An advanced stats breakdown of some of Vitor Faverani's overseas numbers

"El Hombre Indestructible"

Earlier in the week ESPN Boston's Chris Forsberg wrote a piece using Synergy statistics to analyze's Vitor Faverani's game.  Here's what Forsberg had to say about Faverani's performance for his Spanish team:

In 34 games for Valencia last season, Faverani averaged 0.976 points per play (324 points over 332 plays), which ranked him in the 72nd percentile among all international players, according to Synergy Sports data. His post numbers won't wow you (0.888 ppp), but he thrived last season in the pick-and-roll (1.2 ppp) and off of offensive rebounds (1.361 ppp). He's prone to turnovers, but his offensive skills are obvious. The bigger question mark is whether Faverani can elevate his defensive play in the NBA. According to Synergy data, he allowed 0.88 points per play, ranking in the 42nd percentile among all international players last season. He was exploited at times in the post (1.081 ppp, 10th percentile), but was stout against the pick-and-roll (0.632 ppp, 79th percentile).

It's hard translate international stats into potential NBA success, and to be honest his numbers don't even come across as that impressive for Europe.  But a center who can score and grab offensive rebounds is something Boston has needed for a while, and he's a fairly a low risk gamble to take.  Here's more of what some NBA scouts had to say about the C's latest edition.


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