[NBA U] The only player in the NBA attempting more FGA per game in transition than Giannis? Tyrese Maxey. 5.2 transition FGA per game and shooting 67.5 eFG% on those attempts, producing an elite 1.28 points per possession. Nobody more dangerous on the run row now than Maxey.
December 8, 2025
What a transition beast, generating more of those opportunities would be ideal
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it’s always insane to me how fast he is getting down the court and then has the soft touch to lay it in without decelerating
Bro looks like prime Dwight in that pic wtf…
Speed kills.
I feel like this is a bit of a misleading stat. FGA in transition are essentially wide open dunks/layups, 1 on 1s, and situations where we have numbers on a break. These situations should be creating much easier looks and I would think a good percentage would be higher. An elite player that’s taking GOOD shots in these situations and not forcing it should be shooting a higher percentage than 67%.
In fact, I think one of the biggest issues our team has is that we’re dog shit at running breaks and whoever is the ball handler that starts the break is the person that takes the shot like 90% of the time. We should be doing more passing and actually using the numbers to our advantage instead of just taking it to the rack. We’ve had this issue for like 5 years now.
EDIT: Since people are apparently misunderstanding my point, this isn’t me taking a shot at Maxey. This is me saying that if 67% is considered a good shooting percentage in these types of situations (for our team and league wide), then they probably aren’t making the best use out of these situations. Shooting 67% sounds amazing under you realize that these are literally wide open dunk/layups, 1 on 1 in transition, or situations where we’re running with a numbers advantage.
![[NBA U] The only player in the NBA attempting more FGA per game in transition than Giannis? Tyrese Maxey. 5.2 transition FGA per game and shooting 67.5 eFG% on those attempts, producing an elite 1.28 points per possession. Nobody more dangerous on the run row now than Maxey.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cy2ayt5m516g1-1290x1024.jpeg)
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it’s always insane to me how fast he is getting down the court and then has the soft touch to lay it in without decelerating
Bro looks like prime Dwight in that pic wtf…
Speed kills.
I feel like this is a bit of a misleading stat. FGA in transition are essentially wide open dunks/layups, 1 on 1s, and situations where we have numbers on a break. These situations should be creating much easier looks and I would think a good percentage would be higher. An elite player that’s taking GOOD shots in these situations and not forcing it should be shooting a higher percentage than 67%.
In fact, I think one of the biggest issues our team has is that we’re dog shit at running breaks and whoever is the ball handler that starts the break is the person that takes the shot like 90% of the time. We should be doing more passing and actually using the numbers to our advantage instead of just taking it to the rack. We’ve had this issue for like 5 years now.
EDIT: Since people are apparently misunderstanding my point, this isn’t me taking a shot at Maxey. This is me saying that if 67% is considered a good shooting percentage in these types of situations (for our team and league wide), then they probably aren’t making the best use out of these situations. Shooting 67% sounds amazing under you realize that these are literally wide open dunk/layups, 1 on 1 in transition, or situations where we’re running with a numbers advantage.
He has also been playing great defense.