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Anthony Black

Orlando Magic · #0 · Rotation
PG6'7"200 lbage 223 yrs expArkansasDuncanville, TX
8th best of 12 on ORLworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
OFF69DEF80
Elite rim protector & perimeter defender
ORL
Orlando Magic
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+2.3)
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A big, switchable young guard whose calling card is defense — 82nd-percentile on the perimeter with 1.4 steals a night at age 22. He took on a real role (15 points, 3.7 assists) but the jumper (33.3% from three) and finishing (34th percentile inside) still need to come; the two-way upside is real if the offense catches up to the defense.

15
PPG
3.8
RPG
3.7
APG
1.4
SPG
0.7
BPG
GP 64MPG 29.8FG% 44.73P% 33.3FT% 73.2TS% 54.9USG% 22.2PER 13.7BPM -0.6VORP 0.7EPM +0.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection96
Perimeter defense90
Rebounding78
Scoring77
Inside finishing75
Playmaking70
Shooting62

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2023-24 to 2025-26 · 3 seasons
9.5
PPG
2.9
RPG
2.7
APG
211
GAMES
Points 2,011Win Shares 6.7Starts 83Best season 2025-26 · 15.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons86%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 20 → 22
▲Rising

Anthony, at 22, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.6 → 2.5 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.2 wins (+1.7)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 23. Range 3.2–5.2 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.0 → -0.6+2.426-27 forecast -0.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -3.0 · 69 games2024-25: -1.9 · 78 games2025-26: -0.6 · 64 games2026-27: -0.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.6 → 2.5+1.926-27 forecast 4.2
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 0.6 · 69 games2024-25: 1.2 · 78 games2025-26: 2.5 · 64 games2026-27: 4.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $11.2M vs $10.1M salary+$1.1M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$10.1M salary2023-24: $2.3M · 69 games2024-25: $3.1M · 78 games2025-26: $5.4M · 64 games2026-27: $11.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $10,106,316 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$10,106,316Team option
5% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$11,224,000 /yr
Surplus+$1,117,684
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.