"What the Raptors can also do is tether Quickley to a hopefully healthy Poeltl. Quickley has seen his pick n' roll volume dwindle this year as the Raptors have other mouths to feed, but he deserves a lot of credit for slowly creeping up his efficiency over the duration of the season. A Quickley pnr possession has pumped out 1.072 points per possession this season, which is in the top 20-percent of NBA players who run them."
"If we think about Quickley's paltry 31.5% pull up triple performance this year, we have to turn our eyes to the 41-percent he's shooting on pull ups out of the pick n' roll. He's always been a shooter who likes to operate at his own pace, and pick n' roll possessions allow for that. Despite Poeltl playing close to a third of the Raptors games this season, two thirds of Quickleys made pnr triples have come with him on the floor."
"It's a very important feature of the Raptors offense and Quickley's game, and appears to be loosed almost exclusively by the Raptors large, Austrian big man. Also, on top of all of that, the passing read Quickley is most capable of making out of the pick n' roll is the pocket pass to about 15-16 feet, and Poeltl is the only player on the roster who consistently takes that pass and turns it into points."
Quickley generates elite pick-and-roll value, producing 1.072 points per possession and ranking in the top 20 percent among similar players. His overall pull-up three percentage sits at 31.5 percent, but Quickley shoots 41 percent on pull-ups that come out of the pick-and-roll. Poeltl’s presence coincides with most of Quickley’s made PnR triples and uniquely converts Quickley’s pocket passes into points. Keeping the pairing healthy and trusting the process could lift the Raptors’ offense into the top half of the league by leveraging Quickley’s efficiency and Poeltl’s consistent finishing and passing reads.
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