April 2021 Basketball Wiretap

NBA Net Rating (Week 4): Warriors Separate From Rest Of League At +12.9

Nov 15, 2021 11:00 AM

The Golden State Warriors continues to rank first in the NBA in Net Rating with a mark of +12.9 points per 100 possessions. The next closest teams, the Miami Heat and Utah Jazz, each have a Net Rating of +6.7.

NBA Net Rating (Week 4)
1. Golden State Warriors: 12.9
2. Utah Jazz: 6.7
3. Miami Heat: 6.7
4. Denver Nuggets: 6.0
5. Phoenix Suns: 5.6
6. Los Angeles Clippers: 5.2
7. Brooklyn Nets: 5.0
8. Chicago Bulls: 5.0
9. Washington Wizards: 4.9
10. Philadelphia 76ers: 4.3
11. Cleveland Cavaliers: 2.3
12. Toronto Raptors: 1.2
13. Boston Celtics: 0.7
14. Indiana Pacers: 0.6
15. New York Knicks: 0.5
16. San Antonio Spurs: 0.1
17. Portland Trail Blazers: -0.4
18. Sacramento Kings: -0.7
19. Los Angeles Lakers: -1.5
20. Dallas Mavericks: -1.6
21. Charlotte Hornets: -1.7
22. Milwaukee Bucks: -1.9
23. Atlanta Hawks: -2.7
24. Minnesota Timberwolves: -4.4
25. Memphis Grizzlies: -6.5
26. Oklahoma City Thunder: -8.2
27. Houston Rockets: -9.0
28. Orlando Magic: -9.8
29. New Orleans Pelicans: -9.8
30. Detroit Pistons: -9.9

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NBA PER (Week 4): Kevin Durant Jumps To No. 2, Stephen Curry Climbs 11 Spots

Nov 15, 2021 10:16 AM

Kevin Durant has climbed to No. 2 in the NBA in PER With a mark of 29.4 behind the reigning No. 1 Nikola Jokic while Stephen Curry jumped from No. 17 to No. 6.

NBA PER (Week 4)
1. Nikola Jokic: 34.6
2. Kevin Durant: 29.4
3. Jimmy Butler: 29.0
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.9
5. Montrezl Harrell: 28.4
6. Stephen Curry: 26.8
7. Anthony Davis: 25.9
8. Rudy Gobert: 25.2
9. Ja Morant: 24.8
10. Joel Embiid: 24.7
11. Trae Young: 24.3
12. DeMar DeRozan: 24.1
13. LaMarcus Aldridge: 23.9
14. Chris Paul: 23.8
15. Donovan Mitchell: 23.5
16. Richaun Holmes: 23.2
17. Jonas Valanciunas: 23.2
18. Karl-Anthony Towns: 23.1
19. Myles Turner: 22.5
20. Pascal Siakam: 22.5
21. Jakob Poeltl: 22.3
22. Robert Williams: 22.2
23. Tobias Harris: 22.1
24. Luka Doncic: 22.0
25. Zach LaVine: 21.5

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NBA Net Rating (Week 3): Warriors Climb To No. 1

Nov 8, 2021 12:03 PM

The Golden State Warriors have ascended to first in the NBA in Net Rating after the third week of the season with a mark of +13.3.

NBA Net Rating (Week 3)
1. Golden State: 13.3
2. Miami: 11.7
3. Utah: 9.2
4. Philadelphia: 8.9
5. Chicago: 5.3
6. LA Clippers: 4.4
7. Washington: 4.3
8. Toronto: 3.0
9. Portland: 2.9
10. Brooklyn: 2.8
11. Denver: 1.9
12. New York: 1.9
13. Sacramento: 1.7
14. Cleveland: 1.1
15. San Antonio: 0.4
16. Phoenix: 0.4
17. Indiana: -0.4
18. LA Lakers: -1.2
19. Boston: -1.4
20. Milwaukee: -1.9
21. Atlanta: -2.2
22. Minnesota: -3.7
23. Charlotte: -4.1
24. Dallas: -4.4
25. Memphis: -5.1
26. Houston: -7.2
27. Orlando: -7.4
28. Oklahoma City: -9.4
29. New Orleans: -11.4
30: Detroit: -12.5

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NBA Per (Week 3): DeMar DeRozan Climbs To No. 6

Nov 8, 2021 11:35 AM

After the third week of the 21-22 NBA regular season, Nikola Jokic leads all players in PER with a mark of 33.7.

