The 2022-23 season is the biggest year of Dillon Brooks’ career

Dillon Brooks' performance in the Western Conference Semi-Finals has been polarizing. The Grizzlies are better with him on the floor. He's the team's best perimeter defender. His best season is probably the 2022-23 season. The team is better by 8.0 points per 100 possessions with Brooks on floor over the past two seasons. Only Killian Tillie had a higher point differential in that time. It's a good thing Brooks is no longer playing second fiddle. This season he's playing in a clear role. There aren't many players with his positional range defensively.

Brooks hasn't had an effective field goal percentage above 50% in the last 3 seasons. He takes a lot of contested mid-range jumpers. Last season, he ranked in 98th percentile in frequency on midrange shots. In 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, Brooks connected on 43 and 46% on long mid range jump shots, both falling within the 72-76th percentiles among wings. Brooks is surrounded by great playmakers in a system predicated around movement. His catch-and-shoot 3-point shooting went from 38.6 to 33.8% last season.

The 2022-23 season is the biggest year of Dillon Brooks' career. It's another year he's proving his long-term standing on the Memphis Grizzlies team. Last season, the Grizzlies obliterated opponents by 21.4 points per 100 possessions when sharing the floor with Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Jaren Jackson Jr. in 267 possessions. Brooks is a good culture guy and a spiritual leader on this team, which is why teammates refer to him as the team's spiritual, emotional leader.

The 2022-23 season is the biggest year of Dillon Brooks' career.

The 2022-23 season is the biggest year of Dillon Brooks' career. He's shown growth in his game through his playmaking and has a slight rise in assists over the past 3 seasons. His shot selection won't be perfect, but his progression as playmaker and floor-reader lead me to believe there will be more efficient shots. Brooks plays with a relentless edge and championship teams need an edge to go over-the-top.