levon wrote:I'm not an EPM guy but EPM has LeBron higher, both on offense and defense. And I think this healthy version of Bron is a better played than Tatum. So... not sure. I'd say they're about the same tier at this point for season awards.
I like EPM but they have nearly identical EPM scores. Lebron is +0.5 in overall EPM, and Tatum is +0.4 in their "Estimated Wins" stat. Looking at their model, guys within a point of each other aren't really different.
I like EPM's defensive metric better than I like almost any other, but more in a big picture way. It's not reliable overall player to player for making comparisons. Too many really goofy scores. I can't imagine watching film on Lebron and Tatum and thinking they're in the same tiers as defensive impact guys.
I agree though that these guys are in the same tier of overall impact. I don't see Tatum as being obviously better than Lebron.