KZ Okpala Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2022-23

Inside his season

Through Jan. 28

Okpala's rebounds have fallen the most of his numbers this season, to 6.3 per 100 possessions from 8.4.

He's averaging 1.3 points a game on 55.4% true shooting.

Tonight against the Thunder

Last time, Jan. 20, 2023: no points on 0 for 1 shooting, no assists and no rebounds in a 118-113 win.
In 4 games against the Thunder, he has averaged 2.5 points, 0.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds.

With him on the floor

The Kings have outscored teams by 3.2 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 110.9 to 107.7, with garbage time left out. They're plus 2.8 overall.

There's no full season before this one to compare him with.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Jan. 28, 2023, a 117-110 loss at Minnesota

KZ Okpala

0 PTS0 REB0 AST0-2 FG0-1 3P3:52 min

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 1.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making: 0 points from the field on 2 shots1.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
He guarded: Edwards: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 0.29 miles4.33 mph on average3 touches
Hustle: 1 shot contested
Rating: Performance Score −2.60.0% true shooting25.0% usage

His last game

His season

Career

4 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2019-20MIA	MIA	5	5.2	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	.600	0.0	.000	.500	.595	−3.0
2020-21MIA	MIA	37	12.1	2.5	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	.375	0.3	.240	.533	.448	−1.8
2021-22MIA	MIA	21	11.6	3.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	.435	0.4	.346	.727	.521	+0.3
2022-23SAC	SAC	35	7.1	1.3	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	.421	0.2	.333	.875	.554	−0.3
Career4 seasons	4 seasons	98	9.8	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	.409	0.3	.286	.667	.496	−0.9

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 100 games

Best game+4.016 points on 7 for 9 shooting against Indiana, Dec. 21, 2021Box score Best four games+1.23.3 points a game, Nov. 15 to 25, 2022Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Okpala	NBA avg
Paint	34.8%	44.0%
Mid-range	4.3%	7.7%
Threes	45.7%	32.3%
Free throws	15.2%	16.0%
Fast break	30.4%	12.2%
Off turnovers	15.2%	14.8%
Unassisted makes	18.8%	39.7%

Advanced

2022-23, 35 games

Usage rate	8.1%
Assist rate	6.5%
Assists per turnover	1.86
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	11.3
Offensive rating	106.4
Defensive rating	105.0
Net rating	+1.5
Offensive rebound rate	2.8%
Defensive rebound rate	10.2%
Effective FG%	51.3%
Fouls drawn a game	0.4

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 35.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Okpala	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	21.1%	29.9%	75.0%	66.6%
Paint (non-rim)	15.8%	19.5%	33.3%	44.4%
Mid-range	10.5%	11.9%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Jan 28	@ MIN	L110–117	3:52	0	0	0	0	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	−4
Jan 23	vs MEM	W133–100	3:22	1	0	0	1	0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0	0	+7
Jan 21	vs PHI	L127–129	0:11	0	1	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1	0	−3
Jan 20	vs OKC	W118–113	1:54	0	0	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	0	0
Jan 18	@ LAL	W116–111

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	8–14	36.8%	41.4%	57.1%	60.2%
8–16 ft	0–2	5.3%	13.5%	0.0%	44.6%
16–24 ft	1–2	5.3%	6.4%	50.0%	41.4%
24+ ft	7–20	52.6%	38.5%	35.0%	36.2%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	2–2	5.3%	6.0%	100.0%	89.2%
Layups	6–10	26.3%	27.1%	60.0%	57.3%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.4
Contested shots	2.5
Twos contested	2.0
Threes contested	0.6
Charges drawn	0.00
Loose balls recovered	0.0
Box outs	0.1
Screen assists	0.1
Points from screen assists	0.3

Per game	Okpala	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	0.60	1.92
Average speed (mph)	4.54	4.17
Touches	7.0	43.5
Passes	5.4	30.3
Potential assists	0.6	4.9
Secondary assists	0.1	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	0.9	2.7
Defensive rebound chances	2.8	6.0

Stat	Okpala	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	21	1.4	1.0	0.5	47.6%	38.5%	83.3%	63.5%	0.0
Away	14	1.1	0.9	0.2	35.3%	25.0%	100.0%	44.7%	−0.7
Result

Corner three		28.9%	9.7%	45.5%	38.5%

Above-break three		23.7%	28.8%	22.2%	35.5%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Jan 28	@ MIN	L110–117	3:52	0	0	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	−4
Jan 23	vs MEM	W133–100	3:22	1	0	0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0	+7
Jan 21	vs PHI	L127–129	0:11	0	1	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1	−3
Jan 20	vs OKC	W118–113	1:54	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	0
Jan 18	@ LAL	W116–111	1:19	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	0
Jan 15	@ SAS	W132–119	4:04	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−7
Jan 13	vs HOU	W139–114	11:23	0	1	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−2
Jan 11	vs HOU	W135–115	9:19	3	2	0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0	+7
Jan 9	vs ORL	W136–111	10:42	5	1	1	2–4	1–3	0–0	0	+15
Jan 7	vs LAL	L134–136	8:13	0	0	2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−4

Month

Oct

0.5

1.0

0.3

20.0%

25.0%

—

30.0%

−2.0

Nov

3.0

1.3

0.5

66.7%

100.0%

83.6%

−1.8

Dec

1.5

1.3

0.5

42.9%

33.3%

100.0%

53.8%

+0.4

Jan

0.8

0.5

0.3

30.0%

25.0%

50.0%

41.4%

+0.8

KZ Okpala

Inside his season

Tonight against the Thunder

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight against the Thunder

With him on the floor