Purple and Blue Walls
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:54 am
I wanted to take a look at the history of the league and where purple and blue potential players spend most of their time. The answer? Kind of all over the place, but there are definitely some fortunate franchises and some unfortunate ones.
DISCLAIMER: Each year I counted how many blue and purple POTENTIAL players were on the roster. Below are just some fun stats around that.
For the record, we are in season 27 of the league.
SLOE GAWDS
These teams have had incredible roster luck or the fortune of stealing other team's great players. These teams will sound familiar. A great number of seasons with purple players and long periods of time with them.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers have had a purple potential player on their roster for 18 out of 27 seasons. 66.67%! They have had a blue potential player on the roster 100% of the time (which come to find out isn't rare. Only 2 teams are below 90%). The Clippers have never had the elusive multiple purple players on the same team, but they have 10 year purple player streak going at the moment.
Miami Heat
With a purple player rating of 44.44% and a blue rating of 100%, the Miami heat actually sit in third place on the "Most seasons with a purple chart," but I'm putting them second because they had 6 SEASONS with multiple purple players on a roster and 11 straight seasons with at least 1. No other team in the league comes close to matching that.
Golden State Kemps
Shawn Kemp. 15 seasons with a purple player, and an 8 season streak thanks to Shawn Kemp himself. For the Warriors, they had a purple player during 15 seasons and a blue player for only 25 seasons. Golden State is the only team in this category without 100% blue player representation.
Still Pretty Fortunate
This group of teams are still a few levels above the average teams in the league, they just don't compare to the GAWDS.
Detroit Pistons
Detroit was the biggest surprise to me. This team has never been a threat, but the rosters that Detroit put on the court would make any GM drool. Detroit boasts a 40.74% purple player precentage and a perfect 100% in blue. They had a multiple purple team three times and had a streak of 8 seasons with a purple.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks are identical to the Pistons. Constant waves of purple and blue players in this organization. The only difference? 2 seasons without a blue player. Oh, and a championship... Wth Detroit.
Sacramento Kings
Next. The Kings. They also match the Bucks in blue and purple ratings at 96.3% and 40.74% respectively. A lot of teams in this group match up well, but the Kings has the longest purple player streak out of the group. 11 seasons. Thanks Tmac!
Atlanta Hawks
Second biggest shock? Atlanta being here. The Hawks have the same 40.74% (11 out of 27), but surprisingly the Hawks have only had two purple players twice, and only kept the streak of purple players at 5.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz started the league well, and are currently in a run of good fortune. With two separate 5 season streaks with a purple player, the Jazz lead this group with a 44.44%. I knocked them a few rankings because they have gone LOOOOONG stretches without one and never had multiple.
Phoenix Suns
Hello Kevin Love. That's basically this team. 11 seasons with purple players and a streak of 9 seasons. Luckily for the Suns, Love can win a championship by himself.
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is the only team in this group with a sub 40% of seasons with a purple player. They come in at 37.04%. 7 straight seasons with a purple player and a perfect 100% in blue potential allows them to stay in this group.
You Only Look Bad Sometimes
This group is your average league team.
Let's be honest. I don't have anymore good shocking stats to share. Time to give you the raw stats.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Seasons with Purple Player: 9
Purple %: 33.33%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster:1
Purple Player Streak: 5
Dallas Mavericks
Seasons with Purple Player: 8
Purple %: 29.63%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 8
San Antonio Spurs
Seasons with Purple Player: 7
Purple %: 25.93%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 7
Houston Rockets
Seasons with Purple Player: 7
Purple %: 25.63%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 6
Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons with Purple Player: 8
Purple %: 29.63%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 3
Not going to lie, when I saw the Lakers in this group, I was surprised, then I saw the "Purple Player Streak" and laughed. BallSoHard was here. RIP
You Were Happy Until You Read This
You probably felt good about you team's luck and the talent flow of your seasons, until you realized that other teams are way ahead of you.
Chicago Bulls
Seasons with Purple Player: 6
Purple %: 22.22%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 2
Purple Player Streak: 3
Indiana Pacers
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 5
Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 4
Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 1
Purple Player Streak: 4
You Ever Think About Quitting?
New York Knicks
Seasons with Purple Player: 6
Purple %: 22.22%
Blue %: 88.89%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 6
One of only 2 teams in the entire league to have a sub 90% blue player potential rating... Sad
Washington Wizards
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 85.19%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 5
Minnesota Timberwolves
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Portland Trailblazers
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Boston Celtics
Seasons with Purple Player: 3
Purple %: 11.11%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Damn. You Should Quit
Orlando Magic
Seasons with Purple Player: 2
Purple %: 7.41%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Brooklyn Nets
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Denver Nuggets
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
New Orleans Pelicans
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Vancouver Grizzlies
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Not Considered
Charlotte Bobcats
Seasons with Purple Player: 0
Purple %: 0%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 0
DISCLAIMER: Each year I counted how many blue and purple POTENTIAL players were on the roster. Below are just some fun stats around that.
