by Ethan Haskell (Ethan) Last Updated 2013-11-18 00:54:28

NBA Daily Expected Touches Leaders

Shown below are the Top-10 expected leaders in touches for today’s games. Using team possessions per game, opponent possessions per game and player touches per possession statistics, you can roughly see which players at each position should have the ball in their hands most often tonight.

Expected Touches = ((Team Avg Poss + Opp Avg Poss)/2) x (Player Touches/Possession)

Mon. November 18, 2013

Point Guards: Top-10 Expected Touches

Point Guards	Team	Opp	TmPoss	OppPoss	AvgPoss	Tch/Gm	Tch/Poss	ExpTchs
Chris Paul	LAC	MEM	100.90	95.60	98.25	104.20	1.03	101.46
Kemba Walker	CHA	CHI	94.70	96.30	95.50	96.90	1.02	97.72
Mike Conley	MEM	LAC	95.60	100.90	98.25	86.70	0.91	89.10
Damian Lillard	POR	BKN	96.70	99.10	97.90	85.90	0.89	86.97
Michael Carter-Williams	PHI	DAL	105.80	101.00	103.40	87.30	0.83	85.32
Jose Calderon	DAL	PHI	101.00	105.80	103.40	82.10	0.81	84.05
Ty Lawson	DEN	OKC	102.10	101.40	101.75	83.70	0.82	83.41
Derrick Rose	CHI	CHA	96.30	94.70	95.50	83.70	0.87	83.00
Russell Westbrook	OKC	DEN	101.40	102.10	101.75	77.70	0.77	77.97
Stephen Curry	GS	UTA	101.20	96.60	98.90	68.80	0.68	67.24

Shooting Guards: Top-10 Expected Touches

Point Guards	Team	Opp	TmPoss	OppPoss	AvgPoss	Tch/Gm	Tch/Poss	ExpTchs
Monta Ellis	DAL	PHI	101.00	105.80	103.40	76.20	0.75	78.01
Gordon Hayward	UTA	GS	96.60	101.20	98.90	72.60	0.75	74.33
Gerald Henderson	CHA	CHI	94.70	96.30	95.50	58.80	0.62	59.30
Vince Carter	DAL	PHI	101.00	105.80	103.40	41.70	0.41	42.69
Wesley Matthews	POR	BKN	96.70	99.10	97.90	41.20	0.43	41.71
Joe Johnson	BKN	POR	99.10	96.70	97.90	40.90	0.41	40.40
Jimmy Butler	CHI	CHA	96.30	94.70	95.50	39.60	0.41	39.27
Mike Miller	MEM	LAC	95.60	100.90	98.25	38.00	0.40	39.05
Jamal Crawford	LAC	MEM	100.90	95.60	98.25	39.10	0.39	38.07
J.J. Redick	LAC	MEM	100.90	95.60	98.25	36.30	0.36	35.35

Small Forwards: Top-10 Expected Touches

Point Guards	Team	Opp	TmPoss	OppPoss	AvgPoss	Tch/Gm	Tch/Poss	ExpTchs
Kevin Durant	OKC	DEN	101.40	102.10	101.75	66.40	0.65	66.63
Nicolas Batum	POR	BKN	96.70	99.10	97.90	64.70	0.67	65.50
Evan Turner	PHI	DAL	105.80	101.00	103.40	64.90	0.61	63.43
Shawn Marion	DAL	PHI	101.00	105.80	103.40	52.00	0.51	53.24
Luol Deng	CHI	CHA	96.30	94.70	95.50	50.30	0.52	49.88
Andre Iguodala	GS	UTA	101.20	96.60	98.90	50.80	0.50	49.65
Paul Pierce	BKN	POR	99.10	96.70	97.90	45.30	0.46	44.75
Richard Jefferson	UTA	GS	96.60	101.20	98.90	43.50	0.45	44.54
Tayshaun Prince	MEM	LAC	95.60	100.90	98.25	38.60	0.40	39.67
Wilson Chandler	DEN	OKC	102.10	101.40	101.75	34.00	0.33	33.88

Power Forwards: Top-10 Expected Touches

Point Guards	Team	Opp	TmPoss	OppPoss	AvgPoss	Tch/Gm	Tch/Poss	ExpTchs
Derrick Favors	UTA	GS	96.60	101.20	98.90	75.20	0.78	76.99
Blake Griffin	LAC	MEM	100.90	95.60	98.25	78.90	0.78	76.83
Josh McRoberts	CHA	CHI	94.70	96.30	95.50	74.00	0.78	74.63
LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	BKN	96.70	99.10	97.90	66.20	0.68	67.02
Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	PHI	101.00	105.80	103.40	62.00	0.61	63.47
Thaddeus Young	PHI	DAL	105.80	101.00	103.40	58.80	0.56	57.47
Zach Randolph	MEM	LAC	95.60	100.90	98.25	51.10	0.53	52.52
Kevin Garnett	BKN	POR	99.10	96.70	97.90	52.50	0.53	51.86
Serge Ibaka	OKC	DEN	101.40	102.10	101.75	48.90	0.48	49.07
David Lee	GS	UTA	101.20	96.60	98.90	49.30	0.49	48.18

Centers: Top-10 Expected Touches

Point Guards	Team	Opp	TmPoss	OppPoss	AvgPoss	Tch/Gm	Tch/Poss	ExpTchs
Marc Gasol	MEM	LAC	95.60	100.90	98.25	68.40	0.72	70.30
Spencer Hawes	PHI	DAL	105.80	101.00	103.40	68.00	0.64	66.46
Joakim Noah	CHI	CHA	96.30	94.70	95.50	60.10	0.62	59.60
DeAndre Jordan	LAC	MEM	100.90	95.60	98.25	53.70	0.53	52.29
Enes Kanter	UTA	GS	96.60	101.20	98.90	45.50	0.47	46.58
Andray Blatche	BKN	POR	99.10	96.70	97.90	42.90	0.43	42.38
Al Jefferson	CHA	CHI	94.70	96.30	95.50	39.30	0.41	39.63
Anthony Tolliver	CHA	CHI	94.70	96.30	95.50	38.30	0.40	38.62
Brook Lopez	BKN	POR	99.10	96.70	97.90	38.50	0.39	38.03
Andrew Bogut	GS	UTA	101.20	96.60	98.90	38.90	0.38	38.02