The Cavaliers reportedly have have agreed to acquire guard Lonzo Ball from the Bulls for forward Isaac Okoro.
The 2025 offseason is well under way. The 2025 NBA Draft is in the books, free agency tips off on Monday, and there have already been several trades involving veteran players. (Most of the deals can’t be finalized until July 6.)
After diving into the stats surrounding Houston-bound Kevin Durant, here are some numbers to know about some of the players that have been traded in the last two weeks …
All numbers apply to the 2024-25 regular season, unless otherwise noted.
1. Cole Anthony, Memphis Grizzlies
Number to know: Anthony grabbed 8.0% of available rebounds while he was on the floor. That was his lowest rate in the last three seasons, but still ranked second among 44 players 6-3 and shorter who averaged at least 15 minutes per game.
Anthony hasn’t been an efficient scorer; he has the fourth lowest true shooting percentage (53.3%) among 144 players with at least 2,500 field goal attempts over his five years in the league. But he’s a terrific rebounder for his size.
2. Lonzo Ball, Cleveland Cavaliers
Number to know: Ball was one of only four players to play at least 500 minutes and average at least five rebounds, five assists and two steals per 36.
He was coming back from almost three years off and didn’t shoot well, but Ball can still make plays and secure possessions.
3. Desmond Bane, Orlando Magic
Number to know: Bane is one of only five players who’ve shot 38% or better on at least 250 3-point attempts in each of the last five seasons.
Bane has been remarkably consistent over his five years in the league, with his true shooting percentage only ranging between 59.2% and 60.6% even though he’s seen a jump in his playmaking responsibilities over the last couple of years.
Breaking down the trade sending Desmond Bane to Orlando for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and a package of draft picks.
4. Dillon Brooks, Phoenix Suns
Number to know: Brooks shot a career-best 39.7% from 3-point range this season and has seen jumps in 3-point percentage in each of the last three years. His 158 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers were tied for sixth most in the league this season.
In his eighth season, Brooks finally added the 3 to the D. In fact, he was the only Rocket to have shot the league average (36%) or better on at least 200 3-point attempts.
5. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Memphis Grizzlies
Number to know: Caldwell-Pope was one of nine players that shot better than 50% on at least 100 pull-up 2-pointers. He shot 29-for-50 (58.0%) on 2-pointers from at least 18 feet, with that being the best mark among 29 players with at least 50 attempts.
The other eight guys who shot better than 50% on at least 100 pull-up 2s were all assisted on less than 58% of their (total) field goals, while Caldwell-Pope was assisted 80.8% of his buckets. He’s unique that he’s shooting a lot of off-the-dribble 2s that aren’t self-created.
6. Jalen Green, Phoenix Suns
Number to know: Green ranked second in the league (behind DeMar DeRozan) with 108 2-point attempts from at least 18 feet. His 36-for-108 (33.3%) on those shots ranked 27th among 29 players who attempted at least 50.
In his fourth season, Green registered career-low marks for the percentage of his shots that came in the paint (38.7%) and free throw rate (23.4 attempts per 100 shots from the field). He became more of a jump-shooter, but wasn’t particularly efficient with his jumper.
7. Jrue Holiday, Portland Trail Blazers
Number to know: Holiday registered the two lowest usage rates of his career in his two years with the Celtics, 16.1% in 2023-24 and 15.6% in ’24-25.
The 35-year old took a back seat with his move to Boston, seeing a huge drop in usage rate from his last year in Milwaukee (24.4%). He should be asked to shoot more with the Blazers.
8. Terance Mann, Brooklyn Nets
Number to know: Over the last two seasons, Mann has shot 65.2% in the paint, the second-best mark among guards and wings with at least 300 attempts in the paint.
Mann isn’t a great floor spacer, though he’s also shot 76-for-188 (40.4%) on corner 3-pointers over the last two years. But he’s developed into a strong finisher at the basket.
9. CJ McCollum, Washington Wizards
Number to know: McCollum had an effective field goal percentage of just 46.6% on pull-up jumpers, a mark which ranked 45th among 68 players with at least 250 pull-up attempts. It his worst mark in the last 10 seasons and down from a career-best 57.0% (second) in 2023-24.
McCollum’s pull-up game was one of the many ways in which the Pelicans saw a huge drop-off from the season prior.
10. Georges Niang, Boston Celtics
Number to know: Niang is one of only 10 active players with at least five seasons of shooting 40% or better on at least 200 3-point attempts.
Over his last five seasons, Niang has taken 68.6% of his shots from 3-point range, the sixth highest rate among 186 players with at least 2,000 field goal attempts over that stretch. So he should fit in well with the Celtics, who set an NBA record by taking 53.6% of their shots from beyond the arc this past season.
11. Isaac Okoro, Chicago Bulls
Number to know: According to Second Spectrum tracking, 89% of Okoro’s 3-point attempts were wide open. That was the third-highest rate among 284 players with at least 100 3-point attempts total.
Okoro shot 37.8% on those wide-open 3s, a mark below the league average (38.9%) and which ranked 138th among 208 players who attempted at least 100.
12. Jordan Poole, New Orleans Hornets
Number to know: Poole shot 133-for-340 (39.1%) on pull-up 3-pointers, the third-best mark among 32 players with at least 200 attempts and up from 30.4% (worst among 30 players with at least 200 attempts) in 2023-24.
After a rough first year in Washington, Poole saw a big jump in efficiency, with his true shooting percentage (59.1%) close to his mark (59.8%) from the season he won a championship with the Warriors. It ranked 10th among 25 players with a usage rate of 28% or higher.
13. Kristaps Porziņģis, Atlanta Hawks
Number to know: Porziņģis averaged 0.499 points per touch, the second-highest rate among 414 players with at least 500 touches, according to Second Spectrum tracking.
Porziņģis is certainly more of a play finisher than a play creator. His assist ratio of 10.8 per 100 possessions used was the third lowest among 45 players with a usage rate of 25% or higher. But he’s been a pretty efficient finisher, with his true shooting percentage of 63.1% over the last three seasons ranking 17th among 164 players with at least 1,500 field goal attempts over that stretch.
14. Anfernee Simons, Boston Celtics
Number to know: Simons is 76-for-80 (95.0%) on clutch free throws in his career. That’s the best mark among the 608 players with at least 50 clutch free throw attempts (regular season and playoffs combined) over the 29 years for which we have clutch data.
Clutch = Attempt with the score within five points in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime.
That includes a 23-for-23 mark this past season, when Simons also had six field goals (on 11 attempts) to tie or take the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime. That was tied for fourth most.
15. Mark Williams, Phoenix Suns
Number to know: Williams is one of only four players to have averaged at least 13 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per 36 minutes in 2,500 minutes or more over his three seasons in the league.
Phoenix was thinking big on Draft night, selecting Khaman Maluach at No. 10 and reportedly acquiring Mark Williams from Charlotte.
Alas, the Hornets were a slightly better rebounding team with Williams off the floor (grabbing 50.4% of available boards) than they were with him on the floor (48.9%) this past season. And opponents shot 65.1% at the rim when he was there, a mark which ranked just 62nd among 99 players who defended at least 200 shots at the rim.
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