NBA shot value leaders, 2022-23

Who led NBA in shot value in 2022-23?

Austin Reaves led NBA in shot value in 2022-23 at +28.3 points over expected per 100 possessions. Shot quality, shot-making and drawn free throws in one number.

NBA shot value leaders, 2022-23 — top 25 of 278 qualified players, points over expected per 100 possessions
#PlayerTeamPossShot-makingFree throwsPoints over expected / 100
1Austin ReavesLAL594+8.3+13.5+28.3
2Nikola JokićDEN1243+13.6+4.8+27.4
3Joel EmbiidPHI1685+4.8+19.3+25.3
4Kevin DurantBKN / PHX1032+10.7+3.8+25.0
5Jimmy Butler IIIMIA1047+2.7+21.9+24.4
6Stephen CurryGSW1206+7.9−2.7+19.3
7Daniel GaffordWAS500+7.8+12.7+18.9
8Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC1645+1.1+16.1+18.7
9DeMar DeRozanCHI1497+4.1+10.9+18.0
10Luka DončićDAL1725+5.5+12.0+17.4
11Luke KennardLAC / MEM392+8.9−13.4+16.8
12Kawhi LeonardLAC955+5.7+3.3+16.5
13Zion WilliamsonNOP583+3.3+17.0+16.2
14Domantas SabonisSAC1205+6.1+9.6+15.9
15Harrison BarnesSAC901−0.3+17.9+15.8
16Collin SextonUTA544+3.4+10.0+15.4
17Mason PlumleeCHA / LAC647+2.4+21.5+14.5
18Damian LillardPOR1386+2.1+7.9+14.5
19Brandon ClarkeMEM420+5.9+8.3+14.2
20De'Aaron FoxSAC1486+6.0+5.3+13.9
21Malcolm BrogdonBOS782+5.1−0.6+13.9
22Alec BurksDET499+2.5+7.7+13.9
23Kristaps PorziņģisWAS1162+3.6+6.2+13.7
24Jalen BrunsonNYK1261+4.2+4.3+13.7
25Devin BookerPHX1145+4.7+4.1+13.4

Ranked over 278 qualified players. This measures points over expected per 100 possessions; it does not separate playstyle, skill and officiating, and it is not a causal claim about any of them.

Seasons covered: 2020-21 to 2025-26. What this metric is and what it misses: definition.

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