ADV FORMULA — per 36 minutes, above league average
ADV = (Drives − Avg) × 1.2 + (Pullups − Avg) × 1.0 + (Fouls Drawn − Avg) × 1.8 + (Kick-outs − Avg) × 2.0
Drives
Made driving layups, floaters, finger rolls per 36. Forces help defense.
Pullups
Made pull-up & step-back jumpers per 36. Self-created mid-range & 3PT.
Fouls Drawn
Shooting fouls + personal fouls leading to FTs per 36. Forces defensive commitment.
Kick-outs
Assists on non-pullup jump shots per 36. Drive-and-kick, creates open looks.
Cuts
Made cutting layups per 36. Off-ball movement forcing rotations.
What ADV measures: How often a player forces the defense to make a decision before the shot exists — drives that collapse the paint, pull-ups that demand a closeout, fouls that punish overplay, kick-outs that create open 3s. High ADV = the engine that breaks defenses. Low ADV = catch-and-finish role player. ADV correlates with MLAPM (r=0.365) but captures a different dimension — a player can be a high ADV creator with modest MLAPM (Clark, Plum) or low ADV with high MLAPM (Kayla McBride, Jonquel Jones). Min 350 minutes · 132 players.
HEAT:
Elite
Above avg
Average
Below avg
Poor
| # | Player | ADV ▼ | Drives/36 | Pullups/36 | Fouls/36 | Kick-outs/36 | Cuts/36 | MLAPM |
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Click column headers to sort · 2025 Regular Season · Min 350 minutes · All rates per 36 min