With the NBA on hiatus for at least 30 days, I'll be coping by posting an article every day with 30 random/interesting facts from each of the 30 teams. Hopefully, the season will resume when I hit publish on the Wizards' article.
Day 24:
Phoenix Suns
Stats are mostly from Cleaning the Glass, but also RotoWire, NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.
- Devin Booker has played the second-most minutes (2,241) in the NBA.
- Devin Booker has scored the sixth-most points (1,619) in the league.
- Ricky Rubio has the third-most assists (507) in the NBA.
- Mikal Bridges has the eighth-most steals (93) in the NBA.
- Devin Booker has committed the third-most turnovers (244) in the league.
- Devin Booker is second in free-throw percentage (91.6).
- Mikal Bridges' 126.3 points per 100 shot attempts ranks in the 94th percentile for wing players. He's made 72% (123-of-171) of his shots at the rim.
- Cameron Johnson takes 30% of his shots from the corner, which ranks in the 99th percentile for forwards.
- Devin Booker draws a non-shooting foul on 3.9% of team plays -- in the 99th percentile for wing players.
- Mikal Bridges averages a combined 2.7 steals-plus-blocks per 36 minutes.
- Deandre Ayton's offensive rebounding rate off of field goals (12.7%) is in the 92nd percentile for bigs.
- Ricky Rubio has the highest point differential (+12.0) on the Suns, and it's a difference that ranks in the 96th percentile.
- When Devin Booker is on the court, the Suns score 10.9 more points per 100 halfcourt plays -- the highest difference on the team and in the 99th percentile.
- The Suns run 2.1% more transition plays with Mikal Bridges on the court -- the biggest positive difference on the team and in the 91st percentile.
- Opponents shoot 3.0% more long mid-range jumpers with Aron Baynes on the court -- in the 97th percentile in terms of forcing that shot.
- Opponents grab 6.1% fewer offensive rebounds with Ricky Rubio on the court -- a difference that ranks in the 98th percentile.
- The Suns have three players in the 90th-plus percentile in terms of limiting opponent transition opportunities: Elie Okobo (2.4% fewer), Cam Johnson (2.2% fewer), Aron Baynes (2.1% fewer).
- Opponents add 2.3% more transition opportunities with Dario Saric on the court -- a difference that ranks in the seventh percentile.
- Out of all Suns lineups that have seen 100+ possessions together, the best is +21.2 and contains Ricky Rubio, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Dario Saric and Aron Baynes. The worst is -26.3 and contains Tyler Johnson, Devin Booker, Kelly Oubre, Dario Saric and Frank Kaminsky.
- With both Aron Baynes and Deandre Ayton on the court, the Suns have a +6.2 net rating in 113 possessions.
- Suns small-ball lineups -- Aron Baynes, Deandre Ayton, Frank Kaminsky, Dario Saric, Cheick Diallo off the court -- have a +20.0 net rating in 80 possessions.
- Based on point differential, the Suns have 3.0 fewer wins than expected -- the sixth-worst luck in the NBA.
- On the road against top-10 teams, Phoenix has the best spread differential (+6.0).
- Phoenix has the third-worst defense on the second nights of back-to-backs (118.4).
- Phoenix has the third-worst defense against opponents who are on the second night of a back-to-back (115.6).
- Phoenix forces the third-most turnovers (15.6%) in the NBA.
- The Suns are the fourth-least accurate team from the corner (36.5%).
- The Suns are the fourth-most accurate team from floater range (43.4%).
- The Suns have the seventh-worst defensive shot profile (53.8 location eFG%).
- Phoenix allows the third-fewest transition plays off of steals (68.8%).
