All-Star notebook: 3 key stats on every 2024 NBA All-Star

Scottie Barnes (left), Paolo Banchero, Jalen Brunson & Tyrese Maxey are 1st-time All-Stars in 2024.

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All-Star 2024 is a return to the East vs. West format, and as the stars descend on Indianapolis, it’s time again to break down what makes them special.

Here are some numbers to know about all 26 All-Stars.

• Clutch time = Last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a score differential of five points or less.• Effective field goal percentage = (FGM + (0.5 * 3PM)) / FGA• True shooting percentage = PTS / (2 * (FGM + 0.44 * FTA)))All stats through Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat

1. One of four players – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are the others – averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal per game.

2. Has seen a jump in usage rate every season he’s been in the league, from 15.7% as a rookie in 2017-18 to 25.5% this season.

3. Has shot 57.1% in the paint and has an effective field goal percentage of just 31.3% on shots from outside the paint. That’s the third biggest differential among 192 players with at least 100 field goal attempts both in and outside the paint, behind only those of Ausar Thompson and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

1. Has averaged 19.0 points per game (on the road*) in the restricted area, 2.1 more than any other player has averaged in the 28 seasons for which we have shot-location data.

2. Leads the league in both fast break points per game (5.5) and points in the paint per game (20.4).

3. Has drawn 8.5 fouls per game, leading the league for the fifth straight season.

* Using only road shots to account for shot-charting discrepancies from arena to arena.

Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic

1. Would be just the fifth different player 21 years or younger to average at least 22 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season, joining Michael Jordan, LeBron James (twice), Luka Doncic (twice) and LaMelo Ball.

2. Ranks second (behind Stephen Curry) with seven buckets (on 16 attempts) to tie or take the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime.

3. The Magic have been 8.4 points per 100 possessions better with him off the floor (plus-7.1) than they’ve been with him on the floor (minus-13). That’s the worst on-off differential among All-Stars, though there are three others – Bam Adebayo, Jaylen Brown and Stephen Curry – whose teams have been worse with them on the floor.

Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors

1. Has averaged 37.7 points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks per 36 minutes, up from 29.7 per 36 last season. That’s the biggest jump among 269 players who’ve played at least 500 minutes in each of the last two seasons.

2. Has scored just 0.71 points per possession on isolations, according to Synergy tracking, the lowest mark among 50 players with at least 75 isolation possessions.

3. Leads the league in total miles traveled (147.7).

Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns

1. One of two players – Luka Doncic is the other – averaging at least 27 points and seven assists per game.

2. His 7.0 assists per game (up from 5.5 last season) and assist/turnover ratio of 2.74 are both the highest marks of his career. Has seven games of at least 20 points and 10 assists, as many as he had in the last two seasons combined.

3. Has an effective field goal percentage of 55.7%, the highest mark of his career. He’s shot 62.0% in the paint, the best mark of his career by a healthy margin.

Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

1. Has been assisted on 46.0% of his field goals, the lowest rate of his career by a healthy margin. His own assists per game (3.7), assist ratio (14.8% of his possessions) and assist/turnover ratio (1.51) are all the highest marks of his career.

2. His points per game (22.0), rebounds per game (5.5) and usage rate (27.3%) are all his lowest marks in the last four seasons.

3. Has taken 32.8% of his shots from 3-point range, his lowest rate since his rookie season. He’s taken 16% of his shots from mid-range, the highest rate of his career, with his 46.4% from mid-range ranking 18th among 52 players with at least 100 attempts.

Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks

1. The Knicks have scored 15.5 more points per 100 possessions with him on the floor (121.2) than they have with him off the floor (105.7). That’s the second biggest on-off OffRtg differential (behind only that of Nikola Jokic) among 240 players who’ve played at least 750 minutes for a 105.7 team.

2. Leads the league in total time of possession (433 minutes). Has averaged 5.85 seconds per touch and 5.58 dribbles per touch. Both are the highest rates among 258 players with at least 1,000 touches.

3. Has drawn 24 charges, second most in the league.

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

1. Has made 250 3-pointers, 69 more than any other player.

2. Has scored 162 points with the score within five points in the last five minutes, 54 more than any other player. His 28 clutch 3-pointers are 18 more than any other player has made, and his 28-for-58 (48.3%) on clutch 3s is the second-best mark among 14 players who’ve attempted at least 20. His 32-for-33 (97.0%) on clutch free throws is also the best mark among 26 players who’ve attempted at least 20.

3. Leads the league with nine buckets (on 21 attempts) to tie or take the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime.