NBA PER (Week 3)
1. Nikola Jokic: 33.7
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.6
3. Jimmy Butler: 28.7
4. Kevin Durant: 28.1
5. Rudy Gobert: 26.4
6. DeMar DeRozan: 26.0
7. Montrezl Harrell: 25.7
8. Anthony Davis: 25.5
9. Richaun Holmes: 25.0
10. Joel Embiid: 24.8
11. Karl-Anthony Towns: 24.1
12. Ja Morant: 23.7
13. Jonas Valancinuas: 23.4
14. John Collins: 23.3
15. Chris Paul: 23.2
16. LaMarcus Aldridge: 23.2
17. Stephen Curry: 23.1
18. Tobias Harris: 23.1
19. Jarrett Allen: 22.9
20. Jusuf Nurkic: 22.7
21. Paul George: 22.4
22. LaMelo Ball: 22.4
23. Myles Turner: 22.4
24. Jakob Poeltl: 22.3
25. Harrison Barnes: 22.3

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NBA Net Rating (Week 2): Heat Take Top Spot

Nov 1, 2021 11:44 AM

The Miami Heat lead the NBA in Net Rating after the second week of the season with a mark of +16.7, ahead of the Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA Net Rating (Week 2)
1. Miami Heat: 16.7
2. Utah Jazz: 12.9
3. Philadelphia 76ers: 8.6
4. Chicago Bulls: 7.9
5. Golden State Warriors: 7.6
6. New York Knicks: 7.0
7. Denver Nuggets: 4.5
8. Toronto Raptors: 4.1
9. Washington Wizards: 4.0
10. Minnesota Timberwolves: 3.8
11. Portland Trail Blazers: 3.8
12. Charlotte Hornets: 3.2
13. San Antonio Spurs: 1.6
14. Los Angeles Lakers: 0.5
15. Atlanta Hawks: 0.3
16. Brooklyn Nets: 0.0
17. Cleveland Cavaliers: -1.7
18. Los Angeles Clippers: -2.0
19. Sacramento Kings: -2.8
20. Milwaukee Bucks: -3.5
21. Indiana Pacers: -4.0
22. Boston Celtics: -4.1
23. Dallas Mavericks: -4.7
24. Memphis Grizzlies: -4.8
25. Phoenix Suns: -5.0
26. New Orleans Pelicans: -6.7
27. Houston Rockets: -7.4
28. Detroit Pistons: -11.1
29. Orlando Magic: -11.5
30. Oklahoma City Thunder: -14.6

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NBA PER (Week 2): Nikola Jokic, Giannis, Jimmy Butler In Top-3

Nov 1, 2021 11:29 AM

After the second week of the regular season, Nikola Jokic leads the NBA in PER with a mark of 34.7. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant and Richaun Holmes round out the top-5.

NBA PER (Week 2)
1. Nikola Jokic: 34.7
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.7
3. Jimmy Butler: 30.6
4. Kevin Durant: 29.5
5. Richaun Holmes: 29.3
6. Rudy Gobert: 28.6
7. Montrezl Harrell: 28.0
8. Ja Morant: 26.9
9. Joel Embiid: 26.7
10. Paul George: 26.5
11. Karl-Anthony Towns: 26.3
12. Stephen Curry: 24.9
13. Jonas Valanciunas: 24.9
14. John Collins: 24.7
15. DeAndre Jordan: 24.7
16. Anthony Davis: 24.6
17. Zach LaVine: 24.2
18. Harrison Barnes: 24.1
19. Miles Bridges: 24.0
20. LaMarcus Aldridge: 24.0
21. Daniel Gafford: 23.6
22. Bam Adebayo: 23.6
23. Steven Adams: 23.4
24. Tobias Harris: 23.4
25. Al Horford: 23.4

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