2026 Playoff Summaries
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
I think the primary reason is that in the playoffs the opponents spend a lot of time crafting custom game plans to take away the opponent's top players and preferred actions. In almost all cases this involves the other team's MVP candidate being significantly limited on offense by the defensive game plan and forcing the remaining players on their team to take on a greater role or greater responsibility than in the regular season.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
Those can all be factors, and offsetting those are perhaps better refereeing (or more protective of stars), better teammates (thus Less pressure), no back-to-backs.
Last year's playoffs did not show this RS-to-PO statistical collapse. There were 12 who received mvp votes, and their RS stats held very well thru the postseason.
The minutes-weighted PO BPM is still 7.2
I suspect the 2025 results are more typical. Scoring is way down from the RS, and it's largely due to elite players not measuring up.
Others not included in the 2026 sample come to mind: Reaves, Edwards, Randle, Maxey, Booker, Avdija, Clingan, Nickeil, A Gordon, D White, Ingram ... with major dropoffs across the board.
These summary stats bring the whole field up to average: poor shooting and turnovers are attributed to stronger defense.
Last year's playoffs did not show this RS-to-PO statistical collapse. There were 12 who received mvp votes, and their RS stats held very well thru the postseason.
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'25 PER WS/48 BPM
RS 23.7 .190 6.3
PO 23.5 .177 7.2
'26 PER WS/48 BPM
RS 25.0 .221 6.9
PO 19.9 .131 3.2
I suspect the 2025 results are more typical. Scoring is way down from the RS, and it's largely due to elite players not measuring up.
Others not included in the 2026 sample come to mind: Reaves, Edwards, Randle, Maxey, Booker, Avdija, Clingan, Nickeil, A Gordon, D White, Ingram ... with major dropoffs across the board.
These summary stats bring the whole field up to average: poor shooting and turnovers are attributed to stronger defense.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
A wee bit late: Leaders thru 2 rounds.
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xyzW xyz/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 pWin WS bWin eWin
1.82 .182 Karl-A Towns NYK 285 30.4 .393 14.4 3.03 1.63 2.24 1.72 1.80
1.80 .129 Evan Mobley Cle 494 20.7 .189 6.6 1.79 1.66 1.86 1.80 1.85
1.64 .117 Cade Cunningham Det 572 18.2 .098 3.4 1.71 1.58 1.12 1.52 2.04
1.54 .154 Vi. Wembanyama SAS 288 27.9 .275 9.3 3.00 1.47 1.58 1.29 1.80
1.39 .139 Jalen Brunson NYK 347 23.9 .253 4.5 2.12 1.44 1.75 1.04 1.53
1.37 .171 OG Anunoby NYK 282 25.9 .331 10.0 2.03 1.30 1.86 1.32 1.19
1.35 .096 Jarrett Allen Cle 403 21.3 .199 4.1 1.63 1.42 1.60 1.16 1.37
1.32 .094 Do. Mitchell Cle 503 18.4 .110 1.2 1.63 1.42 1.10 1.00 1.70
1.28 .159 Shai G-A OKC 279 28.0 .280 6.2 2.32 1.43 1.56 .98 1.35
1.26 .090 James Harden Cle 524 16.5 .095 2.2 1.34 1.23 .99 1.20 1.46
xyzW xyz/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 pWin WS bWin eWin
1.25 .089 Tobias Harris Det 485 16.5 .134 2.1 1.43 1.14 1.30 1.09 1.44
1.18 .084 Ausar Thompson Det 427 16.4 .138 5.3 1.20 1.00 1.18 1.38 1.07
1.15 .104 Stephon Castle SAS 350 19.5 .201 3.1 1.79 1.08 1.40 .90 1.31
1.11 .111 LeBron James LAL 384 18.7 .088 3.0 1.84 1.11 .67 .97 1.47
1.10 .100 Tyrese Maxey Phl 437 18.5 .069 2.8 1.41 1.24 .60 1.08 1.28
1.09 .137 Chet Holmgren OKC 251 25.9 .274 6.2 2.16 1.16 1.37 .88 1.13
1.08 .154 Scottie Barnes Tor 273 22.8 .174 8.1 1.97 1.06 .95 1.12 1.12
1.00 .167 Jayson Tatum Bos 218 23.9 .212 8.9 2.54 .90 .92 .95 1.15
.98 .089 De'Aaron Fox SAS 366 17.0 .159 1.5 1.51 .91 1.16 .76 1.15
.97 .138 Paolo Banchero Orl 273 20.0 .108 6.5 2.08 .87 .59 .98 1.18
xyzW xyz/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 pWin WS bWin eWin
.96 .159 Nikola Jokić Den 237 22.7 .133 8.0 2.29 .91 .63 .96 1.13
.93 .085 Jul. Champagnie SAS 310 16.4 .229 5.7 1.06 .72 1.42 1.04 .68
.89 .089 Rui Hachimura LAL 386 15.6 .134 3.6 .85 .83 1.03 1.05 .69
.88 .080 Dylan Harper SAS 277 19.9 .227 4.0 1.37 .88 1.26 .79 .79
.87 .109 Ajay Mitchell OKC 238 23.0 .234 3.9 1.86 .93 1.11 .67 .92
.87 .124 Joel Embiid Phl 233 23.7 .116 6.0 2.15 .95 .54 .80 1.05
.87 .087 Ayo Dosunmu Min 292 17.9 .146 5.4 1.35 .79 .85 .95 .82
.83 .064 Duncan Robinson Det 383 13.3 .139 3.9 .74 .61 1.06 1.08 .59
.76 .096 Is. Hartenstein OKC 204 22.8 .273 4.5 1.72 .79 1.11 .61 .73
.76 .076 Mikal Bridges NYK 292 16.7 .209 2.8 .97 .70 1.22 .72 .59
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
Opponent adjusted could be an additional step.