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers

1. Only player averaging at least 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks. This would be his seventh season averaging at least 24, 10 and two, with only Shaquille O’Neal (nine) having more since blocks started being tracked in 1973.

2. Has been assisted 118 times by LeBron James. That’s the fourth-most assists from one player to a single teammate and 49 more assists than James had to Davis last season (69).

3. Has recorded assists on only 1.4% of his drives, the lowest rate among 144 players with at least 200 total drives.

Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks

1. Leads the league (among qualified players) in scoring at 34.2 points per game, which would be the seventh-highest qualified scoring average in the last 50 seasons.

2. Leads the league in both time of possession (8.6 minutes per game) and isolation possessions per game (7.2). His 1.10 points per possession on isolations ranks fifth among 38 players with at least 100 total isolation possessions, according to Synergy tracking.

3. Leads the league with 141 pull-up 3-pointers. The 36.3% he’s shot on pull-up 3s is the best mark of his career.

Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns

1. Averaging at least 28 points, five rebounds, five assists and one block for the third season. Antetokounmpo (four times including this season), LeBron James (four times) and Michael Jordan (twice) are the only other players to have done it multiple times.

2. Only player who’s averaged at least six points per game on drives, six points per game on catch-and-shoot jumpers and six points per game on pull-up jumpers.

3. Has taken 15% of his 3-point attempts from the corners, the highest rate of his career. And he’s now shot 52-for-93 (55.9%) on corner 3s over the last four seasons (since returning from his Achilles injury).

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

1. Has seen jumps in points per game and assists per game each season he’s been in the league, from 19.3 and 2.9 as a rookie in 2020-21 to 26.1 and 5.2 this season.

2. Has also seen jumps in true shooting percentage every season (from 52.3% to 58.9%) even though his usage rate has also gone up. The 58.9% still ranks just 13th among 16 players who’ve averaged at least 25 points.

3. Is one of five players (all All-Stars) who’ve averaged at least 2.5 made 3-pointers and 5.5 made free throws per game. Both his free throw rate (33.6 attempts per 100 shots from the field) and his free throw percentage (84.0%) are career-best marks by healthy margins.

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

1. Has averaged 37.4 points per 36 minutes, which would be the highest scoring rate in NBA history. His 12.3 points per game in the third quarter and his 11.7 points per game in the first quarter would be the two highest marks for any player in any quarter in the 28 seasons for which we have by-quarter stats.

2. Has made 10.5 free throws per game, which would be the second most in NBA history, behind only Jerry West’s 10.6 in 1965-66. Has drawn fouls on 18.2% of his drives, the highest rate among 144 players with at least 200 total drives.

3. Opponents have shot 44.2% on shots he’s defended, with the expected field goal percentage on those shots being 50.6%. That’s the fourth-biggest differential among 180 players who’ve defended at least 200 shots.

Paul George, LA Clippers

1. The Clippers have been 14.0 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (plus-10.3) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-3.7). That’s the fourth-biggest on-off differential among 240 players who’ve played at least 750 minutes for a single team.

2. Has been assisted on 58.4% of his field goals, the highest rate of his career, not including the season in which he played just six games.

3. Has played 1,169 minutes alongside Kawhi Leonard, 174 more than they played together last season (995).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

1. Leads the league in drives per game (23.9) for the fourth straight season.

2. Ranks third in cumulative plus-minus, with the Thunder having outscored their opponents by 402 points with him on the floor. They’ve been 10.7 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (plus-10.3) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-0.4).

3. Leads the league in both steals (2.2) and deflections (3.6) per game.

Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers

1. Leads the league with 11.7 assists per game, which would be the third-highest average in the last 25 years. His assist/turnover ratio of 4.92 would be the second-highest mark for a player averaging at least 10 assists per game (88 total instances) in the 46 seasons for which turnovers have been tracked.

2. The Pacers have scored 124.5 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor. That’s the highest mark among 222 players who’ve averaged at least 20 minutes in 25 games or more.

3. Opponents have shot 53.8% on shots he’s defended, with the expected field goal percentage on those shots being just 46.4%. That’s the worst differential among 180 players who’ve defended at least 200 shots.

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers

1. Has shot 29-for-50 (58.0%) with the score within five points in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime. That’s tied for the best mark among 29 players with at least 40 clutch field goal attempts.

2. Is one of three players – Doncic and Nikola Jokic are the others – averaging at least 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. This is the 10th season in which he’s averaged at least 24, seven and seven, with no other player having done it more than six times (Oscar Robertson).

