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Kel Pendergast

Kel Pendergast

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Denver Dragons · Secondary Creator / Wing Stopper

College: NC State · Sanford, Florida

Savvy 3-and-d wing

A solid wing averaging 7.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.4 APG. Excels in self-creation (19 rating, 100th pctl), three-point shooting (19 rating, 100th pctl) and basketball IQ (20 rating, 100th pctl). Limited by post execution (2 rating, 17th pctl) and offensive rebounding (6 rating, 20th pctl).

50
Impact
4
CA
4
PA
24
Age
$19.0M
Salary
Stat Value Pctl
Per Game
PPG 7.3 46
RPG 2.6 44
APG 1.4 47
SPG 0.74 55
BPG 0.20 43
MPG 16.7 41
Shooting
FG% .402 15
3P% .369 61
FT% .842 61
TS% 0.521 19
Impact
Impact 50 52
Off Impact 51 57
Def Impact 48 41
Advanced
PER 12.2 27
WS 0.5 28
BPM -2.3 23
VORP -0.1 20

Strengths & Weaknesses (Win Model)

Strengths
Defensive Rebounding 17 (coef=0.0204)
Inside Shooting 18 (coef=0.0145)
3PT Shooting 19 (coef=0.0122)
Isolation Execution 16 (coef=0.0096)
Endurance 15 (coef=0.0092)
Weaknesses
Offensive Rebounding 6 (coef=0.0145)
Help Defense 11 (coef=0.0134)
Foul Drawing 12 (coef=0.0080)
Ball Dominance 11 (coef=0.0069)
Post Execution 2 (coef=0.0061)

Play Style

Driving Frequency
2%
Roll : Pop
17:83
Catch & Shoot : Pull-Up
56:44
Corner 3 : Above the Break
54:46

Denver Gap Fit

Rating Player Denver Avg Top 3 Delta
Foul Drawing 12 11.7 14.5 +0.3
Defensive Rebounding 17 11.8 14.3 +5.2
Ball Handling 18 11.6 13.9 +6.4
Offensive Rebounding 6 10.8 13.0 -4.8
Playmaking 9 10.0 12.2 -1.0
3PT Shooting 19 13.9 15.8 +5.1
Stealing 19 13.9 15.7 +5.1
Self-Creation 19 13.5 15.2 +5.5
Post Execution 2 6.7 8.2 -4.7
Finishing 16 14.9 16.2 +1.1

Positional Fit

Guard 60%
Wing 80%
Big 0%

Player Impact Breakdown

Average score driven by strong win-model ratings. Elite ratings haven't translated to on-court impact.

50 / 100 #263 of 503
On-Court Impact (EPM) — 60% weight -0.28z
EPM -0.74 (Off -0.40, Def -0.35)
Win-Model Ratings — 25% weight +0.87z
Ridge coefficient score: 0.0701
Hidden Intangibles — 15% weight -0.76z
WS/48 residual: -0.0471 (actual vs predicted from ratings)
Offense
51
#248
Defense
48
#333
Confidence
77%
902 min
Tendencies
Salary
$19.0M
Years Left
2
Expiry
End of 2050
Option
None
Status
Starter
Trade Value
0.436

Contract Breakdown

Season Salary Notes
2050-51 $19,000,000

Win Model Development

WM Score
2.663
Expected WM
2.512
Dev Residual
+0.1511
Peak Age
30
Peak WM
2.856
PA Tier
High
Upside Gap
0
Dev Status
Ahead of Curve
Win Model Score = sum(rating * Ridge coefficient). Measures predicted win contribution from ratings — unbiased across positions.

Win Model Trajectory

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T
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A
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C
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Predicted Archetype

Offensive
Defensive
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