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Cleveland Cavaliers · PG/SG

James Harden

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Height
6'5"
Wingspan
6'11"
Weight
220 lb
Age
—
Hometown
—
Prior to league
Arizona State

Scouting report

Scoring

Points 21.2 9290
True shooting % 71.2 9295
Usage % 21.7 6954
At the rim FG% 73.7 7674
Pull-up eFG% 63.3 8887
Free throw % 83.3 5749

Playmaking

Assists 6.8 9694
Assist % 26.6 8979
Potential assists 10.2 9490
Passer rating 7.40 9187

Defense

Steal % 2.2 5958
Block % 1.2 4656
Deflections 2.6 7972
FG% allowed vs expected ↓ -12.5 9087
Rim points saved /100 1.73 8388
Defensive RAPM 1.9 9092

Rebounding

Offensive rebound % 3.7 3556
Defensive rebound % 14.9 6378
Box-outs 1.2 9194

Impact

RAPM 3.9 8885
On/off net rating 15.0 7165
Win shares 1.5 9593
PIE 12.7 9695

Percentiles among players with 4+ games: 100 is the best, a ↓ stat is better low. The switch compares him with guards only.

Shot chart

FG% by zone, against the league
Restricted area: 14 of 19, 73.7% (league 64.1%)Paint: 2 of 8, 25.0% (league 46.4%)Left baseline: 0 of 0Left wing: 0 of 0Middle: 1 of 3, 33.3% (league 40.9%)Right wing: 2 of 2, 100.0% (league 38.5%)Right baseline: 0 of 0Left corner 3: 0 of 0Right corner 3: 0 of 1, 0.0% (league 35.5%)Left wing 3: 2 of 4, 50.0% (league 29.4%)Top 3: 7 of 15, 46.7% (league 30.3%)Right wing 3: 2 of 4, 50.0% (league 31.5%) 74%14/19 25%2/8 33%1/3 100%2/2 0/1 50%2/4 47%7/15 50%2/4
Below the leagueAbove· grey: under 5 shots

Shot distribution

56 shots
At the rim: 33.9%Paint: 14.3%Mid-range: 8.9%Corner 3: 1.8%Above the break 3: 41.1%
  • At the rim34%league 35%
  • Paint14%league 15%
  • Mid-range9%league 13%
  • Corner 32%league 14%
  • Above the break 341%league 23%

Play types

share of the possessions he finishes
Isolation 19%P&R handler 20%P&R roll man 0%Post-up 0%Spot-up 22%Handoff 4%Cut 0%Off screen 1%Putback 0%Transition 28%

Outer ring: 30%. Dashed: the league's average player.

Where he plays

share of his possessions, by position
PG 73%SG 27%SF 0%PF 0%C 0%

Outer ring: 80%.

Who he guards

share of his time on defense
PG 50%SG 35%SF 9%PF 5%C 1%

Outer ring: 80%.