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Caleb Martin

Dallas Mavericks · #16 · Rotation
SF6'5"205 lbage 307 yrs expNevadaMocksville, NC
10th best of 12 on DALworth +0.2 wins to the rotation
OFF63DEF73
Capable perimeter defender & rim protector
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Western · Southwest · proj. 40-42 (▲+3.4)
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A rangy, hard-nosed wing valued for his defense and connective offense across the lineup. He didn't log a rateable 2025-26 sample here, so there's no fresh statline to lean on — but his track record is that of a switchable 3-and-D forward who competes and fills gaps, the kind of mid-tier rotation piece a contender wants on the wing.

7.9
PPG
3.9
RPG
2.1
APG
1
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 45MPG 27.1FG% 42.43P% 35.9FT% 62.2TS% 51.3USG% 14.4PER 9.6BPM -3.2VORP -0.4EPM -0.3
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Perimeter defense80
Rim protection79
Playmaking77
Shooting66
Rebounding64
Scoring59
Inside finishing53

Skill ratings are 2024-25 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

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
7.7
PPG
3.7
RPG
1.6
APG
369
GAMES
Points 2,832Win Shares 12.7Starts 124Best season 2021-22 · 9.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons68%

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 28 → 30
▬Steady

Caleb, at 30, has held steady — 1.2 → 1.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 2.1 wins (+0.9)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 0.9–3.4 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.0 → -2.2-0.226-27 forecast -2.8
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -2.0 · 64 games2024-25: -3.2 · 45 games2025-26: -2.2 · 58 games2026-27: -2.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 1.2+0.026-27 forecast 2.1
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.2 · 64 games2024-25: 0.4 · 45 games2025-26: 1.2 · 58 games2026-27: 2.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.8M vs $10.0M salary−$5.2M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$10.0M salary2023-24: $3.1M · 64 games2024-25: $2.1M · 45 games2025-26: $3.1M · 58 games2026-27: $4.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $10,001,493 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
$10,001,493Guaranteed
5% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$4,758,667 /yr
Surplus−$5,242,826
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.

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.