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Assessing Channing Frye’s value

By David Iwanowski

Dec 28, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Channing Frye (8) reacts to making a basket during the second quarter of a basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Channing Frye (8) reacts to making a basket during the second quarter of a basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Channing Frye, Jared Dudley, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards
Jan 9, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Channing Frye (8) and Washington Wizards forward Jared Dudley (1) compete for a loose ball during the second quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

The model comparisons

The model found these players to be the closest to Frye in those five stats.

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The number below their names is their distance to Frye in the model. The players with the lowest numbers are the most similar to Frye statistically.

I was a little surprised by some of these players.

A lot of them are guards, and most of them are role players. This perhaps gives an outlook of what the ideal role for Frye is: an outside-shooting rotation player.

One interesting result was that Jared Dudley came up as one of the similar players. Dudley has had a lot of success the past two years in the role the Magic had hoped Frye would thrive in: a veteran stretch four who can help his teammates grow.

Next: The value comparison