A sort by xyz/G could make quality comparisons easier.
A sort by xyz/G could make quality comparisons easier.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
I've experimented with that, and in this rendition "wins" still add up to # of games played. The BPM component gives a bonus for opponent strength, while PER punishes team defense (relative to offense) and WS over-rewards winning margin. All occasionally get it 'right'.
Per game is included for the curious.A sort by xyz/G could make quality comparisons easier.
Quality matters more when it's sustained. Last year, Giannis had far and away the best PO rates, but for only 5 games. No one remembers or cares; and winning does matter.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
MVP vs wannaVP
Thru 5 games of the WCF
Shai looks like a model of consistency, while Wemby may take 20 shots or 4 shots, get 20 rebounds or 4 rebounds.
Here are their regular season and playoff averages and their average deviations (from their averages) in each interval.
Wemby's playoff avedev omits his two 12-minute games (concussion and ejection) which were distinctly his 2 worst so far.
** - includes those 2 "games".
D-Rating is largely a Team measure, so Shai works with a consistent system, while SAS defense = Wemby defense, in large part.
In RS, Wemby's BPM variance was 23% bigger than Shai's. In PO almost twice as much.
Thru 5 games of the WCF
Shai looks like a model of consistency, while Wemby may take 20 shots or 4 shots, get 20 rebounds or 4 rebounds.
Here are their regular season and playoff averages and their average deviations (from their averages) in each interval.
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Wemby USG% ORtg DRtg GmSc BPM Shai USG% ORtg DRtg GmSc BPM
RS 32.4 122 100 22.4 10.7 RS 33.5 134 108 26.4 11.7
avedev 5.2 17.1 11.0 7.4 7.9 avedev 3.7 18.6 8.9 5.9 6.4
Wemby USG% ORtg DRtg GmSc BPM Shai USG% ORtg DRtg GmSc BPM
PO 27.6 121 99 21.0 9.9 PO 32.0 125 114 22.3 6.3
avedev 4.8 15.1 13.9 6.2 6.4 avedev 3.0 15.6 7.7 5.6 3.5
all ** 4.7 18.2 14.4 8.2 8.3 ** - includes those 2 "games".
D-Rating is largely a Team measure, so Shai works with a consistent system, while SAS defense = Wemby defense, in large part.
In RS, Wemby's BPM variance was 23% bigger than Shai's. In PO almost twice as much.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
Thru the conference finals, leaders in "wins" -- the avg of wins according to 4 different stats.
