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Marcus Thornton: ROLE PLAYER

Outside shooting · 2016-17 · 33 games

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Marcus Thornton
Confidence: lowData through: 2016-17

The question

What kind of player is Marcus Thornton?

The evidence

Marcus Thornton · Outside shooting: 62th percentile

62 percentilcompared against: 50 percentil (+12) · 413 players with a sample in 2016-17

Marcus Thornton: what moved most is Scoring

40 percentilcompared against: 69 percentil (-29) · Marcus Thornton, from 2011-12 to 2016-17

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 areROLE PLAYER
  • RoleShort rotation: 17.4 minutes per game across 33 games
  • What sets them apartOutside shooting · 62th percentile

The axes, one by one

Every axis with its percentile against 413 players with a sample in 2016-17. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.

  • Scoring40th percentile

    6.6 points per game

  • Playmaking42th percentile

    1.2 assists per game

  • Outside shooting62th percentile
  • Defensive impact26th percentile

    DBPM -0.7: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player

  • Finishing at the rimno data

    no data

  • Rebounding26th percentile

    2.3 rebounds per game

Limitations

  • Playmaking42th percentile

    Average · 1.2 assists per game

  • Scoring40th percentile

    Average · 6.6 points per game

  • Defensive impact26th percentile

    Low · DBPM -0.7: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player

  • Rebounding26th percentile

    Low · 2.3 rebounds per game

  • Axes without enough sample

    Finishing at the rim

Recent change

Scoring: 94th percentile → 40th percentile (-54) · Playmaking: 61th percentile → 42th percentile (-19) · Rebounding: 58th percentile → 26th percentile (-32)

  • 2011-1294th percentile

    51 games · 34.9 minutes per game

    Scoring
    94th percentile
    Playmaking
    61th percentile
    Rebounding
    58th percentile
  • 2012-1376th percentile

    72 games · 24.0 minutes per game

    Scoring
    76th percentile
    Playmaking
    47th percentile
    Rebounding
    37th percentile
  • 2013-1463th percentile

    72 games · 24.2 minutes per game

    Scoring
    63th percentile
    Playmaking
    42th percentile
    Rebounding
    41th percentile
  • 2014-1551th percentile

    48 games · 15.0 minutes per game

    Scoring
    51th percentile
    Playmaking
    23th percentile
    Rebounding
    16th percentile
  • 2015-1662th percentile

    61 games · 18.2 minutes per game

    Scoring
    62th percentile
    Playmaking
    46th percentile
    Rebounding
    30th percentile
  • 2016-1740th percentile

    33 games · 17.4 minutes per game

    Scoring
    40th percentile
    Playmaking
    42th percentile
    Rebounding
    26th percentile

Context

2016-17 · 33 games · 17.4 minutes per game · Percentile against 413 measured players in 2016-17 · 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 2016-17 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

2026-10-13

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