Also curious what a qualifies as a potential assist

Both, but definitely more the how you set them up. Like rim assists are the most valued assist in basketball for a reason, and they definitely boost the percentage

Definitely more of a correlation than clear causation here. Being a bail out passer would drop the percentage, yet having streaker shooters around the passer would too.

This is why these stats can be ehhh. So many different assumptions on what these figures mean/account for but there’s no unified answer. It seemingly favors pick & rolls players so much more with the Lakers Trio

Probably a bit of both

As far as derozan/avdija are concerned, they’re both guys who you probably assume aren’t passing once they get into their action. So even a good pass from them can feel like a grenade. Just my 2 cents who plays basketball with a lot of guys of those archetypes

It mostly shows how teams play. Lakers shot 7 threes less and nas 6 shot attempts per game less than Phoenix for example. That means Phoneix probably played faster and took more quick shots and more threes, which resulted in lower overall FG%. Since Booker was primary playmaker, he had the most passes for those shots. Meanwhile Lakers were playing slower, to find the best possible shot, closer to the basket, which resulted in higher FG%

Does he throw a lot of grenades?

for Suggs it’s certainly more the former. This stat is shocking to me and I watched damn near every game last season lol

People say they are a terrible duo that will never work or whatever, but every time they were healthy and on the court with each other last season the Lakers were on fire (first month of the season and the March run). You’d think their win rate wouldn’t be so good if they really didn’t work together. You basically have a top 3 offensive player and a top 25 offensive player, both can shoot, both are amazing finishers, and both can playmake. Good luck stopping both. You need a team like OKC with multiple top tier perimeter defenders to do it

The Lakers were also the highest FG% last season. Big reason is because of the elite playmaking trio giving guys a lot of easy looks

Lack of defence and injured Luka stopped them. I would’ve loved to see what this squad was truly capable of in playoffs.

They can literally NEVER win a championship though

Hijacking the top comment to say:

Why don’t people post sources anymore? Maybe all these stats are made up? Maybe OP got them from ChatGPT?

Post your sources people.

Yea lebron’s right there with em at 5

Doesn’t this stat mean his teammates were letting him down?

LeBron could very well have just been a more athletic Magic Johnson if he played PG in his prime, he was just a forward and more of a scorer instead. But he’s got the passing ability, the size, the IQ, the court vision, nothing is stopping him from being that other than the fact that teams prefer to utilize his ability to get to the rim and kill everyone in transition. He played PG with the Lakers the year they won the championship, to great effect. And that wasn’t even him at his peak

Poor Booker. His overall production is getting down because they keep using him out of his natural position. 

its even more miraculous on lukas end when you realize the lakers were a low volume mediocre percentage 3 point team this season so his percentage should be way worse

Imagine how many assists Paolo would get if his teammates weren’t building brick mansions

for real, the volume luka puts up while still being top tier in conversion is nuts. it’s one thing to have high potential assists when you’re just chucking it around, another to actually put your guys in positions to score that consistently.

sga being near the bottom is mostly because hes passing to some pretty bad offensive players alot of the time

Bruh i own a Suggs Jersey. He’s my favourite player.

He most definitely does NOT keep things simple lmao

I don’t think Rui would have gotten his shot selection without Luka & AR setting him up. So you could argue that his percentage was only high this year because of their facilitating (and LeBron).

It is definitely not just team shooting stat, because Jalen Suggs is on the top despite Orlando Magic mediocre offence as a team. They are also not a good 3pt shooting team. 

Rui is 40% with 3,9 attempts and 1,7 3pt made per game. He cannot be the reason behind of 3 Lakers being in the top assists converted rate. 

Rui and Kennard also prefer to shoot only if they are really open on 3. So if you watched Lakers you can see how they pass back or start dribbling because they are hesitant to shoot. 

Also players like LaRavia, Hayes and Ayton benefited a lot by playing with 3 very good playmakers. Hayes efficiency is boosted by Luka playmaking. Ayton played the best when Austin was feeding him. 

Players benefit from good playmakers and good playmakers benefit from reliable shooters. 

Booker is shooting guard that is forced in playmaking role. I think his resent production drop is partly caused by the fact he plays in wrong position.