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wins W/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 perW WShr bpmW eWin
2.9 .18 Vi. Wembanyama SAS 552 27.6 .265 9.7 2.86 2.9 2.9 2.5 3.3
2.4 .17 Karl-A Towns NYK 423 27.2 .346 11.9 2.68 2.2 2.9 2.2 2.4
2.2 .15 Shai G-A OKC 544 24.9 .211 6.4 2.14 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.4
2.0 .11 Evan Mobley Cle 640 19.3 .142 5.4 1.62 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.2
1.9 .14 Jalen Brunson NYK 506 22.7 .241 3.9 2.00 2.0 2.4 1.4 2.1
1.9 .16 OG Anunoby NYK 406 24.5 .325 9.1 1.94 1.8 2.6 1.8 1.6
1.8 .10 Stephon Castle SAS 602 18.2 .166 2.7 1.56 1.7 2.0 1.4 2.0
1.7 .09 Do. Mitchell Cle 652 18.5 .090 2.0 1.59 1.9 1.2 1.4 2.2
1.6 .12 C Cunningham Det 572 18.2 .098 3.4 1.71 1.6 1.1 1.5 2.0
1.6 .09 Jarrett Allen Cle 529 20.6 .179 3.7 1.47 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.6
wins W/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 perW WShr bpmW eWin
1.4 .09 Chet Holmgren OKC 459 20.4 .191 3.0 1.52 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.4
1.4 .08 J Champagnie SAS 547 14.6 .179 4.4 .90 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.0
1.4 .08 Dylan Harper SAS 460 18.6 .191 3.6 1.32 1.4 1.8 1.2 1.3
1.3 .07 James Harden Cle 672 14.7 .050 0.8 1.13 1.3 .7 1.2 1.6
1.3 .07 Devin Vassell SAS 609 13.2 .129 2.6 .85 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.1
1.3 .08 De'Aaron Fox SAS 521 15.9 .130 1.2 1.40 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.5
1.2 .08 Ausar Thompson Det 427 16.4 .138 5.3 1.20 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.1
1.1 .08 Tobias Harris Det 485 16.5 .134 2.1 1.43 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3
1.1 .08 Josh Hart NYK 462 14.3 .147 2.1 1.26 .9 1.4 1.0 1.2
1.1 .07 Cason Wallace OKC 374 17.6 .185 7.3 .93 1.0 1.4 1.4 .7
wins W/G player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 perW WShr bpmW eWin
1.1 .11 LeBron James LAL 384 18.7 .088 3.0 1.84 1.1 .7 1.0 1.5
1.1 .10 Tyrese Maxey Phl 437 18.5 .069 2.8 1.41 1.3 .6 1.1 1.3
1.1 .15 Scottie Barnes Tor 273 22.8 .174 8.1 1.97 1.1 .9 1.1 1.1
1.1 .07 I Hartenstein OKC 350 20.0 .197 2.9 1.51 1.2 1.4 .9 1.1
1.1 .08 Mikal Bridges NYK 444 16.8 .202 2.9 1.02 1.0 1.6 1.0 .9
1.0 .17 Jayson Tatum Bos 218 23.9 .212 8.9 2.54 .9 .9 .9 1.2
1.0 .07 Alex Caruso OKC 353 17.6 .168 5.4 1.00 1.0 1.2 1.1 .7
1.0 .14 Paolo Banchero Orl 273 20.0 .108 6.5 2.08 .9 .6 1.0 1.2
1.0 .16 Nikola Jokić Den 237 22.7 .133 8.0 2.29 .9 .6 .9 1.1
.89 .09 Rui Hachimura LAL 386 15.6 .134 3.6 .85 .9 1.0 1.0 .7
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
Team total stats thru 3 rounds, and correlations to minutes per game. Separated by playoff depth reached.
* - "minutes" here are the sum of player mpg, whether they appeared in all games or just one. The further from 240 they are, the more uncertain the stats shown. Correlations are for players 1-10 in mpg, with more weight on 1 thru 7 and least on player #10.
Averages for each level:Teams that overachieved in early rounds get thrashed later and end up as below-avg playoff teams.
The Cavs had the highest correlations between minutes and stats. Perhaps they just stuck with what had been working, or they didn't have many options.
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1st min* PER WS/48 BPM e480 corr avg PER WS/48 BPM e480
Hou 290 13.3 .070 -0.93 .86 .62 .69 .39 .62 .80
Orl 271 13.1 .071 1.30 .89 .55 .56 .32 .65 .68
Atl 260 12.6 -.006 -0.93 .61 .44 .54 .21 .43 .59
Bos 256 15.1 .118 1.79 1.09 .30 .37 -.03 .39 .48
Den 277 13.4 .069 0.53 .83 .28 .45 -.14 .25 .57
Phx 256 12.8 -.012 -0.88 .62 .28 .34 .03 .09 .65
Tor 257 14.5 .079 0.71 .92 .14 .15 -.08 .25 .25
Por 245 12.4 .028 0.00 .68 -.15 -.16 -.22 -.12 -.10
2nd min PER WS/48 BPM e480 avg PER WS/48 BPM e480
Det 269 14.8 .114 1.96 1.01 .64 .85 .29 .47 .94
LAL 273 13.5 .066 -0.20 .87 .54 .57 .17 .78 .65
Phl 268 14.2 .042 0.28 .83 .40 .50 .03 .51 .57
Min 290 13.7 .071 1.30 .91 -.31 -.23 -.47 -.45 -.10
3rd min PER WS/48 BPM e480 avg PER WS/48 BPM e480
Cle 260 14.0 .078 0.77 .88 .69 .79 .38 .71 .87
NYK 265 18.6 .217 3.44 1.40 .56 .54 .46 .61 .64
OKC 270 17.6 .146 3.07 1.38 .53 .60 .55 .35 .64
SAS 273 16.9 .164 3.25 1.32 .47 .42 .36 .54 .55
Averages for each level:
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tm min PER WS/48 BPM e480 corr avg PER WS/48 BPM e480
1st 264 13.4 .052 0.20 .81 .31 .37 .06 .32 .49
2nd 275 14.1 .073 0.83 .90 .32 .42 .01 .33 .52
3rd 269 16.8 .151 2.63 1.24 .52 .52 .46 .50 .61
tot 268 15.0 .101 1.42 1.02 .38 .44 .15 .38 .54
The Cavs had the highest correlations between minutes and stats. Perhaps they just stuck with what had been working, or they didn't have many options.
