RealGM Analysis
We published a piece this week by Jonathan Tjarks in which he writes about the false positives in scouting for the NBA Draft. His example was Thomas Robinson, who put up excellent numbers in his junior season, but struggled when facing NBA-level competition.
With that in mind, this mock includes the PER splits based on the quality of opponent from our player profile pages. For college players, the first number is PER against opponents with a Top 100 RPI and the second number is for games against teams outside the Top 100. For International players, the first PER is against opponents with a record above .500 and the second number is games against opponents with a record below .500.
*Click on the stats below to view our advanced stats page for each of the players in the mock.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Nerlens Noel
Top 100 RPI: 24.0
Without Top 100 RPI: 25.5
2. Orlando Magic: Victor Oladipo
Top 100 RPI: 24.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 30.7
3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter
Top 100 RPI: 23.0
Without Top 100 RPI: 31.7
4. Charlotte Bobcats: Alex Len
Top 100 RPI: 21.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 24.4
5. Phoenix Suns: Ben McLemore
Top 100 RPI: 20.3
Without Top 100 RPI: 24.2
6. New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Bennett
Top 100 RPI: 25.4
Without Top 100 RPI: 26.7
7. Sacramento Kings: Trey Burke
Top 100 RPI: 23.7
Without Top 100 RPI: 33.1
8. Detroit Pistons: C.J. McCollum
Top 100 RPI: 26.6
Without Top 100 RPI: 32.5
9. Minnesota Timberwolves: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Top 100 RPI: 25.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 27.1
10. Portland Trail Blazers: Steven Adams
Top 100 RPI: 15.9
Without Top 100 RPI: 27.3
11. Philadelphia 76ers: Cody Zeller
Top 100 RPI: 25.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 31.6
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Raptors via Rockets): Kelly Olynyk
Top 100 RPI: 33.2
Without Top 100 RPI: 36.7
13. Dallas Mavericks: Michael Carter-Williams
Top 100 RPI: 17.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 23.2
14. Utah Jazz: Shane Larkin
Top 100 RPI: 21.1
Without Top 100 RPI: 22.0
15. Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Adetokunbo
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16. Boston Celtics: Shabazz Muhammad
Top 100 RPI: 20.5
Without Top 100 RPI: 21.2
17. Atlanta Hawks: Reggie Bullock
Top 100 RPI: 21.2
Without Top 100 RPI: 23.3
18. Atlanta Hawks (from Rockets via Nets): Lucas Nogueira
Above .500: 24.2
At or below .500: 23.5
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Lakers): Jamaal Franklin
Top 100 RPI: 21.9
Without Top 100 RPI: 26.1
20. Chicago Bulls: Allen Crabbe
Top 100 RPI: 19.2
Without Top 100 RPI: 24.0
21. Utah Jazz (from Warriors via Nets): Rudy Gobert
Above .500: 17.6
At or below .500: 24.8
22. Brooklyn Nets: Dennis Schroeder
Above .500: 14.7
At or below .500: 18.3
23. Indiana Pacers: Sergey Karasev
Above .500: 15.3
At or below .500: 20.8
24. New York Knicks: Archie Goodwin
Top 100 RPI: 12.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 19.1
25. Los Angeles Clippers: Jeff Withey
Top 100 RPI: 22.5
Without Top 100 RPI: 29.7
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Grizzlies via Rockets): Tim Hardaway Jr.
Top 100 RPI: 15.7
Without Top 100 RPI: 17.5
27. Denver Nuggets: Pierre Jackson
Top 100 RPI: 23.1
Without Top 100 RPI: 27.1
28. San Antonio Spurs: Tony Mitchell
Top 100 RPI: 21.8
Without Top 100 RPI: 19.0
29. Oklahoma City Thunder: Isaiah Canaan
Top 100 RPI: 23.0
Without Top 100 RPI: 24.2
30. Phoenix Suns (from heat via Cavaliers and Lakers): Gorgui Dieng
