Zafer Aynaoglu

Zafer Aynaoglu

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Cleveland Giants · Primary Ballhandler / Chaser

College: Mississippi State · Cirali, Turkey

Creative shoot-and-defend guard

A solid point guard averaging 9.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 2.0 APG. Excels in three-point shooting (19 rating, 100th pctl), foul drawing (19 rating, 99th pctl) and 0.765 TS% (99th pctl). Limited by basketball IQ (8 rating, 3rd pctl) and defensive rebounding (7 rating, 19th pctl).

55
Impact
3
CA
3
PA
25
Age
$1.8M
Salary
Stat Value Pctl
Per Game
PPG 9.0 58
RPG 1.0 15
APG 2.0 58
SPG 0.00 5
BPG 0.00 10
MPG 11.6 24
Shooting
FG% .600 97
3P% .333 44
FT% 1.000 10
TS% 0.765 99
Impact
Impact 55 72
Off Impact 58 83
Def Impact 46 29
Advanced
PER 29.1 100
WS 0.1 17
BPM 8.5 100
VORP 0.0 32

Strengths & Weaknesses (Win Model)

Strengths
Pick & Roll Execution 16 (coef=0.0152)
3PT Shooting 19 (coef=0.0122)
Isolation Execution 17 (coef=0.0096)
Athleticism 14 (coef=-0.0111)
Foul Drawing 19 (coef=0.0080)
Weaknesses
Defensive Rebounding 7 (coef=0.0204)
Offensive Rebounding 7 (coef=0.0145)
Help Defense 11 (coef=0.0134)
Rim Protection 5 (coef=0.0122)
Endurance 9 (coef=0.0092)

Play Style

Driving Frequency
16%
Roll : Pop
19:81
Catch & Shoot : Pull-Up
41:59
Corner 3 : Above the Break
80:20

Positional Fit

Guard 60%
Wing 50%
Big 0%

Player Impact Breakdown

Limited to 12 min — score regressed toward league average.

55 / 100 #163 of 503
On-Court Impact (EPM) — 60% weight +1.79z
EPM +4.72 (Off +7.77, Def -3.07)
Win-Model Ratings — 25% weight -0.01z
Ridge coefficient score: 0.0134
Hidden Intangibles — 15% weight +4.28z
WS/48 residual: +0.2477 (actual vs predicted from ratings)
Offense
58
#98
Defense
46
#385
Confidence
19%
12 min
Tendencies
Salary
$1.8M
Years Left
1
Expiry
End of 2049
Option
None
Status
Backup/Rotation
Trade Value
0.448

Contract Breakdown

Free Agent — no remaining contract obligations.

Win Model Development

WM Score
2.375
Expected WM
2.215
Dev Residual
+0.1602
Peak Age
34
Peak WM
2.567
PA Tier
Medium
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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D
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Predicted Archetype

Offensive
Defensive
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