Paul Millsap
What does Paul Millsap actually supply on the floor?
Paul Millsap's strongest evidenced functions are rim protection, interior finishing, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are creation, passing, shooting. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2021-22 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | — | Mixed coverage | 42 | 53 | 44 | 43 | — | 57 | — | — | 63 | 53 | 52 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | — | High evidence | 55 | 55 | 48 | 57 | 42 | 59 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 50 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | — | High evidence | 51 | 57 | 70 | 51 | — | 66 | — | — | 65 | 68 | 53 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | — | High evidence | 49 | 58 | 61 | 48 | — | 68 | — | — | 63 | 80 | 66 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | — | High evidence | 53 | 59 | 49 | 53 | — | 68 | — | — | 78 | 66 | 56 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | — | High evidence | 71 | 56 | 42 | 67 | — | 61 | — | — | 65 | 72 | 57 |
| 2015-16 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 67 | 63 | 46 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 89 | — |
| 2014-15 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 66 | 68 | 59 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 86 | — |
| 2013-14 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 66 | 62 | 60 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 84 | — |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.BRK did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Paul Millsap.
Replacement evidence
Kevin Durant · Blake Griffin · James Harden · Joe Harris · Bruce Brown
shrunk net 3.0870 over 341 possessions
on floor 468 possessions · off floor 7014 possessions
PHI did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Paul Millsap for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
James Harden · Tobias Harris · Joel Embiid · Matisse Thybulle · Tyrese Maxey
shrunk net 8.7540 over 646 possessions
on floor 194 possessions · off floor 7727 possessions
DEN did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Paul Millsap.
Replacement evidence
Will Barton · Nikola Jokic · Jamal Murray · Monte Morris · Michael Porter Jr.
shrunk net 7.6660 over 286 possessions
on floor 2257 possessions · off floor 4890 possessions
DEN lineups performed 5.1 points per 100 possessions better with Paul Millsap than without him. The best supported alternative was [Gary Harris, Jerami Grant, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Torrey Craig] over 230 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Gary Harris · Jerami Grant · Nikola Jokic · Jamal Murray · Torrey Craig
shrunk net -1.3050 over 230 possessions
on floor 2879 possessions · off floor 4763 possessions
DEN lineups performed 6.2 points per 100 possessions better with Paul Millsap than without him. The best supported alternative was [Mason Plumlee, Trey Lyles, Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, Monte Morris] over 215 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Mason Plumlee · Trey Lyles · Malik Beasley · Juancho Hernangomez · Monte Morris
shrunk net 5.1290 over 215 possessions
on floor 4259 possessions · off floor 4059 possessions
DEN had a supported lineup path without Paul Millsap: [Will Barton, Mason Plumlee, Gary Harris, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray] at 3.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 155 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Will Barton · Mason Plumlee · Gary Harris · Nikola Jokic · Jamal Murray
shrunk net 3.0060 over 155 possessions
on floor 2053 possessions · off floor 5068 possessions
ATL lineups performed 5.6 points per 100 possessions better with Paul Millsap than without him. The best supported alternative was [Dwight Howard, Ersan Ilyasova, Dennis Schroder, Tim Hardaway Jr., Taurean Prince] over 186 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Dwight Howard · Ersan Ilyasova · Dennis Schroder · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Taurean Prince
shrunk net -1.3000 over 186 possessions
on floor 4615 possessions · off floor 2991 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Paul Millsap.
Replacement evidence
Thabo Sefolosha · Al Horford · Mike Scott · Dennis Schroder · Tim Hardaway Jr.
shrunk net 6.2370 over 348 possessions
on floor 5391 possessions · off floor 2546 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Paul Millsap.
Replacement evidence
Kyle Korver · Al Horford · Kent Bazemore · Dennis Schroder · Pero Antic
shrunk net -0.4070 over 151 possessions
on floor 5124 possessions · off floor 2993 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Paul Millsap.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4787 possessions · off floor 2671 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.No governed contract-calendar events name this player.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.