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Usage & scoring efficiency

A player’s scoring profile becomes more useful when we read efficiency alongside offensive responsibility. This map compares estimated usage with true shooting and flags profiles for closer analysis.

2026–27 season · Player data through 4 October 2026

122players with calculable rates
75players in the reference sample
21.1% / 52.4%qualified-player mean · USG / TS%

The league-wide map

Each point is a player. The dashed lines mark the qualified sample means. Team colours identify the player’s club on the full-league view.

USG% × TS%Open original
Player chart 1: USG% on the horizontal axis and TS% on the vertical axis. References: 21.1% and 52.4%. Player data are available in the tables.
USG% estimates offensive possession share · TS% measures scoring conversion · qualified means: 21.1% USG and 52.4% TS.

What stands out

The strongest conversion rates appear both among players with substantial usage and players carrying a smaller role. These are different offensive profiles: the first group combines volume and conversion, while the second shows efficient finishing so far without proving how those rates would respond to more self-created possessions.

Several high-usage players sit close to the efficiency reference. Hadley’s TS% is just 1.4 percentage points below the qualified mean despite a 34.1% usage rate. That is a near-mean result on a large workload; the more pronounced gaps around 45% TS deserve a closer look at shot mix and creation context.

Early-season rates describe current output. They do not measure defensive impact, passing value or the difficulty of each shot.

High role · high TS%

18 qualified players

These players combine above-mean usage with above-mean true shooting. Cranston-Lown (25.8% USG, 78.7% TS) and Anderson (27.7%, 72.9%) lead the clearest multi-game signals. Hagberg and Savic add three-game support. Downs’ 78.4% TS on 27.3% USG is striking, but it comes from two games and needs more evidence.

USG% × TS%Open original
Player chart 2: USG% on the horizontal axis and TS% on the vertical axis. References: 21.1% and 52.4%. Player data are available in the tables.
Selected players are labelled. Dashed lines show the qualified-player means.

Players above both references

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High role · high TS%
PlayerTeamGPUSG%TS%
William Bryan Cranston-LownAmmerud BLNO325.8%78.7%
Drake DownsFrøya227.3%78.4%
JoJo AndersonKongsberg Miners427.7%72.9%
Milovan SavicGimle321.4%72.3%
Kasper HagbergFrøya323.6%72.1%
Mikkel Bedason KolstadGimle226.0%71.5%
Oleksander HoriukAmmerud BLNO326.1%70.8%
Lars Fredrik Mensah EspeGimle221.4%69.7%
Justin William MullinsGimle234.6%68.8%
Joe CooksonKongsberg Miners424.3%67.2%
Jacob MånssonFrøya324.9%66.9%
Stian MjøsBærum Basket422.4%65.9%
Cory JohnsonFrøya325.2%64.9%
Kalob James LedouxFyllingen229.8%64.8%
Johannes DolvenCentrum Tigers229.8%61.3%
Davonte Ray DavisFyllingen234.1%57.1%
Filip August KlemmetsbyTNT Towers429.6%55.8%
Pietro MortarinoNidaros Jets337.7%53.9%

Lower role · high TS%

17 qualified players

Borg (19.9% USG, 77.4% TS) and Dalland (18.4%, 76.9%) pair excellent conversion with moderate usage. Dyve and Jacobsen also stand out. The data supports an efficient current role; it cannot establish whether conversion would hold if their creation burden increased.

USG% × TS%Open original
Player chart 3: USG% on the horizontal axis and TS% on the vertical axis. References: 21.1% and 52.4%. Player data are available in the tables.
Selected players are labelled. A high TS% at lower usage is evidence of current conversion, not a projection at a larger role.

