Shai Gilgeous-Alexander analysis | A future star?

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Just how good is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander right now? Should be make the All-Star team this year? Will he be a top-10 NBA player in the future? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report highlights how the Oklahoma City Thunder star uses his handle, floater, passing and more while incorporating analytics & stats to assess his overall impact.

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Stats courtesy:
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https://stats.nba.com

IMPACT METRICS
-Backpicks BPM is a proprietary model that focuses on player skill instead of situational value. It is box score only.
-PIPM is a hybrid model (box score and plus-minus) that "luck-adjusts" plus-minus data (regresses FT% and 3pt%) to account for noise and is more sensitive to a player's role/fit on a given team. Created by @JacobEGoldstein
-RAPTOR is 538's model that blends box score information, plus-minus data and player tracking data to estimate player impact. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-nba-player-ratings/

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