Here are the analytics between Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Do with this what you wish. Mind you, this was a horrible shooting year for White who shot just 32.7% from 3.
Jaylen Brown vs Derrick White
PPG: 28.7 vs 16.5
RPG: 6.9 vs 4.4
FG%: 47.7 vs 39.4
USG%: 36.3 vs 18.4
FGA/G: 22.1 vs 12.7
FTA/G: 7.7 vs 2.3
FTr: .347 vs .184
Jaylen Brown
2.2 EPM
-0.1 DEPM
2.5 DARKO
6.9 WIN SHARES
3.3 VORP
Derrick White
4.4 EPM
2.6 DEPM
2.2 DARKO
7.0 WIN SHARES
3.5 VORP
I can tell you with some confidence that front offices are moving into two pots. Teams like Toronto, Boston, OKC and Atlanta are doubling down on the analytics-first approach with a keen eye towards cap efficiency, whereas teams like Philadelphia, Portland and Minnesota are betting BIG on ballislife mixtape analysis.
We'll see who's right in a year.