AJ Johnson's Usage Is Spiking in New Orleans
AJ Johnson's usage jumped to 24.3% over his last 5 games from 15.8% on the season, but the sample is tiny and the minutes barely moved.
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Depth is derived from minutes, not a published chart: the order below is last-15 average minutes, and the probable five are the best minutes at two guard, two forward and one center spots among those not ruled out.
| Player | FPG▼ | L10 | Rank | Tier | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | Rostered | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey MurphyIIINOP · F | 40.5 | 37.8 | #30 | Starter | 35.4 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 84% | |
| DejounteMurrayNOP · G | 36.0 | 36.8 | #53 | Starter | 27.9 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 53% | – |
| ZionWilliamsonNOP · F | 35.6 | 31.6 | #54 | Starter | 29.7 | 21.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 94% | |
| SaddiqBeyNOP · F | 30.7 | 34.2 | #97 | Starter | 31.3 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 15% | |
| DerikQueenNOP · C | 28.3 | 31.3 | #121 | Streamer | 25.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 36% | |
| BennedictMathurinNOP · G-F | 26.7 | 22.0 | #137 | Streamer | 30.0 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 40% | |
| JeremiahFearsNOP · G | 25.5 | 42.4 | #151 | Streamer | 25.7 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 18% | |
| HerbertJonesNOP · F | 22.6 | 20.3 | #196 | Streamer | 28.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3% | |
| JordanPooleNOP · G | 20.9 | 19.9 | #218 | Streamer | 24.0 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 58% | |
| YvesMissiNOP · C | 19.5 | 23.3 | #239 | Bench | 19.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3% | |
| KarloMatkovicNOP · F-C | 16.3 | 18.0 | #301 | Bench | 14.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0% | – |
| DeAndreJordanNOP · C | 16.1 | 17.4 | #302 | Bench | 16.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0% | – |
| BryceMcGowensNOP · GProbable | 15.9 | 19.0 | #305 | Bench | 20.9 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0% | |
| TrendonWatfordNOP · F | 15.3 | 15.8 | #317 | Bench | 16.3 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0% | |
| ChristianKolokoNOP · C | 10.7 | 6.8 | #380 | Droppable | 13.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0% | |
| AJJohnsonNOP · G | 5.2 | 8.6 | #456 | Droppable | 9.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0% | |
| KobeBufkinNOP · G | 4.6 | 3.6 | #463 | Droppable | 7.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0% | |
| CalebHoustanNOP · G | 4.3 | 4.5 | #468 | Droppable | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0% | |
| MarkquisNowellNOP · G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jaron PierreJr.NOP · G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0% | – |
| MalikDiaNOP · F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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