As Steely Dan once said “the things that pass for knowledge I can’t understand.” Look at how Kings played with our without Isaiah Thomas on the court. Clearly Thomas made the Kings much better. Yet the Kings sign Collison and virtually give Thomas away to the Suns.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Mclemore | Thomas | Thompson | Gay | Williams | McCallum | Gray | Williams | Outlaw | Cousins | Evans | |
| Thomas and other in | -3 1190m | 3 2497m | 4 1411m | 7 1369m | -3 928m | 13 160m | -6 211m | -3 928m | 3 534m | 7 1516m | 5 234m |
| Thomas out and other in | -7 997m | dnp | -4 596m | -13 523m | -10 730m | -10 736m | -23 124m | -10 730m | -14 531m | -6 782m | -6 266m |
| Thomas in and other out | 7 1307m | dnp | 1 1086m | -2 1128m | 6 1569m | 2 2337m | 3 2286m | 6 1569m | 2 1963m | -4 982m | 2 2263m |
| Thomas out and other out | -17 472m | -10 1469m | -14 873m | -8 946m | -10 739m | -10 733m | -9 1345m | -10 739m | -7 938m | -14 686m | -11 1203m |
Then the Lakers give Jordan Hill $9 million a year. Look how he hurt the Lakers last year . How does this contract make sense?
| Hill | Johnson | Kelly | Meeks | Marshall | Young | Kelly | Gasol | Farmar | Sacre | |
| Hill and other in | -10 1500m | -8 835m | -14 329m | -10 1066m | -10 546m | -10 659m | -14 329m | -9 516m | -12 346m | -20 199m |
| Hill out and other in | dnp | -6 1405m | 0 983m | -7 1490m | -1 1017m | 1 1150m | 0 983m | -4 1368m | -6 567m | -8 890m |
| Hill in and other out | dnp | -12 665m | -9 1171m | -10 433m | -10 953m | -10 840m | -9 1171m | -10 984m | -10 1154m | -8 1301m |
| Hill out and other out | -4 2441m | 0 1036m | -6 1459m | 2 952m | -6 1424m | -7 1291m | -6 1459m | -3 1073m | -3 1875m | -1 1551m |