
center and forward
6-11, 250 poundsAge 44Vasco de GamaNo. 7 pick, 200217th season
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3PM | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16WAS | WAS | 57 | 19.2 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .544 | 0.0 | .000 | .578 | .564 | +0.5 |
| 2016-17HOU | HOU | 67 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .617 | 0.0 | .333 | .589 | .630 | +2.9 |
| 2017-18HOU | HOU | 52 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .569 | 0.0 | .000 | .636 | .594 | +5.1 |
| 2018-19HOU | HOU | 42 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .517 | 0.0 | .000 | .660 | .552 | +2.5 |
| Career4 seasons | 4 seasons | 218 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .572 | 0.0 | .176 | .601 | .592 | +2.7 |
Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).
| Source | Nene | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Paint | 60.9% | 43.7% |
| Mid-range | 18.5% | 9.8% |
| Threes | 0.0% | 30.7% |
| Free throws | 20.5% | 15.9% |
| Fast break | 5.3% | 12.4% |
| Off turnovers | 15.9% | 14.8% |
| Unassisted makes | 21.7% | 40.2% |
| Usage rate | 11.4% | |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rate | 7.0% | |
| Assists per turnover | 2.36 | |
| Turnover rate (per 100 plays) | 6.4 | |
| Offensive rating | 111.1 | |
| Defensive rating | 101.9 | |
| Net rating | +9.2 | |
| Offensive rebound rate | 5.8% | |
| Defensive rebound rate | 15.2% | |
| Effective FG% | 51.7% | |
| Fouls drawn a game | 1.2 |
Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 42.
| Zone | Share of shots | Nene | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 47.4% | 33.0% | 69.1% | 62.9% | |
| Paint (non-rim) | 22.4% | 16.0% | 30.8% | 40.4% | |
| Mid-range | 27.6% | 15.2% |
| Distance | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 8 ft | 45–73 | 62.9% | 41.9% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 8–16 ft | 5–18 | 15.5% | 13.1% | 27.8% | 41.2% |
| 16–24 ft | 10–22 |
| Stat | Avg | NBA rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deflections | 1.1 | |
| Contested shots | 3.9 | |
| Twos contested | 2.7 | |
| Threes contested | 1.2 | |
| Charges drawn | 0.07 | |
| Loose balls recovered | 0.6 | |
| Box outs | 3.6 | |
| Screen assists | 1.6 | |
| Points from screen assists | 4.0 |
| Per game | Nene | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Distance (miles) | 0.90 | 1.87 |
| Average speed (mph) | 4.05 | 4.23 |
| Touches | 18.2 | 43.3 |
| Passes | 14.2 | 30.3 |
| Potential assists | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Secondary assists | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Offensive rebound chances | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Defensive rebound chances | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Stat | Nene | NBA avg |
|---|---|---|
| Rim shots defended per game |
| Split | GP | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 23 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 49.3% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 53.7% | +2.0 |
| Away | 19 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 57.6% | +2.9 |
| Result | |||||||||
| 43.8% |
| 40.3% |
| Corner three | 0.0% | 8.1% | — | 38.2% |
|---|
| Above-break three | 2.6% | 27.5% | 0.0% | 34.9% |
|---|
| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | FT | TO | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | @ OKC | L111–112 | 11:37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | +3 |
| Apr 7 | vs PHX | W149–113 | 14:31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4–7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0 | +2 |
| Apr 3 | @ LAC | W135–103 | 6:29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | +5 |
| Mar 28 | vs DEN | W112–85 | 15:17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | +17 |
| Mar 22 | vs SAS | W111–105 | 15:33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0 | +1 |
| Mar 20 | @ MEM | L125–126 | 5:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | −7 |
| Mar 17 | vs MIN | W117–102 | 17:51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | −12 |
| Mar 10 | @ DAL | W94–93 | 12:21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 | +4 |
| Mar 8 | vs PHI | W107–91 | 10:02 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | +9 |
| Mar 5 | @ TOR | W107–95 | 14:05 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | +16 |
| 15:33 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 1–3 |
| 0–0 |
| 2–5 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| +1 |
| Mar 20 | @ MEM | L125–126 | 5:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Mar 17 | vs MIN | W117–102 | 17:51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 4 | −12 |
| Mar 10 | @ DAL | W94–93 | 12:21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 | 2 | +4 |
| Mar 8 | vs PHI | W107–91 | 10:02 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | +9 |
| Mar 5 | @ TOR | W107–95 | 14:05 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | +16 |
| Mar 3 | @ BOS | W115–104 | 13:50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0 | 3 | +13 |
| Feb 28 | vs MIA | W121–118 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | −11 |
| Feb 23 | @ GSW | W118–112 | 16:03 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | @ LAL | L106–111 | 5:04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 | 0 | +9 |
| Feb 13 | @ MIN | L111–121 | 16:43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | +6 |