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Best individual performances of this postseason, thru the Finals.
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game rd G Player tm Pts oPts opp GmSc BPM min
22.2 1 2 Marcus Smart LAL 101 94 Hou 26.1 21.0 35.5
20.3 1 2 VJ Edgecombe Phl 111 97 Bos 26.8 17.5 35.3
24.0 1 3 Scottie Barnes Tor 126 104 Cle 33.8 22.1 34.8
20.2 1 3 OG Anunoby NYK 108 109 Atl 28.3 17.6 36.6
21.1 1 3 Marcus Smart LAL 112 108 Hou 27.1 18.2 39.3
28.8 1 4 Ayo Dosumnu Min 112 96 Den 37.1 22.1 42.0
24.8 1 3 Shai G-A OKC 121 109 Phx 38.6 19.5 37.9
20.3 1 4 P Pritchard Bos 128 96 Phl 28.2 16.7 34.6
20.2 1 4 V Wembanyama SAS 114 93 Por 28.5 15.9 34.3
20.7 1 5 Jalen Brunson NYK 126 97 Atl 32.4 14.7 34.7
20.4 1 5 Cade Cunningham Det 116 109 Orl 33.8 11.5 43.7
23.6 1 6 OG Anunoby NYK 140 89 Atl 31.0 26.6 27.2
20.5 1 6 Scottie Barnes Tor 112 110 Cle 28.3 12.7 48.0
21.2 1 7 Tobias Harris Det 116 94 Orl 28.6 16.8 36.3
24.9 2 3 V Wembanyama SAS 115 108 Min 37.9 20.5 37.0
game rd G Player tm Pts oPts opp GmSc BPM min
19.7 2 4 James Harden Cle 112 103 Det 25.6 16.7 37.4
25.0 3 1 V Wembanyama SAS 122 115 OKC 40.1 14.6 48.7
23.1 3 7 Shai G-A OKC 103 111 SAS 32.5 17.1 43.0
22.3 4 3 V Wembanyama SAS 115 111 NYK 32.3 18.2 38.7
22.2 4 4 OG Anunoby NYK 107 106 SAS 28.7 17.7 41.5
27.8 4 5 Jalen Brunson NYK 94 90 SAS 32.9 22.2 41.1
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
ESPN has produced a 1st and 2nd team All-Playoff guys.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/490 ... wembanyama
3 Knicks, Wemby, and one non-Finalist comprise the 1st team. See the final column.
xyzWins are weighted average of wins suggested by 4 knowable stats:
Player #48 is only the 5th best on his team by the aggregate; 1st in none.
And here are players' eWins and adjusted per 36 minute rates, all with 150+ minutes.
These are not adjusted for strength of opponent; eWins/480 minutes of 1.00 is average for the games in which they played.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/490 ... wembanyama
3 Knicks, Wemby, and one non-Finalist comprise the 1st team. See the final column.
xyzWins are weighted average of wins suggested by 4 knowable stats:
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xyzW player tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 E
3.65 V. Wembanyama SAS 750 26.3 .236 8.9 2.67 1
2.79 Karl-A Towns NYK 578 24.4 .293 9.4 2.38 1
2.67 OG Anunoby NYK 586 23.8 .308 9.4 1.95 1
2.61 Jalen Brunson NYK 702 22.2 .203 4.6 2.03 1
2.24 Shai G-A OKC 544 24.9 .211 6.4 2.14 1
2.04 Evan Mobley Cle 640 19.3 .142 5.4 1.62
1.94 Stephon Castle SAS 760 16.8 .139 1.8 1.39 2
1.79 Dylan Harper SAS 615 18.4 .180 3.7 1.35
1.78 Devin Vassell SAS 801 13.6 .139 3.3 .88
1.72 Jul. Champagnie SAS 705 14.3 .166 4.5 .86
xyzW 11-20 tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 E
1.71 Do. Mitchell Cle 652 18.5 .090 2.0 1.59
1.64 Ca. Cunningham Det 572 18.2 .098 3.4 1.71
1.63 Jarrett Allen Cle 529 20.6 .179 3.7 1.47 2