3. Has shot just 31-for-114 (31.6%) on pull-up 2-pointers, the worst mark among 72 players who’ve attempted at least 100. But his 3-point percentage (39.5%) is the second-best mark of his career and his best in the last 11 seasons.

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

1. The Nuggets have been 17.4 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (plus-8.7) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-8.7). That’s the second-biggest on-off differential among 240 players who’ve played at least 750 minutes for a single team.

2. True shooting percentage of 65.1% is down from a career-high 70.1% last season but is still the highest mark among 22 players who’ve averaged at least 24 points per game.

3. Has averaged 10.7 elbow touches per game, most for any player in the last eight seasons (since Marc Gasol’s 11.6 in 2015-16).

Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers

1. Has scored 1.21 points per possession on isolations, according to Synergy tracking, the highest rate among 50 players with at least 75 isolation possessions.

2. Ranks third in 3-point percentage at a career-high 45.3%.

3. The Clippers have allowed 9.3 fewer points per 100 possessions with him on the floor (110.1) than they have with him off the floor (119.4). That’s the second biggest on-off DefRtg differential among 240 players who’ve played at least 750 minutes for a single team.

Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks

1. Has averaged just 24.6 points per game, down from 32.2 last season. That’s the third biggest drop among 302 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons.

2. His 34.9 minutes per game are the lowest average of his career and his usage rate of 27.2% is his lowest in the last nine years (since his third season).

3. Ranks fourth with 100 points scored with the score within five points in the last five minutes in the fourth quarter or overtime, and is also tied for third with 16 clutch assists. He’s shot 43-for-45 (95.6%) on clutch free throws, the second-best mark among 19 players who’ve attempted at least 25.

Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers

1. Has averaged 6.4 assists per game, up from 3.5 last season. That’s the biggest jump among 302 players who’ve played at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons. He’s also seen the eighth-biggest jump in points per game (from 20.3 to 25.7).

2. Has committed just 5.6 turnovers per 100 possessions used, the lowest rate among 60 players with a usage rate of 24% or higher.

3. Has traveled 2.9 miles per game, most in the league.

Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers

1. His 28.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game are all career-high marks, even though his minutes are down a bit from last season.

2. Ranks second (behind Haliburton) with 6.4 pass-ahead passes per game, according to Second Spectrum tracking.

3. The Cavs have outscored their opponents by 11.0 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor. That’s the second-highest mark among 170 players (highest among All-Stars) who’ve averaged at least 25 minutes in 25 games or more.

Julius Randle, New York Knicks

1. One of three players – Antetokounmpo and Jokic are the others – who’ve averaged at least 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists in each of the last four seasons.

2. Has taken 60% of his shots in the paint, up from 42% over the previous three seasons.

3. Has taken 29.2% of his shots from 3-point range, down from 44.4% last season. That’s the fourth biggest drop among 231 players with at least 200 field goal attempts in each of the last two seasons. His 31.1% from 3-point range is the fifth-worst mark among 112 players with at least 200 attempts.

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

1. Ranks second (first among All-Stars) in cumulative plus-minus, with the Celtics having outscored their opponents by 417 points with him on the floor.

2. Registering career-high marks in assists per game (4.8), assist rate (16.2% of his possessions) and assist/turnover ratio (1.92).

3. Only player with at least 60 dunks (64), 60 mid-range buckets (73-for-164 (44.5%)) and 60 3-pointers (159-for-438, 36.3%).

Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves

1. One of four players – Durant, Leonard and Lauri Markkanen are the others – who’ve shot 55% or better on at least 300 2-point attempts and 40% or better on at least 200 3-point attempts.

2. Became just the sixth different player in the 45 seasons of the 3-point line to make at least 10 3-pointers and 10 free throws in the same game, making 10 of each when he scored 62 points against Charlotte on Jan. 22. Curry (four times) and Lillard (twice) have each done it multiple times.

3. Has been assisted on 73.0% of his field goals, the highest rate of his career and the highest rate among 2024 All-Stars.

Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks

1. Has averaged at least 25 points and nine assists in each of the last five seasons. Only one other player in NBA history – Oscar Robertson (eight times) – has averaged at least 25 and nine more than twice.

2. Has taken 46.4% of his shots from 3-point range, the highest rate of his career and up from 33.1% last season. That’s the 11th biggest jump among 231 players with at least 200 field goal attempts in each of the last two seasons.

3. Ranks second with 10.9 assists per game and leads the league in total assists on dunks (140) for the sixth straight season.

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