Players above the TS% mean and below the USG mean

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Lower role · high TS%
PlayerTeamGPUSG%TS%
Erik BorgKongsberg Miners419.9%77.4%
Christopher Jetsadakhon DallandFrøya318.4%76.9%
Benjamin DyveBærum Basket414.1%73.4%
Henrik Male DavidsenAmmerud BLNO320.0%69.8%
Sondre JacobsenFrøya311.8%68.8%
Filip Rypdal ØveråsBærum Basket419.9%66.2%
Joshua Ipalibo HartKongsberg Miners418.1%64.4%
Anders Isaksen SolemTromsø Storm412.8%63.9%
Mio MandtAmmerud BLNO39.1%63.4%
Brage Vejlgaard SørensenKongsberg Miners415.3%63.3%
Per Ingar BerthelsenTNT Towers320.9%63.1%
Malik Abdul RaufCentrum Tigers219.9%60.0%
Aksel Hvalgård BorgFrøya316.8%57.8%
David BerntsenTromsø Storm412.0%55.9%
Jørgen Andreas LamoGimle416.0%54.6%
Vladyslav UnhurianTNT Towers315.8%53.3%
Troy BarniesFyllingen218.4%52.8%

High role · below-mean TS%

18 qualified players

Hadley carries 34.1% usage, with 51.0% TS across 67 field-goal attempts. The 1.4-point gap to the qualified mean is modest. Ellingsen (44.9%) and Øvermo (44.5%) show a wider conversion gap over four games each. Shot mix and creation load are the next questions, not a verdict on player quality.

USG% × TS%Open original
Player chart 4: USG% on the horizontal axis and TS% on the vertical axis. References: 21.1% and 52.4%. Player data are available in the tables.
Selected players are labelled. Distances from the mean should be read alongside sample size and role.

Players above the USG mean and below the TS% mean

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High role · below-mean TS%
PlayerTeamGPUSG%TS%
Garrett Daniel DenbowTromsø Storm234.2%52.2%
Gabriel Max HadleyAmmerud BLNO334.1%51.0%
Morten Midtlie HolsæterCentrum Tigers230.6%21.4%
Johannes Rydningen LangeTromsø Storm428.9%51.8%
Jakob EllingsenBærum Basket426.4%44.9%
Jan PrusTNT Towers225.6%50.7%
Jørgen OdfjellGimle225.5%37.8%
Isak Smørholm UlvesethGimle225.4%30.2%
Oliver Edvardsen ØvermoNidaros Jets425.3%44.5%
Pau Tendero SalomBærum Basket224.3%46.8%
Sindre Steinhaug ChristoffersenTNT Towers423.9%48.3%
Dante OlsenBærum Basket423.2%47.6%
Shamel Ibrahim ShakaTNT Towers423.1%37.2%
Jovan RadulovicGimle423.1%46.4%
Grant SittonTromsø Storm222.3%49.5%
Dennis Valentino Tydeman NordskagNidaros Jets321.6%43.6%
Aksel Svenkerud-RaundalenGimle221.4%41.9%
Donnie TillmanKongsberg Miners421.2%39.1%

Qualified player data

All 75 players in the reference sample, sorted by USG%. Use the club-colour marker to scan the table by team.

