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Brandin Podziemski

Golden State Warriors · #2 · Rotation
SG6'4"205 lbage 233 yrs expSanta ClaraGreenfield, WI
7th best of 14 on GSWworth +0.2 wins to the rotation
OFF76DEF76
Elite rebounder & scorer
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Western · Pacific · proj. 50-32 (▲+9.7)
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A do-a-bit-of-everything young guard who started all 82 games, Podziemski filled the box score with 13.8 points, 5.1 boards and 3.7 assists on 37.1% shooting from three. At 23 he's a heady connector with real positional rebounding and playmaking; the scoring punch and the jumper are still scaling up, but the feel is advanced.

13.8
PPG
5.1
RPG
3.7
APG
1.1
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 82MPG 28.5FG% 45.53P% 37.1FT% 79.7TS% 58.3USG% 20.1PER 15BPM +0.2VORP 1.3EPM +0.3
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding94
Scoring83
Inside finishing80
Perimeter defense78
Playmaking77
Shooting76
Rim protection62

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
11.6
PPG
5.3
RPG
3.6
APG
220
GAMES
Points 2,562Win Shares 13.4Starts 104Best season 2025-26 · 13.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons89%

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
▬Steady

Brandin, at 22, has held steady — 2.9 → 3.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.1 wins (+0.5)
Age should add a little at 23. Range 3.2–5.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.1 → +0.2+0.326-27 forecast +0.7
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -0.1 · 74 games2024-25: +0.7 · 64 games2025-26: +0.2 · 82 games2026-27: +0.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.9 → 3.6+0.726-27 forecast 4.1
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 2.9 · 74 games2024-25: 3.4 · 64 games2025-26: 3.6 · 82 games2026-27: 4.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $10.6M vs $5.7M salary+$4.9M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$5.7M salary2023-24: $6.4M · 74 games2024-25: $7.9M · 64 games2025-26: $8.5M · 82 games2026-27: $10.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $5,679,459 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
$5,679,459Team option
3% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$10,608,000 /yr
Surplus+$4,928,541
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

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.