r/NBASpurs • u/thendnchieftain • 15h ago
Stats & Analytics A requiem for Keldon Johnson.
Since 2022, he’s in the 33rd percentile and the 27th percentile for Backpicks BPM and AuPM, respectively. He’s also 544th in 5Y RAPM.
These are 5 year samples, not mere noise. We have enough evidence to draw a conclusion: he’s been a statistical net negative pretty much his entire career. If you can believe it, he somehow tanks Wemby lineups:
- Wemby/no Keldon: +7.1 in 3K mins
- Wemby/Keldon: +1.3 in 2K mins
He was pretty much a no-show the whole postseason and was particularly bad in the finals…I think he was the Spurs worst playoff player in terms of net points.
Giving a guy like him 20 mins a night isn’t helping the team at all, vibes be damned. He’s 27 y/o going into year 8 so he is what he is and what he is just isn’t very good.
I’m of the opinion that he should’ve been traded a while ago but it’s looking like his deal will expire and he’ll be re-signed to a cheaper one 🤷♂️