1.51 Josh Hart NYK 614 14.2 .146 2.8 1.24
1.47 Mikal Bridges NYK 608 15.5 .182 2.8 .91 2
1.42 Chet Holmgren OKC 459 20.4 .191 3.0 1.52
1.39 De'Aaron Fox SAS 704 14.0 .094 0.5 1.13
1.27 James Harden Cle 672 14.7 .050 0.8 1.13
1.18 Tobias Harris Det 485 16.5 .134 2.1 1.43
1.18 Ausar Thompson Det 427 16.4 .138 5.3 1.20
xyzW 21-30 tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 E
1.11 LeBron James LAL 384 18.7 .088 3.0 1.84
1.11 Cason Wallace OKC 374 17.6 .185 7.3 .93
1.10 Tyrese Maxey Phl 437 18.5 .069 2.8 1.41
1.08 Scottie Barnes Tor 273 22.8 .174 8.1 1.97
1.08 I Hartenstein OKC 350 20.0 .197 2.9 1.51
1.00 Jayson Tatum Bos 218 23.9 .212 8.9 2.54
.98 Alex Caruso OKC 353 17.6 .168 5.4 1.00 2
.96 Paolo Banchero Orl 273 20.0 .108 6.5 2.08
.95 Nikola Jokić Den 237 22.7 .133 8.0 2.29
.89 Rui Hachimura LAL 386 15.6 .134 3.6 .85
xyzW 31-40 tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484
.87 Joel Embiid Phl 233 23.7 .116 6.0 2.15
.86 Ayo Dosunmu Min 292 17.9 .146 5.4 1.35
.84 Ajay Mitchell OKC 317 18.7 .145 1.8 1.38
.83 Duncan Robinson Det 383 13.3 .139 3.9 .74
.75 Max Strus Cle 481 12.1 .093 0.9 .58
.71 Luke Kornet SAS 296 16.6 .199 2.2 .85
.70 Alperen Şengün Hou 232 19.8 .120 3.1 1.75
.69 Paul George Phl 394 14.2 .038 2.2 .83
.69 Jaylen Brown Bos 249 18.5 .078 2.9 1.75
.69 Jalen Duren Det 422 13.8 .095 -1.7 .97
xyzW 41-50 tm min PER WS/48 BPM e484 E
.68 Amen Thompson Hou 264 17.7 .139 2.3 1.28
.66 Naz Reid Min 323 14.6 .093 2.1 .97
.65 Anthony Edwards Min 324 15.3 .036 1.3 1.26
.65 Rudy Gobert Min 372 13.0 .090 1.1 .78
.64 M Robinson NYK 251 18.6 .202 0.8 1.13
.64 Collin M-Boyles Tor 191 23.0 .191 5.6 1.33
.61 Marcus Smart LAL 345 13.1 .048 1.8 .93
.59 Jaden McDaniels Min 406 12.9 .058 -0.7 .79 2
.58 RJ Barrett Tor 271 16.5 .058 0.8 1.35
.56 Tari Eason Hou 195 18.6 .189 4.0 1.20
And here are players' eWins and adjusted per 36 minute rates, all with 150+ minutes.
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eWin per36 rates tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
4.11 V Wembanyama SA 750 .593 26.7 11.5 2.6 1.0 3.0 3.8 2.66
2.95 Jalen Brunson NY 702 .564 29.5 3.4 5.6 1.2 3.0 .0 2.03
2.85 Karl-A Towns NY 578 .670 22.5 13.9 5.6 1.5 3.5 1.5 2.38
2.37 Shai G-A OKC 544 .577 28.2 3.1 7.1 1.3 3.4 .9 2.12
2.37 OG Anunoby NY 586 .705 24.4 7.2 1.6 1.6 .7 1.2 1.95
2.18 Stephon Castle SA 760 .574 21.2 5.5 6.3 1.0 4.1 .4 1.39
2.12 Evan Mobley Cle 640 .596 17.4 9.1 3.6 1.1 2.5 1.8 1.62
2.12 D Mitchell Cle 652 .551 24.8 5.4 2.8 1.3 2.8 .3 1.59
2.03 C Cunningham Det 572 .560 26.9 4.9 6.2 .9 5.5 .5 1.71
1.70 Dylan Harper SA 615 .601 19.2 7.1 3.2 1.2 2.1 .3 1.34
eWin 11-20 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
1.66 De'Aaron Fox SA 704 .491 16.2 4.1 6.0 1.4 2.4 .5 1.14
1.59 Jarrett Allen Cle 529 .621 15.7 9.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.2 1.47
1.58 Josh Hart NY 614 .520 11.7 11.1 4.9 1.8 2.4 .2 1.24
1.56 James Harden Cle 672 .555 18.3 5.5 4.9 1.8 4.9 .7 1.13
1.46 Devin Vassell SA 801 .568 13.6 5.5 2.6 1.3 1.1 .8 .88
