Jayson Tatum vs. Jaylen Brown REGULAR SEASON Career Advanced Stats:
Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown
28.6% — Usage Percentage — 27.8%
68.8 ——— Win Shares ——— 48.4
36.5 — Offensive Win Shares — 20.0
32.3 — Defensive Win Shares — 28.4
.157 — Win Shares Per 48 Min — .109
3.8 ——— Box Plus/Minus ——— 0.7
3.2 — Offensive Box Plus/Minus — 0.9
0.6 — Defensive Box Plus/Minus — -0.2
30.7 ————— VORP ————— 14.3
10.5% — Turnover Percentage — 11.5
18.6% —— Assist Percentage —— 15.5%
20.3 — Player Efficiency Rating — 17.5
Tatum has been a better player than Brown quite literally every single season they’ve played together:
• 2017-2018
- Tatum: 13.9 PPG, 5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 47.5% FG, 43% 3PT
- Brown: 14.5 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 46.5% FG, 39.5% 3PT
• 2018-2019
- Tatum: 15.7 PPG, 6 RPG, 2.1 APG, 45% FG, 37.3% 3PT
- Brown: 13 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 46.5% FG, 34.4% 3PT
• 2019-2020
- Tatum: 23.4 PPG, 7 RPG, 3 APG, 45% FG, 40.3% 3PT (All-NBA 3rd Team)
Brown: 20.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 48.1% FG, 38.2% 3PT
• 2020-2021
- Tatum: 26.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 4.3 APG, 45.9% FG, 38.6% 3PT
- Brown: 24.7 PPG, 6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 48.4% FG, 39.7% 3PT
• 2021-2022
- Tatum: 26.9 PPG, 8 RPG, 4.4 APG, 45.3% FG, 35.3% 3PT (All-NBA 1st Team)
- Brown: 23.6 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.5 APG, 47.3% FG, 35.8% 3PT
• 2022-2023
- Tatum: 30.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 4.6 APG, 46.6% FG, 35% 3PT (All-NBA 1st Team)
- Brown: 26.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.5 APG, 49.1% FG, 33.5% 3PT (All-NBA 2nd Team)
• 2023-2024
- Tatum: 26.9 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 4.9 APG, 47.1% FG, 37.6% 3PT (All-NBA 1st Team)
- Brown: 23 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.6 APG, 49.9% FG, 35.4% 3PT
• 2024-2025:
- Tatum: 26.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 6 APG, 45.2% FG, 34.3% 3PT (All-NBA 1st Team)
- Brown: 22.2 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.5 APG, 46.3% FG, 32.4% 3PT
This narrative that Brown has always been better is nonsense.
PLAYOFF Career Advanced Stats:
Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown
28.2% — Usage Percentage — 26.4%
14.9 ——— Win Shares ——— 9.9
7.4 — Offensive Win Shares — 3.6
7.5 — Defensive Win Shares — 6.3
.145 — Win Shares Per 48 Min — .100
4.6 ——— Box Plus/Minus ——— 1.3
3.0 — Offensive Box Plus/Minus — 0.8
1.6 — Defensive Box Plus/Minus — 0.5
8.3 ————— VORP ————— 3.9
12.0 %— Turnover Percentage — 12.5% 22.1% —— Assist Percentage —— 13.6%
19.7 — Player Efficiency Rating — 16.5
My very-early 2027 NBA Big Board (Week 2):
1. Tyran Stokes (Kansas)
2. Stefan Joksimovic (Baskonia)
3. Jordan Smith Jr. (Arkansas)
4. Bruce Branch III (BYU)
5. Caleb Holt (Arizona)
6. Colben Landrew (UConn)
7. Patrick Ngongbua II (Duke)
8. Miikka Muurinen (Arkansas)
9. Motiejus Krivas (Arizona)
10. Quentin Coleman (Illinois)
11. Amari Allen (Alabama)
12. Braylon Mullins (UConn)
13. Luigi Suigo (Villanova)
14. Hugo Yimga-Moukouri (Nanterre 92)
15. Alijah Arenas (USC)
16. Anthony Thompson (Ohio State)
17. Dame Sarr (Duke)
18. Ivan Kharchenkov (Arizona)
19. JJ Andrews (Arkansas)
20. Obinna Ezekie Jr. (Louisville)
21. Jason Crowe Jr. (Missouri)
22. A’mare Bynum (Ohio State)
23. Brandon McCoy Jr. (Michigan)
24. Abdou Toure (Arkansas)
25. Cameron Williams (Duke)
26. Thomas Haugh (Florida)
27. Christian Collins (USC)
28. Austin Goosby (Texas)
29. Deron Rippey Jr. (Duke)
30. Sayon Keita (North Carolina)
31. Flory Bidunga (Louisville)
32. Baba Oladotun (Maryland)
33. Milan Momcilovic (Kentucky)
34. Na’jai Hines (UConn)
35. Tounde Yessoufou (St. John’s)
36. Billy Richmond (Arkansas)
37. Trey McKenny (Michigan)
38. Malachi Moreno (Kentucky)
39. Caleb Gaskins (Miami)
40. David Markovic (Illinois)
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41. Alex Condon (Florida)
42. Dylan Mingo (Baylor)
43. Andrej Stojakovic (Illinois)
44. Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State)
45. Kayden Mingo (Baylor)
46. Cameron Houindo (Cedevita Olimpija)
