Daniels tops the grades with 9 points as Traore's 8.0 rating gets cut to 6.1

Dyson Daniels did not crack double figures and still topped our board. His 9 points came wrapped in 10 rebounds, 7 assists and a strong defensive mark, and that all-around profile is exactly what the Pred1x Grade pays for — hence 7.3, comfortably above Jalen Johnson, whose 30 points bought him only 7.0 once defense (0.167 component) and volume efficiency were factored in.

The loudest disagreement of the night concerns Nolan Traore. INDEX-STAT: Nolan Traore (F, Brooklyn Nets): Pred1x Grade 6.1 vs reference 8.0 (Δ+1.9). Nineteen points is real scoring, but one rebound and two assists in nearly 23 minutes left his line one-dimensional, and our minutes-weighted index refuses to pay full price for half a stat sheet. Day'Ron Sharpe ran into similar friction: 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists earned an 8.2 from the reference rating, yet a 0.186 defensive component dragged our grade to 7.2.

The Hawks still won 124-121 at State Farm Arena after trailing 37-27 at the half — powered, by our read, by width of contribution, not headline scoring.