1.46 LeBron James LA 384 .541 22.5 7.0 6.3 1.4 3.9 .3 1.84
1.44 Chet Holmgren OKC 459 .651 17.7 10.4 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.52
1.44 Tobias Harris Det 485 .515 18.3 8.1 1.6 1.6 1.2 .8 1.43
1.28 Tyrese Maxey Phl 437 .555 20.6 3.6 4.5 .8 2.0 .3 1.41
1.26 Jul Champagnie SA 705 .611 13.0 6.8 1.7 1.5 .7 .6 .87
eWin 21-30 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
1.18 Paolo Banchero Orl 273 .511 24.3 8.3 5.8 1.3 3.5 .7 2.08
1.15 Jayson Tatum Bos 218 .598 24.1 11.2 6.3 1.0 3.0 .0 2.54
1.15 Mikal Bridges NY 608 .638 16.3 4.0 2.9 1.1 1.1 .4 .91
1.13 Nikola Jokić Den 237 .544 21.2 11.4 7.8 .9 3.5 .8 2.29
1.11 Scottie Barnes Tor 273 .591 21.4 5.9 6.7 1.1 3.4 1.6 1.97
1.10 I Hartenstein OKC 350 .652 15.1 13.9 3.6 1.2 3.0 1.1 1.52
1.06 Ausar Thompson Det 427 .511 9.8 10.0 3.5 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.20
1.05 Joel Embiid Phl 233 .547 25.1 8.1 5.0 .4 2.5 .9 2.15
.92 Ajay Mitchell OKC 317 .546 18.1 4.9 4.6 1.9 1.9 .1 1.39
.91 Jaylen Brown Bos 249 .542 25.5 6.1 3.1 .8 3.9 1.2 1.75
eWin 31-40 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.86 Anthony Edwards Min 324 .526 21.7 6.5 2.4 .6 3.0 .8 1.27
.85 Jalen Duren Det 422 .542 12.5 11.0 2.5 .8 3.0 1.5 .97
.83 Alperen Şengün Hou 232 .508 18.8 10.5 4.1 1.6 3.1 1.3 1.75
.82 Ayo Dosunmu Min 292 .612 20.3 4.4 4.1 1.2 1.9 .5 1.35
.75 RJ Barrett Tor 271 .554 20.6 6.7 3.1 1.2 3.6 .3 1.35
.71 Alex Caruso OKC 353 .642 15.6 4.5 2.6 2.0 1.5 .7 .98
.71 Cason Wallace OKC 374 .645 11.8 5.4 2.9 2.9 1.1 .6 .93
.69 Amen Thompson Hou 264 .540 16.3 6.3 4.3 1.5 2.2 1.0 1.28
.68 Paul George Phl 394 .592 16.0 4.1 2.5 1.4 2.2 .5 .83
.68 Rui Hachimura LA 386 .686 16.7 4.2 1.4 .9 .9 .6 .85
eWin 41-50 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.66 Jaden McDaniels Min 406 .506 15.3 6.4 2.1 .6 1.6 .7 .79
.66 Marcus Smart LA 345 .535 15.0 4.1 4.9 2.8 4.0 1.1 .93
.66 Naz Reid Min 323 .579 14.5 9.7 2.2 .6 1.8 .4 .97
.63 Deandre Ayton LA 285 .552 12.5 13.7 1.1 .3 1.8 1.0 1.07
.61 Julius Randle Min 400 .469 15.1 8.4 2.5 .6 3.3 .1 .73
.60 Rudy Gobert Min 372 .489 7.2 11.3 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 .78
.59 M Robinson NY 251 .537 10.4 14.2 .9 .9 1.2 1.4 1.13
.59 Duncan Robinson Det 383 .626 15.0 3.1 2.7 1.6 1.3 .3 .74
.57 Jalen Johnson Atl 214 .542 16.6 8.5 4.2 .9 2.5 .3 1.29
.57 Max Strus Cle 481 .573 11.4 6.9 2.4 1.2 1.8 .3 .58
eWin 51-60 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.57 Jamal Murray Den 238 .477 17.6 4.3 4.6 .8 2.0 .3 1.16
.54 VJ Edgecombe Phl 407 .500 11.6 6.0 2.7 1.1 1.7 .4 .63
.52 Collin M-Boyles Tor 191 .673 16.9 7.4 2.3 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.33
.52 Luke Kornet SA 296 .609 9.9 10.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.8 .84
.50 Desmond Bane Orl 253 .529 17.3 4.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 .3 .96
.49 Neemias Queta Bos 152 .747 15.5 15.1 .9 .2 1.5 1.4 1.56
.48 Tari Eason Hou 195 .580 14.4 8.0 1.7 2.5 1.0 .7 1.20
.47 Jabari Smith Hou 252 .536 13.7 8.1 1.5 .8 .9 .6 .92
