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2022-2023:
- 41-41; 8th in Eastern Conference
- 7th of 30 in Offensive Rating
- 22nd of 30 in Defensive Rating
- 18th of 30 in Net Rating (+0.3)
2023-2024 FanDuel Wins Over/Under: 42.5
Drafted/Rookies:
- Kobe Bufkin
- Seth Lundy
- Mouhamed Gueye (acquired via trade w/BOS)
Signings/Acquisitions:
- Signed Dejounte Murray to a 4-year $114.07 extension
- Acquired Patty Mills via trade w/OKC
- Signed Wesley Matthews to a 1-year $3.2 mil contract
- Signed Onyeka Okongwu to a 4-year $61.98 mil rookie extension
Players lost:
- John Collins
- Aaron Holiday
- Donovan Williams
| Player | Position | Salary* | GP** | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | Blocks | Steals | FG% | 3P% | VORP | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Young | PG | $40.06 | 73 | 34.8 | 26.2 | 3 | 10.2 | .1 | 1.1 | .429 | .335 | 3.4 | .573 |
| Clint Capela | C | $20.62 | 65 | 26.5 | 12 | 11 | .9 | 1.2 | .7 | .653 | .000 | 1.8 | .656 |
| De’Andre Hunter | SF | $20.09 | 67 | 31.7 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .3 | .5 | .461 | .350 | -0.7 | .563 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | SG | $18.7 | 54 | 27.9 | 14 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .3 | .8 | .447 | .406 | .9 | .586 |
| Dejounte Murray | PG | $17.71 | 74 | 36.4 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | .3 | 1.5 | .464 | .344 | 2.1 | .540 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | C | $8.12 | 80 | 23.1 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.3 | .7 | .638 | .308 | 1.3 | .678 |
| Patty Mills | PG | $6.80 | 40 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .1 | .4 | .411 | .366 | -0.2 | .554 |
| Saddiq Bey | SF | $4.56 | 77 | 27.6 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .2 | .9 | .422 | .361 | .9 | .564 |
| Kobe Bufkin | PG | $4.09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A.J. Griffin | SF | $3.71 | 72 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1 | .2 | .6 | .465 | .390 | .4 | .577 |
| Jalen Johnson | SF | $2.93 | 70 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 4 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | .491 | .288 | .6 | .554 |
| Bruno Fernando | C | $2.58 | 39 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | .8 | .9 | .2 | .527 | .000 | 0 | .571 |
| Wesley Matthews | SG | $3.20 | 52 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .3 | .4 | .363 | .315 | -0.1 | .519 |
| Garrison Matthews | SG | $2 | 54 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | .4 | .363 | .350 | -0.1 | .573 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | PF | $1.12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- Salary info from Spotrac (in millions)
I think they’ll be better than people expect in the regular season.
There’s certainly talent on the roster, and Quin Snyder is a very good coach. Snyder’s system isn’t easy to learn (even a vet like Mike Conley had trouble adjusting), but it’s very good once the players learn / get used to it, and hopefully they’ll have used the offseason to do that.
That said, while I expect them to be solid in the regular season, Snyder has had issues w/ adjustments in the playoffs, and that’ll be the real test. Maybe that star backcourt can carry, or maybe Snyder has grown as a coach? IDK but it’ll be interesting to follow.