47. Tyler Tanner (Vanderbilt)
48. Davis Fogle (Gonzaga)
49. Klark Riethauser (Elan Chalon)
50. Shelton Henderson (Miami)
51. Matt Able (North Carolina)
52. Stefan Vaaks (Illinois)
53. Juke Harris (Tennessee)
54. Paul McNeil Jr. (NC State)
55. Nikolas Khamenia (UConn)
56. Cayden Boozer (Duke)
57. Daniel Jacobsen (Purdue)
58. Dash Daniels (SE Melbourne)
59. Eric Reibe (USC)
60. Silas Demary Jr. (UConn)
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Is Luka already one of the greatest pure scorers of all time? At just 27:
• 70+ point games — 1 (1 of 11 players)
• 60+ point games — 3 (T-6th all time)
• 50+ point games — 11 (10th all time)
• 40+ point games — 68 (13th all time)
• 30+ point games — 257 (23rd all time)
Since 1991, Luka is the fastest player to reach:
• 15k points (513 games)
• 14k points (484 games)
• 13k points (453 games)
• 12k points (419 games)
• 11k points (385 games)
• 10k points (358 games)
• 9k points (327 games)
LeBron is now the all-time leading scorer against 6 NBA franchises:
1. Bulls
2. Heat
3. Raptors
4. Hornets
5. Magic
6. Pelicans
By the end of the season, he should be the all-time leading scorer against the Nets (74 points away), Pacers (175 points away), and the Bucks (378 points away).
Fewest points on shots taken in isolation (min 10 attempts):
1. CJ McCollum — 3 PTS (1-10 FG)
2. Scottie Barnes — 4 PTS (2-16 FG)
3. Donovan Mitchell — 4 PTS (2-11 FG)
4. Darius Garland — 5 PTS (2-10 FG)
5. Paul George — 6 PTS (1-11 FG)
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Players with 50+ points and 20+ rebounds in a game in the modern era:
1. Victor Wembanyama (Nov 4, 2026) - 52 Pts, 24 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 8 Blk, 57.1% FG, 19/23 FT
2. Luka Doncic (Dec 27, 2022) - 60 Pts, 21 Reb, 10 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 67.7% FG, 16/22 FT
3. Anthony Davis (Feb 21, 2016) - 59 Pts, 20 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 70.6% FG, 9/10 FT
4. Chris Webber (Jan 5, 2001) - 51 Pts (out of a team total 91), 26 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 51.1% FG, 3/6 FT
5. Shaquille O’Neal (March 6, 2000) - 61 Pts, 23 Reb, 3 Ast, 0 Stl, 0 Blk, 68.6% FG, 13/22 FT
This is the first 50/20 game in 4 seasons.
3PT% leaders for players taking 9 or more three’s per game:
1. 47.9% - Duncan Robinson (9.1 attempts)
2. 43.1% - Luka Doncic (13.6)
3. 42.9% - Steph Curry (10.5)
4. 42.5% - Klay Thompson (9.1)
The splash bros are still at the top of the league 🔥
Klay (age 36) Steph (age 38)
14.1 PPG 30.0 PPG
31/73 3PT 27/63 3PT
42.5% 3PT 42.9% 3PT
5th in total threes 12th in total threes
23.5 MPG (8 GP) 28.8 MPG (6 GP)
The 2 greatest to ever do it meet tonight. Who you got, Warriors or Heat?
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Most PPG on shots taken in isolation this season:
1. Anthony Edwards - 9.3 PPG (44.4%)
2. Luka Dončić - 8.5 PPG (45.2%)
3. SGA - 6.9 PPG (35.1%)
4. Austin Reaves - 6.0 PPG (67.9%)
5. Jayson Tatum - 5.9 (40%)
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Best & worst rebounding teams per game:
1. Grizzlies (49.5) 1. Magic (38.9)
2. Wolves (49.2) 2. Suns (39.5)
3. Bucks (49) 3. Lakers (39.9)
4. Spurs (48.5) 4. Kings (40.9)
5. Knicks (48.3) 5. Wizards (41)
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Ranking the top 10 players under age 25:
1. Victor Wembanyama
2. Cooper Flagg
3. Alperen Şengün
4. Jalen Johnson
5. Paolo Banchero
6. Chet Holmgren
7. Stephon Castle
8. Amen Thompson
9. Dylan Harper
10. Brandon Miller
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Luka is taking 15.3 Pull-Up Shots per game while only taking 3.9 Catch-And-Shots per game. He’s also the only player in the league with a 50 point game 👀
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Leaders in FG% on Pull-Up Shots (min 5 attempts per game):
1. Kevin Durant -54.8% (5.3 attempts)
2. Tyrese Haliburton - 53.6% (7)
3. Cooper Flagg - 52.3% (7.3)
4. Donovan Mitchell - 46.9% (7)
5. Tyler Herro - 46.9% (7)
6. Ty Jerome - 46.4% (11.5)
7. Anthony Edwards - 46.3% (13.5)
8. Zach Lavine - 45.8% (6.9)
9. Scottie Barnes - 44.7% (6.7)
10. Luka Doncic - 43.9% (15.3)
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