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Cason Wallace

Oklahoma City Thunder · #22 · Plus starter
SG6'3"195 lbage 223 yrs expKentuckyDallas, TX
6th best of 11 on OKCworth +1.6 wins to the rotation
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Elite perimeter defender & rim protector
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Western · Northwest · proj. 68-14
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All-Defensive

A 22-year-old defensive menace already named All-Defensive Second Team, with nearly two steals a night and the quickness to smother lead guards. The offense is low-usage and tidy — careful with the ball, 35% from three — and if the shot keeps climbing he's a long-term starter on a contender.

8.6
PPG
3.1
RPG
2.6
APG
1.9
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 77MPG 26.6FG% 43.23P% 35.1FT% 80.9TS% 53.8USG% 14.5PER 12.1BPM +1.2VORP 1.7EPM +1.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense99
Rim protection86
Playmaking78
Shooting73
Inside finishing70
Rebounding68
Scoring66

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
7.9
PPG
2.9
RPG
2.2
APG
227
GAMES
Points 1,789Win Shares 14.4Starts 114Best season 2025-26 · 8.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons92%

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

Cason, at 22, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.9 → 4.3 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 5.6 wins (+1.3)
Age should add a little at 23. Range 4.6–6.6 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.1 → +1.2+1.126-27 forecast +1.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +0.1 · 82 games2024-25: +1.0 · 68 games2025-26: +1.2 · 77 games2026-27: +1.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.9 → 4.3+1.526-27 forecast 5.6
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.9 · 82 games2024-25: 4.0 · 68 games2025-26: 4.3 · 77 games2026-27: 5.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $22.3M vs $7.4M salary+$14.9M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$7.4M salary2023-24: $6.4M · 82 games2024-25: $10.2M · 68 games2025-26: $11.8M · 77 games2026-27: $22.3M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $7,420,806 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
$7,420,806Team option
3% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 15 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$22,286,000 /yr
Surplus+$14,865,194
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.