Advanced statistics are helpful in determining a player’s individual value. One area that is often overlooked is salary per minutes played. In the NBA, we rarely think about how many minutes a player plays when evaluating the value of his contract.
The purpose of this article is use advanced metrics applied to Cavs players’ salaries per minute. This will give insight into David Griffin’s genius and offer a blueprint for roster construction. The advanced metrics used in this article are Player Efficience Rating (PER), Estimated Wins Added (EWA), and Real Plus Minus (RPM).