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League elite in Steals · among guards

Derrick Walton

DET· Guard· 2021-22

1.85 m · 84 kg · 31 years old

Among the best
in the leagueno. 1among guardsStealsno. 1among guardsBlocksno. 12among guardsAssists⚠︎ small sample · 3 games2021-22 · vs 152 players

Season

3 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

23.1%

3P%

23.1%

FT%

100%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2021-22	DET	3	6.3	3.3	7	2.3	1.3	3.7	2.7	36	23.1%	23.1%	100%
2019-20	LACLAC/DET	26	2	0.6	1	0.3	0	0.2	0.8	9.5	46.2%	41.7%	77.8%
2017-18	MIA	16	1.8	1	1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	9.2	32%	41.2%	100%

Player DNA2021-22 · vs 152 players

Career · 3 seasons

Points

2.2 per game

Rebounds

0.9 per game

Assists

1.4 per game

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — below the league average (0.9 pts/possession)

Who guards him2021-22 · official matchups

Tre Jones60 poss12 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Readings

Distribution

Measured

Derrick Walton sits in the 100th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2021-22).

100

Percentile · Steals · 2021-22

Against 152 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence

2021-22: percentile 15 in scoring among 152 guards
2021-22: percentile 54 in rebounding among 152 guards
2021-22: percentile 92 in playmaking among 152 guards
2021-22: percentile 100 in steals among 152 guards
2021-22: percentile 100 in blocks among 152 guards

Limits

Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.

Revision 9d26db40 · measured

Observed

Derrick Walton goes from 2.0 to 6.3 points per game in 2019-20→2021-22: his best stretch in 3 seasons.

6.3

Points per game · 2021-22

Career · 2017-18–2021-22 · 3 seasons

Observed

Derrick Walton passes most to Hamidou Diallo (18.33 passes per game) in 2021-22; 7 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

18.33

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2021-22

Passes made per game · 2021-22 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2017-182021-222021-22

Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height185 cm

Weight84 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2017

Measured by the NBA in 2017 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes180 cm71.00″

Height with shoes185 cm72.75″

Wingspan189 cm74.50″62.º of 63

Standing reach241 cm95.00″61.º of 63

Hand length20.3 cm8.00″58.º of 63

Hand width21.6 cm8.50″60.º of 63

Explosiveness

Standing vertical66 cm26.00″45.º of 52

Max vertical83 cm32.50″39.º of 52

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.29 s30.º of 52

Lane agility11.28 s23.º of 52

Modified lane agility3.12 s29.º of 52

Strength

Bench press9 reps23.º of 47

Body composition

Weight86 kg189 lb

Body fat5.8%

The rank is within the 2017 invitees who completed that drill.

The whole 2017 Combine →

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Most blocked by

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist1

RJ Barrett1

Bogdan Bogdanović1

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2021 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Hamidou Diallo

18.3 passes per game · 48% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Hamidou Diallo18.329%

Saddiq Bey17.328%

Luka Garza12.720%

Frank Jackson5.79%

Cassius Stanley4.78%

Receives most from

Hamidou Diallo20.331%

Saddiq Bey16.725%

Luka Garza10.716%

Cassius Stanley6.310%

Justin Robinson3.35%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

63%

28%

Three37%Mid-range30%At the rim

Assisted baskets: 57%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base

College: Michigan

His numbers

14MIA2017

🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).