIGH volume and over an extensive sample size
other factors
90th percentile DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING
87th percentile foul discipline
Embiid was handling volume, blocks, rebounds, reducing scoring efficiency, and avoiding fouls
+ 3.4 defensive TS impact, literally Embiid straight up changing the quality n efficiency of opponents shots, LITERALLY SIMILAR TO WEMBY
and he literally paired all that DPOY level impact, with the arguably the best scoring season for a center ever
meanwhile the offense :
99th-percentile ORAPM
98th-percentile O-DPM
100th-percentile shot volume
100th-percentile scoring
100th-percentile free-throw volume
98th-percentile assist points
98th-percentile on-ball responsibility
95th-percentile free-throw rate
98th-percentile free-throw accuracy
PLAYTYPES (rate % n then rTS% in that type)
Creation
41% on +6.7% rTS
Spacing
13% on + 10.1% rTS
Transition
8% on +4.8% rTS
Finishing
38% on +4.7% rTS
the best season i have ever watched maybe. better than 2013 Bron n 2016 Curry in terms of pure value. literally he backpacked Philly in both sides. I will never let ya sleep.
And what’s weird to me is that Jabari Smith went from 1st to 3rd the days leading up and Paolo went from 3rd to 1st because of shot creation. Ig I get that Dybantsa was the “safer” play but at 1.01 I’m trynna get the best player in thay fucking draft
It’s Summer League but even before that I woulda gone Peterson over Dybantsa and maybe I’m still wrong but the shot creation and making is simply unreal