Miami Heat: Player Grades For 2016-17

Apr 2, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Willie Reed (left) greets Heat guard Rodney McGruder (right) before the start against the Denver Nuggets at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Willie Reed (left) greets Heat guard Rodney McGruder (right) before the start against the Denver Nuggets at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
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PF/C Luke Babbitt

Final 2016-17 averages:

  • Raw Stats
    • 68 games played, 40.2 field-goal percentage, 41.4 three-point percentage, 73.3 free-throw percentage, 1.3 threes, 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.2 blocks, 0.4 turnovers
  • Advanced Metrics
    • 1.8 Win Shares (242nd), 0.1 Value Over Replacement Player (239th), -1.8 Box Plus/Minus (260th), -38.02 Total Points Added (347th)
    • Best performance of the season:

      If Babbitt does return, can we start calling him the “Flat-Footed Flamethrower”? Because, you see, he gets zero lift on his jumper, but will knock down shots if you leave him open.

      The floor-spacing big had a 40-game stretch for the Heat where he converted 45.9 percent of his threes. (Coach Spoelstra can turn just about any player into a serviceable piece… sorry, D. Williams.)

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