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Bennedict Mathurin

New Orleans Pelicans · #9 · Reserve
SF6'5"210 lbage 244 yrs expArizonaMontreal, PQ
13th best of 13 on NOP
OFF70DEF67
Capable scorer & shooter
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Western · Southwest · proj. 34-48 (▼1.7)
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A downhill, foul-drawing scoring wing who gets to the line as well as anyone in the league (96th percentile) and put up 17.6 a night across two stops. The shot remains the swing skill — just 31.5% from three and a rough 43% from the field — and the defense and feel still lag. A talented 24-year-old bucket-getter hitting free agency.

17.6
PPG
5.4
RPG
2.4
APG
0.8
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 54MPG 30FG% 433P% 31.5FT% 86.9TS% 57.5USG% 25.2PER 14.7BPM -2.5VORP -0.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring80
Shooting79
Rebounding75
Playmaking66
Perimeter defense62
Rim protection58
Inside finishing57

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

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
16.2
PPG
4.7
RPG
1.9
APG
263
GAMES
Points 4,263Win Shares 8.3Starts 110Best season 2024-25 · 16.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons75%

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 21 → 23
▬Steady

Bennedict, at 23, has held steady — 0.1 → 0.8 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 1.5 wins (+0.7)
Age should add a little at 24. Range 0.6–2.4 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.4 → -2.5+0.926-27 forecast -2.4
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -3.4 · 59 games2024-25: -2.9 · 72 games2025-26: -2.5 · 54 games2026-27: -2.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.1 → 0.8+0.726-27 forecast 1.5
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 0.1 · 59 games2024-25: 0.2 · 72 games2025-26: 0.8 · 54 games2026-27: 1.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $3.6M vs $8.0M salary−$4.4M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$8.0M salary2023-24: $1.6M · 59 games2024-25: $1.8M · 72 games2025-26: $2.5M · 54 games2026-27: $3.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $8,000,000 cap hit · through '28. 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
$8,000,000Guaranteed
4% of the club’s payroll · 6th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$3,648,227 /yr
Surplus−$4,351,773
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

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.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries 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.