Orlando Magic: 5 goals for Jonathan Isaac’s rookie season
By Max Holm
1. Average at least 2.5 “stocks” per game
Before we dive deeper, let’s define “stocks.” “Stocks” are a combination of blocks and steals. Last season at Florida State, Isaac averaged 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks, or 2.7 “stocks.” Those are really good numbers for someone who played on such a deep rotation.
Even more impressively, his “stock percentage,” a combination of steal and block percentage, was 8.6 percent. Compare Isaac’s “stock percentage” to another wing who might be best suited at power forward, Josh Jackson, and the former-Kansas man only reached a “stock percentage” of 6.6 percent. What this shows is that Isaac is a unique and versatile defensive talent.
Therefore, a goal of 2.5 or more “stocks” per game could look any number of ways. The bottomline, however, is that it’s indicative of a player that can both create turnovers and protect the rim at a high rate.
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Averaging at least 2.5 would show he could more or less reach his college-level production in the NBA. While it’s not listed as a statistic, it’ll be interesting to track his percentages, how often he steals and blocks the ball. Kawhi Leonard‘s best statistical season in the NBA in regard to “stock percentage” is only 5.5 percent. This is by no means a definitive defensive measurement of success, but it helps paint the picture of one’s defensive profile.