NBA: 4 bizarre results thanks to advanced statistics

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4. The league’s best net rating

What is net rating anyways? It’s the difference between a player’s offensive and defensive rating, or how much better a player’s team does while they’re on the court on average.

Think about who are the most dominant players in the game, ones that bring in high offensive production and lockdown defense. Who is going to have a great net rating? Kawhi Leonard? Anthony Davis? LeBron James?

Cast all of those names to the side, because there is a new sheriff in town: Kobi Simmons.

That’s right, the undrafted second-year player out of Arizona is the most dominant player in the NBA when it comes to net rating. His +66.7 squashes the competition and is a full five points ahead of runner-up Troy Caupain.

Never mind that Simmons posts a so-so 100 offensive rating and played less than two minutes, his defensive rating is fourth in the league, holding opponents to just 33.3 points per 100 possessions.

What would this look like in a real game?

Assuming he would start and play heavy minutes, Simmons would lead an offense that is the worst in the league, but would hold defenses to nothing. On one end, the team would be clanking shots left and right.

Defensively, he’d be leading a charge to hold teams just under 100 points. If the other team ever gets past 100, it’s all over.

Actually, this sounds a lot like the Memphis Grizzlies of the past decade.