Professional DNA
Kevin Burleson: DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST
Defensive impact · 2005-06 · 39 games
90
percentil

The question
What kind of player is Kevin Burleson?
The evidence
Kevin Burleson · Defensive impact: 90th percentile (DBPM 1.6: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player)
The read
What they are, the role they held and what sets them apart. Every line comes from a figure further down this same page.
- What they areDEFENSIVE SPECIALIST
- RoleShort rotation: 8.7 minutes per game across 39 games
- What sets them apartDefensive impact · 90th percentile
DBPM 1.6: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
The axes, one by one
Every axis with its percentile against 404 players with a sample in 2005-06. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.
- Scoring5th percentile
1.8 points per game
- Playmaking48th percentile
1.2 assists per game
- Outside shooting55th percentile
- Defensive impact90th percentile
DBPM 1.6: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
- Finishing at the rimno data
no data
- Rebounding2th percentile
0.7 rebounds per game
Strengths
- Defensive impact90th percentile
Elite · DBPM 1.6: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
Limitations
- Playmaking48th percentile
Average · 1.2 assists per game
- Scoring5th percentile
Very low · 1.8 points per game
- Rebounding2th percentile
Very low · 0.7 rebounds per game
- Axes without enough sample
Finishing at the rim
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
Context
2005-06 · 39 games · 8.7 minutes per game · Percentile against 404 measured players in 2005-06 · SportiveWorld own data
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- Percentiles compare inside the NBA. Outside it they do not mean the same thing.
- It portrays the 2005-06 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
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This answer
2026-11-07
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