Professional DNA

Isiah Thomas: PURE PLAYMAKER

Playmaking · 1993-94 · 58 games

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Confidence: lowData through: 1993-94

The question

What kind of player is Isiah Thomas?

The evidence

Isiah Thomas · Playmaking: 97th percentile (6.9 assists per game)

97 percentilcompared against: 50 percentil (+47) · 341 players with a sample in 1993-94

Isiah Thomas: what moved most is Rebounding

37 percentilcompared against: 50 percentil (-13) · Isiah Thomas, from 1988-89 to 1993-94

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 arePURE PLAYMAKER
RoleFeatured starter: 30.2 minutes per game across 58 games
What sets them apartPlaymaking · 97th percentile
6.9 assists per game

The axes, one by one

Every axis with its percentile against 341 players with a sample in 1993-94. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.

Scoring81th percentile
14.8 points per game
Playmaking97th percentile
6.9 assists per game
Outside shooting75th percentile
Defensive impact2th percentile
DBPM -2.2: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
Finishing at the rimno data
no data
Rebounding37th percentile
2.7 rebounds per game

Strengths

Playmaking97th percentile
Elite · 6.9 assists per game
Scoring81th percentile
Very high · 14.8 points per game
Outside shooting75th percentile
Very high ·

Limitations

Rebounding37th percentile
Low · 2.7 rebounds per game
Defensive impact2th percentile
Very low · DBPM -2.2: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
Axes without enough sample
Finishing at the rim
This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.

Recent change

Scoring: 88th percentile → 81th percentile (-7) · Playmaking: 97th percentile → 97th percentile (0) · Rebounding: 52th percentile → 37th percentile (-15)

1988-8952th percentile
80 games · 36.6 minutes per game
Scoring
88th percentile
Playmaking
97th percentile
Rebounding
52th percentile
1989-9057th percentile
81 games · 37.0 minutes per game
Scoring
90th percentile
Playmaking
98th percentile
Rebounding
57th percentile
1990-9151th percentile
48 games · 34.5 minutes per game
Scoring
82th percentile
Playmaking
99th percentile
Rebounding
51th percentile
1991-9248th percentile
78 games · 37.4 minutes per game
Scoring
90th percentile
Playmaking
96th percentile
Rebounding
48th percentile
1992-9344th percentile
79 games · 37.0 minutes per game
Scoring
88th percentile
Playmaking
98th percentile
Rebounding
44th percentile
1993-9437th percentile
58 games · 30.2 minutes per game
Scoring
81th percentile
Playmaking
97th percentile
Rebounding
37th percentile

Context

1993-94 · 58 games · 30.2 minutes per game · Percentile against 341 measured players in 1993-94 · 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 1993-94 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.

From here

What if…?

What happened to his team when he did not play

Career atlas

When his game changed, season by season

Where it comes from

Source

not stated

Model input

not stated

Computation

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This answer

2026-10-13

Where this comes from

Season averages · closed season · its clock is the seasonBox scores · closed season · its clock is the season

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