Nicolo Melli Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2020-21

Inside his season

Through May 16

Melli's rebounds have risen the most of his numbers this season, to 10.6 per 100 possessions from 8.0.

He's averaging 3.0 points a game, down from 6.6 last season, and his true shooting is 44.1%, down from 55.6%.

Tonight at Boston

Last time, March 31, 2021: 3 points on 1 for 3 shooting, 1 assist and 1 rebound in a 113-108 win.
In 4 games against the Celtics, he has averaged 4.0 points, 1.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds.
On the Celtics' injury report as of Nov. 15: Marcus Smart (out).

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	18.4%	16.8%	38.5%	70.4%
Rest of the paint	12.8%	11.5%	44.4%	45.9%
Midrange	8.5%	8.1%	41.7%	46.2%
Corner threes	14.2%	15.9%	25.0%	29.4%
Threes above the break	46.1%	47.7%	27.7%	35.3%

He takes 17.7 free throws per 100 shots, from 22.6 last season.

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from fewer shots, his twos and his threes. Fewer of his shots are going in: he's 23 for 85 on threes, 27.1%, down from 33.5%, and he's making 41.1% of his twos, down from 57.3%, with fewer falling at the rim (38.5%, 10 for 26, down from 70.4%).

He's taking 3.1 shots a game, down from 5.4, and playing 12.6 minutes a game, down from 17.4. His usage rate is 12.3%, down from 15.8%.

With him on the floor

The Mavericks have outscored teams by 2.6 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 111.1 to 108.5, with garbage time left out. They're plus 2.9 overall.

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

May 30, 2021, a 106-81 loss to the Clippers, playoffs

Nicolo Melli

0 AST4:14 min

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

Before this game he averaged 3.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 45 regular-season games.

Shot making: 0 points from the field on 2 shots2.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Kennard: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Coffey: 5 poss, 5 pts
On the move: 0.31 miles3.99 mph on average8 touches
Hustle: 3 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score −2.50.0% true shooting18.2% usage

His last game

His season

Career

2 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2019-20NOP	NOP	60	17.4	6.6	3.0	1.4	0.6	0.4	0.8	.421	1.1	.335	.740	.556	−1.5
2020-212 teams	2 teams	45	12.6	3.0	2.7	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.3	.326	0.5	.271	.760	.441	+0.5
NOP	NOP	22	11.0	2.0	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.3	.254	0.3	.189	.857	.346	+1.0
DAL	DAL	23	14.1	4.0	2.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	.378	0.7	.333	.722	.506	+0.0
Career2 seasons	2 seasons	105	15.3	5.0	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.6	.392	0.9	.316	.745	.522	−0.6

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, 108 games

Best game+11.420 points on 7 for 8 shooting at Golden State, Feb. 23, 2020Box score Best four games+15.712.3 points a game, Nov. 16 to 21, 2019Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Melli	NBA avg
Paint	26.9%	42.5%
Mid-range	7.5%	8.4%
Threes	51.5%	34.0%
Free throws	14.2%	15.1%
Fast break	4.5%	11.1%
Off turnovers	14.9%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	26.1%	39.8%

Advanced

2020-21, 45 games

Usage rate	12.3%
Assist rate	10.8%
Assists per turnover	3.67
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	5.8
Offensive rating	106.3
Defensive rating	105.2
Net rating	+1.1
Offensive rebound rate	4.6%
Defensive rebound rate	16.6%
Effective FG%	40.8%
Fouls drawn a game	0.8

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 51+ games at this point of the season, and he has played 45.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Melli	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	18.4%	30.1%	38.5%	64.1%
Paint (non-rim)	12.8%	17.9%	44.4%	42.7%
Mid-range	8.5%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
May 16	@ MIN	L121–136	15:01	10	5	2	1	0	3–6	2–5	2–2	0	0	+2
May 14	vs TOR	W114–110	21:05	6	4	1	0	0	2–6	2–6	0–0	1	0	+7
May 12	vs NOP	W125–107	7:26	0	2	0	0	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	−7
May 11	@ MEM	L104–133	16:02	7	3	0	0	0	2–7	1–3	2–2	1	1	−8
May 9	@ CLE	W124–97

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	13–34	24.1%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.9
Contested shots	3.5
Twos contested	2.2
Threes contested	1.3
Charges drawn	0.00
Loose balls recovered	0.3
Box outs	1.2
Screen assists	0.8
Points from screen assists	1.8

Per game	Melli	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.00	1.89
Average speed (mph)	4.37	4.22
Touches	19.8	42.9
Passes	15.7	30.1
Potential assists	2.0	4.9
Secondary assists	0.2	0.3
Offensive rebound chances	1.9	2.5
Defensive rebound chances	4.0	6.0

Stat	Melli	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	24	2.3	2.4	0.7	27.5%	26.7%	55.6%	37.7%	−1.0
Away	21	3.8	3.1	1.3	37.5%	27.5%	87.5%	50.0%	+2.3
Result

Corner three		14.2%	9.2%	25.0%	39.3%

Above-break three		46.1%	29.8%	27.7%	36.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
May 16	@ MIN	L121–136	15:01	10	5	2	3–6	2–5	2–2	0	+2
May 14	vs TOR	W114–110	21:05	6	4	1	2–6	2–6	0–0	1	+7
May 12	vs NOP	W125–107	7:26	0	2	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	−7
May 11	@ MEM	L104–133	16:02	7	3	0	2–7	1–3	2–2	1	−8
May 9	@ CLE	W124–97	21:17	9	4	3	3–5	1–3	2–2	0	+16
May 6	vs BKN	W113–109	6:11	0	2	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	−9
May 4	@ MIA	W127–113	15:04	0	4	3	0–4	0–2	0–0	0	−7
May 2	vs SAC	L99–111	6:24	4	1	0	1–4	1–2	1–2	0	−10
May 1	vs WAS	W125–124	10:27	3	0	0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0	+2
Apr 27	@ GSW	W133–103	12:00	13	2	1	5–8	1–2	2–3	0	−9

Month

Dec

2.8

3.0

1.5

25.0%

22.2%

75.0%

40.0%

+2.8

Jan

1.7

2.1

0.7

26.7%

25.0%

100.0%

38.9%

+1.4

Feb

1.2

0.8

0.2

25.0%

—

37.5%

+1.2

Mar

2.9

3.8

1.8

32.3%

10.0%

100.0%

36.1%

+1.0

Apr

3.6

3.0

0.8

38.5%

30.4%

75.0%

50.6%

+0.2

May

4.3

2.8

1.0

33.3%

34.8%

70.0%

48.3%

−1.6

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	5–6	4.3%	5.4%	83.3%	88.9%
Layups	6–21	14.9%	27.2%	28.6%	55.4%
Floaters	1–4	2.8%	7.9%	25.0%	44.7%
Hooks	1–4	2.8%	2.9%	25.0%	49.5%
Pull-up jumpers	1–4	2.8%	12.4%	25.0%	41.1%
Step-backs	0–6	4.3%	4.4%	0.0%	39.5%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	4–6	4.3%	4.4%	66.7%	43.1%
Other jump shots	28–90	63.8%	35.4%	31.1%	36.9%

Nicolo Melli

Inside his season

Tonight at Boston

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

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

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Inside his season

Tonight at Boston

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

His last game