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282 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

And I feel like it's very representative of the season the Bulls had. So those are three surprise teams. Very exciting. I don't know how me and Andrew managed to not pick any of those three teams. Very bad job. We did. And shout out to the listener again who made us the surprise team website, which you can go look at at tinyurl.com backslash surprise teams.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

And I feel like it's very representative of the season the Bulls had. So those are three surprise teams. Very exciting. I don't know how me and Andrew managed to not pick any of those three teams. Very bad job. We did. And shout out to the listener again who made us the surprise team website, which you can go look at at tinyurl.com backslash surprise teams.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

And I feel like it's very representative of the season the Bulls had. So those are three surprise teams. Very exciting. I don't know how me and Andrew managed to not pick any of those three teams. Very bad job. We did. And shout out to the listener again who made us the surprise team website, which you can go look at at tinyurl.com backslash surprise teams.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Now, one more thing, Andrew, before we get to our guest this week, back right around the All-Star game. We picked a few names who we thought might make a post-All-Star break leap. And I wanted to do a first and second team all post-All-Star break leaps. It's a mouthful. So my second team, Shane Sharp, one of my picks. Zachary Richachet, Steph Castle, Aaron Neesmith, and Cade Cunningham.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Now, one more thing, Andrew, before we get to our guest this week, back right around the All-Star game. We picked a few names who we thought might make a post-All-Star break leap. And I wanted to do a first and second team all post-All-Star break leaps. It's a mouthful. So my second team, Shane Sharp, one of my picks. Zachary Richachet, Steph Castle, Aaron Neesmith, and Cade Cunningham.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Now, one more thing, Andrew, before we get to our guest this week, back right around the All-Star game. We picked a few names who we thought might make a post-All-Star break leap. And I wanted to do a first and second team all post-All-Star break leaps. It's a mouthful. So my second team, Shane Sharp, one of my picks. Zachary Richachet, Steph Castle, Aaron Neesmith, and Cade Cunningham.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

That's my second team. Okay, first team, I'm going to go in a little bit more depth. First, we got Quentin Grimes, which was also one of my picks. He had maybe the funniest pre to post splits. 11-4-2 pre, 23-5-5 post all-star break. What? What's really funny, though, is if you look at net rating, like how the team played when he was on the court, pre-All-Star break, minus 0.6.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

That's my second team. Okay, first team, I'm going to go in a little bit more depth. First, we got Quentin Grimes, which was also one of my picks. He had maybe the funniest pre to post splits. 11-4-2 pre, 23-5-5 post all-star break. What? What's really funny, though, is if you look at net rating, like how the team played when he was on the court, pre-All-Star break, minus 0.6.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

That's my second team. Okay, first team, I'm going to go in a little bit more depth. First, we got Quentin Grimes, which was also one of my picks. He had maybe the funniest pre to post splits. 11-4-2 pre, 23-5-5 post all-star break. What? What's really funny, though, is if you look at net rating, like how the team played when he was on the court, pre-All-Star break, minus 0.6.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Post-All-Star break, minus 14.6 because he was playing on the Sixers, of course. Wow. Now, his true shooting percentage basically was unchanged. This was just a guy, which actually is very impressive because he got a lot more usage and he was still able to maintain his efficiency. Quentin Grimes might just be a good player. So it'll be very interesting to see what he gets this summer.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Post-All-Star break, minus 14.6 because he was playing on the Sixers, of course. Wow. Now, his true shooting percentage basically was unchanged. This was just a guy, which actually is very impressive because he got a lot more usage and he was still able to maintain his efficiency. Quentin Grimes might just be a good player. So it'll be very interesting to see what he gets this summer.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Post-All-Star break, minus 14.6 because he was playing on the Sixers, of course. Wow. Now, his true shooting percentage basically was unchanged. This was just a guy, which actually is very impressive because he got a lot more usage and he was still able to maintain his efficiency. Quentin Grimes might just be a good player. So it'll be very interesting to see what he gets this summer.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Second name, Denny Obdio. We talk about him a lot. Pre-All-Star break, 15-6-3. Post-All-Star break, 23-10-5. His net rating swing, minus 5.2 to plus 5.8. He was huge. And then some names that I just wasn't thinking of. We're going to get to an obvious name, but some names I wasn't thinking of. Tyrese Halliburton. Now, if you just look at the counting stats, it doesn't seem that significant.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Second name, Denny Obdio. We talk about him a lot. Pre-All-Star break, 15-6-3. Post-All-Star break, 23-10-5. His net rating swing, minus 5.2 to plus 5.8. He was huge. And then some names that I just wasn't thinking of. We're going to get to an obvious name, but some names I wasn't thinking of. Tyrese Halliburton. Now, if you just look at the counting stats, it doesn't seem that significant.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

Second name, Denny Obdio. We talk about him a lot. Pre-All-Star break, 15-6-3. Post-All-Star break, 23-10-5. His net rating swing, minus 5.2 to plus 5.8. He was huge. And then some names that I just wasn't thinking of. We're going to get to an obvious name, but some names I wasn't thinking of. Tyrese Halliburton. Now, if you just look at the counting stats, it doesn't seem that significant.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

18-4-9 to 21-4-11. But his true shooting went from 59% to 68% post-All-Star break. And the net rating swing went to plus 1.2 to plus 12.7%. He was obviously a big part of the Pacers being one of the better second half teams in the league. Another name I wasn't really thinking about, Paulo Banqueiro. Pre-All-Star break, 23-7-5. Post-All-Star break, 29-8-5. His true shooting jumped from 51% to 58%.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

18-4-9 to 21-4-11. But his true shooting went from 59% to 68% post-All-Star break. And the net rating swing went to plus 1.2 to plus 12.7%. He was obviously a big part of the Pacers being one of the better second half teams in the league. Another name I wasn't really thinking about, Paulo Banqueiro. Pre-All-Star break, 23-7-5. Post-All-Star break, 29-8-5. His true shooting jumped from 51% to 58%.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

18-4-9 to 21-4-11. But his true shooting went from 59% to 68% post-All-Star break. And the net rating swing went to plus 1.2 to plus 12.7%. He was obviously a big part of the Pacers being one of the better second half teams in the league. Another name I wasn't really thinking about, Paulo Banqueiro. Pre-All-Star break, 23-7-5. Post-All-Star break, 29-8-5. His true shooting jumped from 51% to 58%.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

And in case you're wondering... Average true shooting this year was around 57 and a half. So Paulo post-All-Star break got his true shooting, his efficiency above average. And his net rating swing went from minus 6.7 to plus 4.6. And then the last name, the one you're expecting, also an insane jump. Josh Giddey, 12-7-6. to 21, 11, and 9. Similarly, his true shooting, 54% to 62%.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Contender Draft + Playoff Preview | Slam N Jam

And in case you're wondering... Average true shooting this year was around 57 and a half. So Paulo post-All-Star break got his true shooting, his efficiency above average. And his net rating swing went from minus 6.7 to plus 4.6. And then the last name, the one you're expecting, also an insane jump. Josh Giddey, 12-7-6. to 21, 11, and 9. Similarly, his true shooting, 54% to 62%.