Naji Marshall's Career Perimeter
Isolation Defense grades:
2021: B
2022: C+
2023: A-
2024: A-
Source : BBINDEX
Derrick Jones Jr.'s Career
Perimeter Isolation Defense grades:
2017: B
2018: A+
2019: B+
2020: A
2021: A+
2022: C
2023: D+
2024: A+
As you can see Jones grades fluctuate throughout the years, probably due to playing in different teams with different team mates. Naji Marshall for two years consistently has put up the same grade, I suspect with more playing time and responsibility his defensive performance will stay the same or increase slightly.
by OrganicHunt952
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Also to not forget Quentin Grimes:
The top 10 in Matchup Difficulty this season. This was a tweet before he got traded to the blazers. Made on 02/11/2023.
1. Jaden McDaniels
2. Jeremy Sochan
3. Lu Dort
4. Quentin Grimes
5. OG Anunoby
6. Kevon Looney
7. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
8. Dillon Brooks
9. Dyson Daniels
10. Derrick Jones Jr
Quentin Grimes’ Perimeter Isolation
Defense grades.
22: DNP enough
23: A+
Doesn’t have 24 season displayed but he wasn’t fully healthy this season either. Season before he was one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.
DJJ was great on defense last. It will be hard to replace that. I think Naji is also different kind of a defender and Kidd will have to change a thing or two. But he knows about defense so there is no worry.