.46 Daniss Jenkins Det 318 .465 12.2 4.3 4.1 .6 1.1 .5 .71
.45 P Pritchard Bos 231 .531 13.7 3.9 4.7 .4 .8 .0 .95
eWin 61-70 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.45 Deni Avdija Por 174 .547 20.6 6.5 4.0 .5 3.7 .6 1.23
.44 Wendell Carter Orl 237 .606 12.1 7.5 3.0 .6 1.7 1.9 .90
.39 Jared McCain OKC 258 .523 17.8 3.8 1.8 .7 1.6 .0 .73
.37 Luke Kennard LA 326 .628 13.3 4.2 2.3 1.1 1.7 .1 .55
.36 Onyeka Okongwu Atl 199 .694 11.7 7.9 2.0 1.4 1.3 .9 .86
.35 Keldon Johnson SA 411 .485 12.8 6.1 1.5 1.1 2.1 .2 .41
.35 Austin Reaves LA 221 .533 18.3 4.5 4.7 .0 4.6 1.1 .77
.34 Jrue Holiday Por 192 .503 12.9 5.3 5.7 1.5 3.1 .4 .86
.33 Dyson Daniels Atl 166 .500 8.0 8.9 5.3 2.6 2.5 .4 .94
.31 Jaylin Williams OKC 240 .544 9.0 8.9 2.7 1.1 .9 .4 .63
eWin 81-90 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.31 Kelly Oubre Phl 364 .536 10.5 6.5 1.0 .6 .9 .5 .40
.29 Jose Alvarado NY 170 .536 13.9 5.3 3.8 1.9 2.2 .4 .82
.28 Cameron Johnson Den 186 .603 15.4 3.5 2.4 1.2 1.2 .4 .74
.27 Mike Conley Min 168 .679 11.5 3.3 5.5 1.8 1.1 .0 .77
.26 CJ McCollum Atl 192 .518 17.5 3.7 1.8 1.2 4.1 1.3 .66
.26 Jalen Green Phx 151 .468 15.4 5.3 2.6 2.1 3.3 .2 .83
.25 Terrence Shannon Min 203 .500 16.4 4.0 1.6 .7 1.5 .0 .59
.23 Caris LeVert Det 216 .550 11.3 4.7 2.2 1.1 1.3 .9 .52
.22 Reed Sheppard Hou 192 .406 11.4 1.2 4.9 2.3 2.4 .9 .57
.21 Ja'Kobe Walter Tor 224 .534 10.9 3.6 1.3 2.2 .7 .3 .46
.19 Devin Booker Phx 153 .552 16.4 4.2 3.5 .3 4.0 .2 .61
.19 Jalen Suggs Orl 248 .415 10.1 4.1 4.2 1.8 3.4 .6 .37
.18 Derrick White Bos 251 .446 9.2 3.5 2.9 .8 1.7 1.5 .35
.18 Jaxson Hayes LA 163 .687 12.1 7.4 1.2 .7 2.2 1.6 .53
.17 Quentin Grimes Phl 243 .561 9.3 4.1 2.8 .5 .9 .7 .34
eWin 91-100 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.17 Jordan Clarkson NY 195 .514 14.4 5.9 1.7 .6 3.0 .2 .41
.16 Sam Hauser Bos 164 .587 10.3 7.0 1.2 .2 .5 .2 .48
.16 Jonathan Kuminga Atl 156 .562 13.7 4.5 1.0 .7 1.3 .6 .50
.15 Jaylon Tyson Cle 216 .451 8.3 7.7 2.8 .5 1.7 .2 .34
.14 Isaiah Stewart Det 165 .659 10.9 6.8 .5 .2 1.8 2.6 .41
.13 Sam Merrill Cle 338 .608 12.0 2.2 1.6 .8 .9 .0 .18
.12 Anthony Black Orl 196 .465 8.6 3.4 1.5 2.2 .9 .8 .30
.12 Landry Shamet NY 310 .630 12.8 2.5 1.4 .4 .9 .2 .20
.12 Dennis Schröder Cle 271 .490 10.2 3.3 4.5 .8 3.1 .4 .21
.11 Dean Wade Cle 407 .594 6.4 6.8 1.1 1.2 .9 .1 .13
.09 Carter Bryant SA 187 .617 10.8 6.6 2.4 .5 2.5 1.0 .24
.09 Christian Braun Den 187 .549 8.6 3.8 1.7 1.2 .8 1.0 .23
.04 Jamal Shead Tor 224 .463 7.8 2.2 4.5 1.6 2.3 .2 .08
.03 Miles McBride NY 334 .491 9.1 2.6 2.2 .8 1.1 .4 .05
.03 Nickeil A-Walker Atl 213 .522 11.1 2.6 2.2 .5 3.0 .9 .07
eWin 101-103 tm min Eff% Sco Reb Ast Stl TO Blk e480
.01 Toumani Camara Por 165 .427 5.2 6.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 .7 .03
-.02 Luguentz Dort OKC 335 .488 7.6 4.6 1.9 .8 1.0 .2 -.03
-.05 Harrison Barnes SA 183 .484 7.2 4.5 .8 .3 .9 .2 -.14
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
Spurs case built off 5 in top 10 of first list.