All 75 qualified players

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Qualified player data
PlayerTeamGPUSG%TS%
Pietro MortarinoNidaros Jets337.7%53.9%
Justin William MullinsGimle234.6%68.8%
Garrett Daniel DenbowTromsø Storm234.2%52.2%
Davonte Ray DavisFyllingen234.1%57.1%
Gabriel Max HadleyAmmerud BLNO334.1%51.0%
Morten Midtlie HolsæterCentrum Tigers230.6%21.4%
Johannes DolvenCentrum Tigers229.8%61.3%
Kalob James LedouxFyllingen229.8%64.8%
Filip August KlemmetsbyTNT Towers429.6%55.8%
Johannes Rydningen LangeTromsø Storm428.9%51.8%
JoJo AndersonKongsberg Miners427.7%72.9%
Drake DownsFrøya227.3%78.4%
Jakob EllingsenBærum Basket426.4%44.9%
Oleksander HoriukAmmerud BLNO326.1%70.8%
Mikkel Bedason KolstadGimle226.0%71.5%
William Bryan Cranston-LownAmmerud BLNO325.8%78.7%
Jan PrusTNT Towers225.6%50.7%
Jørgen OdfjellGimle225.5%37.8%
Isak Smørholm UlvesethGimle225.4%30.2%
Oliver Edvardsen ØvermoNidaros Jets425.3%44.5%
Cory JohnsonFrøya325.2%64.9%
Jacob MånssonFrøya324.9%66.9%
Pau Tendero SalomBærum Basket224.3%46.8%
Joe CooksonKongsberg Miners424.3%67.2%
Sindre Steinhaug ChristoffersenTNT Towers423.9%48.3%
Kasper HagbergFrøya323.6%72.1%
Dante OlsenBærum Basket423.2%47.6%
Shamel Ibrahim ShakaTNT Towers423.1%37.2%
Jovan RadulovicGimle423.1%46.4%
Stian MjøsBærum Basket422.4%65.9%
Grant SittonTromsø Storm222.3%49.5%
Dennis Valentino Tydeman NordskagNidaros Jets321.6%43.6%
Aksel Svenkerud-RaundalenGimle221.4%41.9%
Milovan SavicGimle321.4%72.3%
Lars Fredrik Mensah EspeGimle221.4%69.7%
Donnie TillmanKongsberg Miners421.2%39.1%
Per Ingar BerthelsenTNT Towers320.9%63.1%
Isak Emanuel Ramirez NilsenTromsø Storm420.5%51.4%
Kristoffer Gjerde SætrenGimle320.3%42.1%
Henrik Male DavidsenAmmerud BLNO320.0%69.8%
Erik BorgKongsberg Miners419.9%77.4%
Kevin Kwame LeraandNidaros Jets419.9%44.2%
Filip Rypdal ØveråsBærum Basket419.9%66.2%
Malik Abdul RaufCentrum Tigers219.9%60.0%
Trym Andreas EngelsenTromsø Storm418.9%26.9%
Christopher Jetsadakhon DallandFrøya318.4%76.9%
Troy BarniesFyllingen218.4%52.8%
Sigurd Hakami SandalFyllingen218.2%42.8%
Joshua Ipalibo HartKongsberg Miners418.1%64.4%
Martin Døvle MogelandCentrum Tigers218.1%18.2%
Oluwateniola Adegbenro WoodAmmerud BLNO317.1%51.2%
Jakob NæssTNT Towers416.9%45.1%
Aksel Hvalgård BorgFrøya316.8%57.8%
Kevin AustriaBærum Basket416.5%48.5%
Pol Olivier CañadellFyllingen216.2%38.7%
Johannes Benjamin WangensteenFrøya316.2%37.6%
Skage Spernes EidholmCentrum Tigers216.2%41.0%
Jørgen Andreas LamoGimle416.0%54.6%
Karl Sigurd MadsenKongsberg Miners415.9%43.4%
Vladyslav UnhurianTNT Towers315.8%53.3%
Tobias Edvardsen ØvermoNidaros Jets415.5%39.8%
Brage Vejlgaard SørensenKongsberg Miners415.3%63.3%
Simen JuvastølTNT Towers415.2%27.8%
Odin Akwesi DonkorTNT Towers414.3%36.6%
Jo Mathias BjørnevogFrøya314.3%30.4%
Benjamin DyveBærum Basket414.1%73.4%
Vuk VuceticAmmerud BLNO313.5%43.0%
Rokas Lukas PociusNidaros Jets413.5%34.0%
Fredrik KleivdalFyllingen213.4%37.0%
Nikolas Kvåle SkouenFyllingen213.0%12.5%
Anders Isaksen SolemTromsø Storm412.8%63.9%
David BerntsenTromsø Storm412.0%55.9%
Sondre JacobsenFrøya311.8%68.8%
Gustavas UrbonasNidaros Jets411.0%51.3%
Mio MandtAmmerud BLNO39.1%63.4%

Qualified sample: at least 2 games, 15 minutes per game and 8 field-goal attempts.

How to read the chart

The map separates offensive responsibility from scoring conversion. Neither axis is a standalone measure of player value.

Usage · horizontal axis

USG estimates the share of team possessions that end with a player’s field-goal attempt, free throws or turnover, adjusted for team pace and time on court. The player’s game-level rates are weighted by minutes in the season estimate.

True shooting · vertical axis

TS% = points ÷ [2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)]. It combines two-point shots, three-point shots and free throws into one scoring-efficiency rate. It does not account for shot difficulty, playmaking or defensive contribution.

Qualified sample

The reference means are unweighted averages across 75 players who have appeared in at least 2 games, averaged at least 15 minutes and attempted at least 8 field goals. The chart plots 122 players with calculable rates.

Limits and coverage

Coverage runs through 4 October 2026. One game is missing player-level box-score data. Many players have only two to four games, so rates may move quickly as minutes, roles, opponents and shot profiles change. Use this as a scouting prompt alongside game film.