Both players played a similar amount at around 34mpg. Jaylen was often lauded for his increased production and rewarded with a top 6 MVP finish. I've also seen it presented as Jaylen leading a ragtag band of try-hards. White on the other hand has taken some criticism for his sharp drop off in shooting, leaving some to question his future with the team.
Despite the optics, Brown finished the season at an underwhelming -5.5ppg on/off and in the 13th percentile. That means the team performed 5.5ppg worse with him on the court than when he was sitting. While White was at +9.4ppg on/off and in the 96th percentile in the whole league. Kenny Atkinson turned heads when he said Derrick White was a top 5 player in the league. His defense and how the team performs with him on the court are no doubt big reasons why he would make such a claim.
Digging deeper, the offense performed similarly with Jaylen on the floor, but the defense suffered quite a bit. With White, while the offense performed slightly better, the defense was otherworldly.
I am not here to say that Derrick White is clearly a better player than Brown. We all know that a lot of what Brown brings to the table - tough shot making and taking on a tough defensive assignment - can be really beneficial in the playoffs and can't always be measured with analytics. But throughout their careers, White has consistently performed very well in this statistic, while Brown has not. So this is not one off year, no Tatum thing.
So what do you think - does on/off hold any level of value to you? Do you think Brown's perceived increased value around the league will entice Brad to move him? Or do you think White still might be the one to be traded since he is another year older and his bigger contract could create more depth pieces on the team?
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Topic: Brown vs White: On/Off and Assessing a Player's Value? (Read 40 times)