| Feb 9 | vs OKC | L112–117 | 17:14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | +8 |
| Feb 4 | @ PHX | W118–110 | 13:24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | −13 |
| Feb 2 | @ UTA | W125–98 | 17:06 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 | 3 | +10 |
| Jan 29 | vs NOP | L116–121 | 10:39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Jan 27 | vs ORL | W103–98 | 11:47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Jan 25 | vs TOR | W121–119 | 6:46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1 | 1 | +11 |
| Jan 21 | @ PHI | L93–121 | 8:13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | −2 |
| Jan 19 | vs LAL | W138–134 | 20:02 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0 | 4 | −5 |
| Jan 16 | vs BKN | L142–145 | 15:43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1 | 2 | −8 |
| Jan 14 | vs MEM | W112–94 | 13:48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | vs CLE | W141–113 | 6:26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Jan 7 | vs DEN | W125–113 | 11:17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0 | 2 | −14 |
| Jan 5 | @ POR | L101–110 | 13:12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | −6 |
| Dec 31 | vs MEM | W113–101 | 9:51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | −9 |
| Dec 29 | @ NOP | W108–104 | 15:00 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 | 3 | +15 |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | W127–113 | 10:20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 | 2 | +25 |
| Dec 25 | vs OKC | W113–109 | 17:17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | +5 |
| Dec 22 | vs SAS | W108–101 | 13:25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Dec 20 | @ MIA | L99–101 | 18:41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | +10 |
| Dec 17 | vs UTA | W102–97 | 13:02 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1 | 1 | +10 |
| Dec 15 | @ MEM | W105–97 | 13:18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| Dec 13 | vs LAL | W126–111 | 13:03 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4 | −6 |
| Dec 11 | vs POR | W111–104 | 20:50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5–7 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 5 | +14 |
| Dec 8 | @ DAL | L104–107 | 17:28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1 | 3 | +13 |
| Dec 6 | @ UTA | L91–118 | 13:29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4–7 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0 | 2 | −4 |
| Dec 3 | @ MIN | L91–103 | 10:05 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 3 | −18 |
| Dec 1 | vs CHI | W121–105 | 12:18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| 19.0% |
| 9.2% |
| 45.5% |
| 40.1% |
| 24+ ft | 0–3 | 2.6% | 35.6% | 0.0% | 35.7% |
|---|
| Type | Made–Att | Share | NBA | FG% | NBA FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunks | 12–13 | 11.2% | 5.8% | 92.3% | 89.5% |
| Layups | 24–43 | 37.1% | 27.8% | 55.8% | 54.8% |
| Floaters | 0–0 | 0.0% | 6.6% | — | 44.7% |
| Hooks | 9–17 | 14.7% | 3.9% | 52.9% | 47.6% |
| Pull-up jumpers | 0–0 | 0.0% | 11.4% | — | 41.0% |
| Step-backs | 2–2 | 1.7% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Turnarounds and fadeaways | 2–7 | 6.0% | 4.6% | 28.6% | 41.7% |
| Other jump shots | 11–34 | 29.3% | 36.4% | 32.4% | 35.2% |
| 2.3 |
| 2.6 |
| Opponent FG% at the rim | 52.0% | 66.5% |
|---|
NBA avg is the average of the 258 qualified players (58+ games).
| Games | Min | Pts | FG | FG% | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12.3 | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0% | 0–0 | 1–2 | +12 |
Clutch samples are small, so they are not ranked.
| Wins | 29 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 54.6% | +3.7 |
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| Losses | 13 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 57.1% | −0.4 |
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| Month | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 14 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 51.1% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 55.5% | +5.2 |
| Jan | 10 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 63.2% | — | 73.3% | 68.4% | −3.0 |
| Feb | 7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 52.6% | — | 66.7% | 55.5% | +1.3 |
| Mar | 8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 42.9% | — | 30.0% | 41.3% | +5.1 |
| Apr | 3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 55.1% | +3.3 |
NBA Cup semifinals count as neutral-site games, as on NBA.com.
Before this game he averaged 3.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 42 regular-season games.
Nene is averaging 3.6 points a game on 55.2% true shooting. He's making 53.1% of his twos, and takes 40.5 free throws per 100 shots.
Fewer of his shots are coming at the rim: 47.4%, down from 72.0%.
| Zone | Share | Last season | Made | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 47.4% | 72.0% | 69.1% | 62.2% |
| Rest of the paint | 22.4% | 13.0% | 30.8% | 41.9% |
| Midrange | 27.6% | 14.2% | 43.8% | 47.1% |
| Corner threes | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | |
| Threes above the break | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
The Rockets have outscored teams by 10.0 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 114.0 to 104.0, with garbage time left out. They're plus 5.2 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.