Christian Braun vs. Sam Merrill

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Player 1

Player 2

DEN

Christian Braun

SF•24 yrs

Height6'6"

Weight209 lbs

CLE

Sam Merrill

SG•29 yrs

Height6'4"

Weight205 lbs

Tale of the Tape

Visual comparison of key statistics

12.0

Points

🏆 12.8

4.8 🏆

Rebounds

2.6

2.7 🏆

Assists

2.4

60.7%

True Shooting %

🏆 64.4%

+0.3

Offensive Impact

🏆 +1.2

+0.3 🏆

Defensive Impact

+0.1

+0.6

Overall Impact

🏆 +1.3

14.8%

Usage Rate

🏆 17.0%

Christian Braun

Sam Merrill

Skill Profile

Percentile rankings compared to all NBA players

Christian Braun

Sam Merrill

🎯Scoring

🏆72

📊Efficiency

🏆89

🏀Playmaking

64🏆

🔄Rebounding

57🏆

🛡️Defense

61🏆

⚡Impact

🏆81

Scouting Report

Christian Braun (24)

Stat	Value
TS%	60.7%	72
SQ	41	31
FTr	26%	58
3PAr	36.8%	36
ORB	50	50
cTOV	6.2%	87
Load	24.1	32
Creation	2.3	40
Portability	5.6	58
Passer Rating	52	64
CraftedOPM	0.3	77

Deflections	1.9	28
raDTOV	0.2	69
DRB		63
Rim Defense	4.5%	16
Rim Frequency	30.1%	14
BLKpct	1.3	48
Versatility	63	66
rPF	-0.5	73
CraftedDPM	0.3	61

Sam Merrill (29)

Stat	Value
TS%	64.4%	89
SQ	86	99
FTr	14.3%	21
3PAr	77.5%	97
ORB	27	27
cTOV	5.3%	92
Load	28.3	51
Creation	3.7	61
Portability	9.4	98
Passer Rating	49	60
CraftedOPM	1.2	87

Deflections	1.7	21
raDTOV	0.8	94
DRB		23
Rim Defense	3%	24
Rim Frequency	38.1%	56
BLKpct	0.8	30
Versatility	31.7	37
rPF	1.3	18
CraftedDPM	0.1	56

*compared to all other players who played > 48 minutes.

Shot Charts

Christian Braun

Shot Chart by Distance

ZonePlayerLeague

RA67.3%66.4%

PAINT50.0%44.4%

MID28.6%41.3%

LC366.7%37.1%

RC30.0%38.2%

ATB316.7%34.9%

Shot Distribution

Colors indicate shot volume relative to league average (red = more, blue = less)

Restricted Area51.1%

Paint9.8%

Mid-Range6.5%

Left Corner 33.3%

Right Corner 31.1%

Above the Break 323.9%

Other4.3%

Sam Merrill

Shot Chart by Distance

ZonePlayerLeague

RA87.5%66.4%

PAINT25.0%44.4%

MID40.0%41.3%

LC357.1%37.1%

RC350.0%38.2%

ATB342.9%34.9%

Shot Distribution

Colors indicate shot volume relative to league average (red = more, blue = less)

Restricted Area6.4%

Paint2.7%

Mid-Range3.6%

Left Corner 35.5%

Right Corner 36.4%

Above the Break 363.6%

Other11.8%

	Games	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	STLPG	BLKPG	PFPG	TOPG	PPG
	44	31.8	4.6 - 8.8	0.519	1 - 3.3	0.301	1.8 - 2.3	0.782	4.8	2.7	0.7	0.3	2.3	1	12
	52	26.5	4.3 - 9.3	0.461	3 - 7.2	0.421	1.1 - 1.3	0.855	2.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	2.4	0.8	12.8

	TS%	3PAr	FTr	boxCreationEst	offensiveLoad	passerRating	Portability	Versatility	CraftedWARP	VORP
	60.7	36.8	26	2.3	24.1	52	5.6	63	2.12	0.3
	64.4	77.5	14.3	3.7	28.3	49	9.4	31.7	2.54	0.7

	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OLEBRON	DLEBRON	LEBRON	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
	0.3 77%	0.3 64%	0.6 74%	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.5	-0.4	0	-0.3	-0.4	-0.9	-1.2
	1.2 87%	0.1 58%	1.3 81%	0.6	-0.3	0.3	0.6	-0.6	0	1.6	-0.3	1.3	1	-1	0.1

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Christian Braun

Sam Merrill

Tale of the Tape

Skill Profile

Scouting Report

Christian Braun (24)

Sam Merrill (29)

Shot Charts

Christian Braun

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Sam Merrill

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Per Game Statistics

Impact Metrics

Full Comparison Table

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Christian Braun (24)

Sam Merrill (29)

Offensive Role

Defensive Position

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