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Worst backcourt in the NBA

Behold and weep! The agony of the Jazz, our backcourt.

Player MP TS% AST% STL% TOV% USG% WS/48 OBPM DBPM PER VORP Ortg DRtg
Alec Burks 899 0.524 15 1.0 12.7 20.9 0.066 -0.3 -1.5 13 0.1 106 112
Trey Burke 1409 0.464 25 1.4 11.3 22.2 0.033 0.3 -2.4 12 -0.1 101 112
Joe Ingles 865 0.499 19 2.5 21.1 11.3 0.04 -1.2 0 9 0.3 100 109
Dante Exum 882 0.494 17 1.1 19.2 14.6 0.001 -1.5 -2.1 7 -0.7 96 113
Rodney Hood 438 0.443 10 1.2 11.8 16.9 0.002 -2.3 -1.3 7 -0.3 93 110
Elijah Millsap 225 0.449 9 2.8 24.8 18.1 -0.055 -4.3 0.9 5 -0.1 78 107

So...is there any competition for worst backcourt in the NBA?
The table only shows players playing at least 10 minutes per game and is rank ordered by PER. The bottom line is the Jazz are currently sporting players who all have below-average PER, WS/48, VORP, and negative BPM socres.

And would it be worthwhile to add a savvy veteran to the roster (e.g., Andre Miller) to provide some replacement level talent for our frontcourt to work with? In other words, is the play of our backcourt detrimental to the development of our above-average frontcourt?

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