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Bryce McGowens

New Orleans Pelicans · #11 · Reserve
SG6'6"190 lbage 234 yrs expNebraskaPendleton, SC
12th best of 13 on NOP
OFF70DEF69
Capable shooter & scorer
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Western · Southwest · proj. 34-48 (▼1.7)
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A young wing who flashed efficient bench scoring — 40.9% from three and a 61% true-shooting mark across 42 games — with elite ball security (99th percentile) and a knack for drawing fouls. The sample is small and the defense and rebounding lag, but the shooting on low usage gives him a foothold.

8.1
PPG
2.1
RPG
1.5
APG
0.6
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 42MPG 21FG% 48.13P% 40.9FT% 77.9TS% 61USG% 14PER 11.7BPM -2.9VORP -0.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting80
Scoring79
Inside finishing79
Playmaking75
Rim protection74
Perimeter defense67
Rebounding59

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
5.6
PPG
1.8
RPG
1.1
APG
160
GAMES
Points 901Win Shares 2.3Starts 34Best season 2025-26 · 8.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons46%

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
▲Rising

Bryce, at 23, is on a clear upward trajectory — -4.9 → -2.9 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 1.8 wins (+1.0)
Assumes a normal season; he played 42 games last year. Age should add a little at 24. Range 0.6–2.9 wins.
Production (BPM)-4.9 → -2.9+2.026-27 forecast -3.3
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -4.9 · 59 games2024-25: -13.6 · 13 games2025-26: -2.9 · 42 games2026-27: -3.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.1 → 0.8+0.726-27 forecast 1.8
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 0.1 · 59 games2024-25: 1.0 · 13 games2025-26: 0.8 · 42 games2026-27: 1.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.2M vs $2.6M salary+$1.6M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$2.6M salary2023-24: $1.6M · 59 games2024-25: $2.8M · 13 games2025-26: $2.5M · 42 games2026-27: $4.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $2,584,539 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
$2,584,539Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 13th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$4,152,100 /yr
Surplus+$1,567,561
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.