David Lee

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Nuanced & Informative NBA & Draft Analysis | GT ‘24 | 1906 | Data Engineer | Film Room: @atlhawksfilm | Writer @afronews | hoops for the people @thehwcollectlve

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In my heart I’m not much of a Tim Duncan “hater” but I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to spread the gospel Here’s a snippet of my argument for Kevin Garnett’s case as the best power forward in NBA history

No one in the league iterates faster than Minnesota, who are surrounding Ant with his 3rd distinct supporting cast in 4 years of contention. Their aggressive use of the space created by the Randle salary dump embodies their approach this offseason and in years prior.

Duncan Robinson instructed Paul Reed to slip the flare BEFORE the play DRob knows CLE wants to show 2 on Cade, so he ghosts the step-up screen and veers into Reed's screen CLE scrambles -&gt; Mobley has to show -&gt; Reed slips &amp; it's a wide-open layup with Spida in weakside help

Every season Cleveland keeps Donovan Mitchell on the roster further depreciates the 30+% of the cap they allocated to Evan Mobley. 1 of the most glaring examples of incongruence between a team’s two best players in the league, CLE MUST make a decision between them this offseason

Are the Rockets the best negotiating FO in the league? Are they consistently drafting players who are just sub-max contract level? … or did they create a system that suppresses offensive development that enables them to compete while getting young talent at a discount?

Cleveland has quadrupled down on a roster that will remain incongruent unless they acquire one of the most valuable archetypes in the league. While Peyton is their most promising spin yet, I’m skeptical whether he can plug the many holes in the backcourt AND frontcourt.

THE PATRICK WILLIAMS THEORY The most detrimental players in the NBA are the ones who quietly diminish their teams’ ability to rebound, win the FT differential and TO battle and knock down more shots than their opponents.

Aaron Turner is right, Jonathan Kuminga was, in fact, the Hawks’ best player last season.* (as long as you completely ignore sample size, the quality of the opponents faced, 3P variance, ATL’s rotations and assess impact solely off of on-off data)*

Jabari mirroring KD in warmups

my thoughts on why the Hawks traded away their former #1 pick 2 years into his rookie contract plus OKC’s cap work, my skepticism for Zacch’s scheme fit in Dallas &amp; whether Dort/Risacher will continue to be bottlenecks for their new teams

The Houston Rockets’ recent struggles are reflective of their inheritance of Kevin Durant’s fatal flaw 1 of 3 teams above .500 with a losing clutch record 2nd most TO prone team in the clutch KD is at a career-low 26.3 TSA/100, worst non-pass TOV% since ‘14 and is 15th% in 3PAr

There are objective benchmarks and conventions in both the basketball and film world, but our interpretations of the techniques and efficacy of directors and lead creators MUST be contextualized within the individuals unique playstyle/filmmaking approach.

Fox’s struggles vs the Wolves was preceded by another guard whose efficacy is similarly dependent on their star big, Jamal Murray Near career-low rim frequencies in the RS led to subpar offensive process vs the best drop big ever Murray could grift/get up 3s, Fox is in trouble.

Joe Johnson’s exceptional touch &amp; feel at his position, plus his off-ball reps from his time PHX, enabled him to peak as the ideal complementary wing creator, the Khris Middleton of his era. He was robbed of his destiny as a huge piece of a championship team.

There’s a massive gap between my perception of Nate Ament and the teams that are valuing him as a T10 pick in this draft. The Nets &amp; Bucks are setting themselves up to make the same exact mistakes that have led to their underwhelming draft performance in the last 5 years

Zaccharie Risacher received his 1st career DNP-CD tonight, the latest indication of the Hawks’ deprioritizing his involvement Here’s why the lineup data + my hand tracked data vehemently supports Quin Snyder’s decisions to reduce Zacch’s role as the playoffs loom

The Miami Heat grossly misevaluated Kel’El Ware’s strengths as a prospect and are wasting his outlier offensive abilities attempting to correct traits that were evident in his NCAA profile

all of Cooper Flagg's Iso floater FGA from his league-leading efficiency on such shots (as the youngest player itl) his apparent ambidexterity/versatility in how he gets his floater off may prove to be a massive part of his game (and a helpful tool vs Wemby for years to come)

The gap between Podz’ perception &amp; his IMPACT is the largest I’ve ever seen within a players’ own fanbase He’s consistently won his minutes by complementing Curry &amp; positively impacting the possession battle, just to be met with constant unmerited vitriol by GSW fans!

Welcome to The 5th Factor - a site built by David Lee with the aim to provide nuanced and informative NBA & draft analysis that's useful for every type of basketball fan. let's walk through the features together 🧶

Duncan Robinson instructed Paul Reed to slip the flare BEFORE the play DRob knows CLE wants to show 2 on Cade, so he ghosts the step-up screen and veers into Reed's screen CLE scrambles -> Mobley has to show -> Reed slips & it's a wide-open layup with Spida in weakside help

my thoughts on why the Hawks traded away their former #1 pick 2 years into his rookie contract plus OKC’s cap work, my skepticism for Zacch’s scheme fit in Dallas & whether Dort/Risacher will continue to be bottlenecks for their new teams

Joe Johnson’s exceptional touch & feel at his position, plus his off-ball reps from his time PHX, enabled him to peak as the ideal complementary wing creator, the Khris Middleton of his era. He was robbed of his destiny as a huge piece of a championship team.

There’s a massive gap between my perception of Nate Ament and the teams that are valuing him as a T10 pick in this draft. The Nets & Bucks are setting themselves up to make the same exact mistakes that have led to their underwhelming draft performance in the last 5 years

The gap between Podz’ perception & his IMPACT is the largest I’ve ever seen within a players’ own fanbase He’s consistently won his minutes by complementing Curry & positively impacting the possession battle, just to be met with constant unmerited vitriol by GSW fans!