For the record, we are in season 27 of the league.
SLOE GAWDS
These teams have had incredible roster luck or the fortune of stealing other team's great players. These teams will sound familiar. A great number of seasons with purple players and long periods of time with them.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers have had a purple potential player on their roster for 18 out of 27 seasons. 66.67%! They have had a blue potential player on the roster 100% of the time (which come to find out isn't rare. Only 2 teams are below 90%). The Clippers have never had the elusive multiple purple players on the same team, but they have 10 year purple player streak going at the moment.
Miami Heat
With a purple player rating of 44.44% and a blue rating of 100%, the Miami heat actually sit in third place on the "Most seasons with a purple chart," but I'm putting them second because they had 6 SEASONS with multiple purple players on a roster and 11 straight seasons with at least 1. No other team in the league comes close to matching that.
Golden State Kemps
Shawn Kemp. 15 seasons with a purple player, and an 8 season streak thanks to Shawn Kemp himself. For the Warriors, they had a purple player during 15 seasons and a blue player for only 25 seasons. Golden State is the only team in this category without 100% blue player representation.
Still Pretty Fortunate
This group of teams are still a few levels above the average teams in the league, they just don't compare to the GAWDS.
Detroit Pistons
Detroit was the biggest surprise to me. This team has never been a threat, but the rosters that Detroit put on the court would make any GM drool. Detroit boasts a 40.74% purple player precentage and a perfect 100% in blue. They had a multiple purple team three times and had a streak of 8 seasons with a purple.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks are identical to the Pistons. Constant waves of purple and blue players in this organization. The only difference? 2 seasons without a blue player. Oh, and a championship... Wth Detroit.
Sacramento Kings
Next. The Kings. They also match the Bucks in blue and purple ratings at 96.3% and 40.74% respectively. A lot of teams in this group match up well, but the Kings has the longest purple player streak out of the group. 11 seasons. Thanks Tmac!
Atlanta Hawks
Second biggest shock? Atlanta being here. The Hawks have the same 40.74% (11 out of 27), but surprisingly the Hawks have only had two purple players twice, and only kept the streak of purple players at 5.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz started the league well, and are currently in a run of good fortune. With two separate 5 season streaks with a purple player, the Jazz lead this group with a 44.44%. I knocked them a few rankings because they have gone LOOOOONG stretches without one and never had multiple.
Phoenix Suns
Hello Kevin Love. That's basically this team. 11 seasons with purple players and a streak of 9 seasons. Luckily for the Suns, Love can win a championship by himself.
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is the only team in this group with a sub 40% of seasons with a purple player. They come in at 37.04%. 7 straight seasons with a purple player and a perfect 100% in blue potential allows them to stay in this group.
You Only Look Bad Sometimes
This group is your average league team.
Let's be honest. I don't have anymore good shocking stats to share. Time to give you the raw stats.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Seasons with Purple Player: 9
Purple %: 33.33%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster:1
Purple Player Streak: 5
Dallas Mavericks
Seasons with Purple Player: 8
Purple %: 29.63%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 8
San Antonio Spurs
Seasons with Purple Player: 7
Purple %: 25.93%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 7
Houston Rockets
Seasons with Purple Player: 7
Purple %: 25.63%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 6
Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons with Purple Player: 8
Purple %: 29.63%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 3
Not going to lie, when I saw the Lakers in this group, I was surprised, then I saw the "Purple Player Streak" and laughed. BallSoHard was here. RIP
You Were Happy Until You Read This
You probably felt good about you team's luck and the talent flow of your seasons, until you realized that other teams are way ahead of you.
Chicago Bulls
Seasons with Purple Player: 6
Purple %: 22.22%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 2
Purple Player Streak: 3
Indiana Pacers
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 5
Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 4
Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 1
Purple Player Streak: 4
You Ever Think About Quitting?
New York Knicks
Seasons with Purple Player: 6
Purple %: 22.22%
Blue %: 88.89%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 6
One of only 2 teams in the entire league to have a sub 90% blue player potential rating... Sad
Washington Wizards
Seasons with Purple Player: 5
Purple %: 18.52%
Blue %: 85.19%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 5
Minnesota Timberwolves
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Portland Trailblazers
Seasons with Purple Player: 4
Purple %: 14.81%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Boston Celtics
Seasons with Purple Player: 3
Purple %: 11.11%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Damn. You Should Quit
Orlando Magic
Seasons with Purple Player: 2
Purple %: 7.41%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 2
Brooklyn Nets
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Denver Nuggets
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
New Orleans Pelicans
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 92.59%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Vancouver Grizzlies
Seasons with Purple Player: 1
Purple %: 3.70%
Blue %: 96.30%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 1
Not Considered
Charlotte Bobcats
Seasons with Purple Player: 0
Purple %: 0%
Blue %: 100%
Seasons with Multiple Purple Players On Same Roster: 0
Purple Player Streak: 0