Knicks 5 in top 15.
Thunder 6 in top 33? SGA 5th wasn't enough and neither was that.
Cavs, 3 in top 18. Pistons 3 on top 20. Not enough high enough or enough in general.
These 5 teams had 28 of top 40. Of couse playing longer helps here. Per minute overall performance is available but would need a different sort.
Dosunmu leads the Timberwolves... in 32nd place.
Reaves not top 50 on top list and 77th on bottom list.
Knicks 5 in top 15.
Thunder 6 in top 33? SGA 5th wasn't enough and neither was that.
Cavs, 3 in top 18. Pistons 3 on top 20. Not enough high enough or enough in general.
These 5 teams had 28 of top 40. Of couse playing longer helps here. Per minute overall performance is available but would need a different sort.
Dosunmu leads the Timberwolves... in 32nd place.
Reaves not top 50 on top list and 77th on bottom list.
Re: 2026 Playoff Summaries
How great was Wemby's far-and-away best by every measure postseason?
I don't know, but it was the lowest league-leading playoff VORP in over 20 years.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/le ... son_p.html
Some years with 2 players reaching as much VORP as Wemby'26.
Note he has one of the lowest minute totals among these 35 postseasons.
Of the others, 15 were higher in all 3 of the 'advanced' stats shown; and 14 were lower in all 3.
Among centers, Jokic and Duncan, in their prime, look decisively better across the board. Dirk, Giannis, Davis are arguable.
Shaq, Garnett, Durant also close.
I don't know, but it was the lowest league-leading playoff VORP in over 20 years.
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year VORP player tm min PER WS/48 BPM
2026 2.05 Wemby SAS 750 26.3 .236 8.9
2025 2.23 Shai OKC 851 25.3 .222 8.3
2024 2.19 Dončić Dal 900 22.5 .149 7.6
2023 2.95 Jokić Den 789 31.2 .305 12.8
2022 2.21 Butler Mia 629 29.9 .291 11.8
2021 2.40 Giannis Mil 800 27.6 .224 9.9
2020 2.45 LeBron LAL 762 30.2 .269 10.7
2020 2.08 Davis LAL 769 29.6 .284 8.7
2019 2.86 Kawhi Tor 939 27.9 .244 10.1
2018 3.40 LeBron Cle 922 32.2 .269 12.7
year VORP player tm min PER WS/48 BPM
2017 2.24 LeBron Cle 744 30.1 .275 9.8
2016 2.71 LeBron Cle 822 30.0 .274 11.0
2015 2.25 Curry GSW 826 24.5 .228 8.8
2015 2.07 LeBron Cle 844 25.3 .173 7.9
2014 2.38 LeBron Mia 763 31.0 .269 10.3
2013 2.99 LeBron Mia 960 28.1 .260 10.4
2012 3.12 LeBron Mia 983 30.3 .284 10.5
2012 2.15 Durant OKC 837 27.5 .231 8.1
2011 2.17 Wade Mia 828 26.3 .216 8.4
2011 2.11 LeBron Mia 922 23.7 .198 7.1
year VORP player tm min PER WS/48 BPM
2010 2.11 Kobe LAL 923 24.7 .190 7.0
2009 2.86 LeBron Cle 580 37.4 .399 17.5
2009 2.62 Kobe LAL 940 26.8 .238 9.1
2008 2.15 Garnett Bos 987 23.0 .199 6.6
2008 2.05 Kobe LAL 863 25.0 .178 7.4
2007 2.24 LeBron Cle 893 23.9 .200 8.1
2006 2.75 Nowitzki Dal 983 26.8 .263 9.2
2006 2.75 Wade Mia 959 26.9 .240 9.3
2005 2.19 Ginóbili SAS 772 24.8 .260 9.2
2005 2.04 Billups Det 985 20.0 .224 6.3
year VORP player tm min PER WS/48 BPM
2004 (1.79) Bryant LAL 973 21.0 .145 5.3
2003 3.15 Duncan SAS 1021 28.4 .279 10.2
2002 (1.87) Shaq LAL 776 28.3 .236 7.5
2001 2.08 Iverson Phl 1016 22.5 .130 6.1
2000 2.57 Shaq LAL 1000 30.5 .224 8.1
Some years with 2 players reaching as much VORP as Wemby'26.
Note he has one of the lowest minute totals among these 35 postseasons.
Of the others, 15 were higher in all 3 of the 'advanced' stats shown; and 14 were lower in all 3.
Among centers, Jokic and Duncan, in their prime, look decisively better across the board. Dirk, Giannis, Davis are arguable.
Shaq, Garnett, Durant also close.