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Christian Braun

Denver Nuggets · #0 · Starter
SG6'6"220 lbage 254 yrs expKansasBurlington, KS
4th best of 15 on DENworth +2.8 wins to the rotation
OFF74DEF70
Elite interior finisher & rebounder
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Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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A high-energy, downhill wing who earned a long-term commitment from Denver and plays exactly to the connective role this team needs. In 44 games he scored 12 a night and finished ferociously at the rim (93rd percentile inside), taking care of the ball as a secondary creator. The shaky 30% three-point mark is the swing skill he must firm up.

12
PPG
4.8
RPG
2.7
APG
0.7
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 44MPG 31.8FG% 51.93P% 30.1FT% 78.2TS% 60.7USG% 14.8PER 12.6BPM -1.2VORP 0.3EPM +1.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing98
Rebounding89
Scoring83
Playmaking75
Rim protection71
Shooting62
Perimeter defense60

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
9.6
PPG
3.9
RPG
1.8
APG
281
GAMES
Points 2,704Win Shares 16.4Starts 131Best season 2024-25 · 15.4 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

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 22 → 24
▬Steady

Christian, at 24, has held steady — 1.2 → 1.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 5.6 wins (+3.9)
Assumes a normal season; he played 44 games last year. Age should add a little at 25. Range 3.2–8.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.9 → -1.2+0.726-27 forecast -0.4
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -1.9 · 82 games2024-25: +0.3 · 79 games2025-26: -1.2 · 44 games2026-27: -0.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 1.7+0.626-27 forecast 5.6
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.2 · 82 games2024-25: 4.2 · 79 games2025-26: 1.7 · 44 games2026-27: 5.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $22.0M vs $21.6M salary+$0.5M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$21.6M salary2023-24: $3.1M · 82 games2024-25: $11.0M · 79 games2025-26: $4.1M · 44 games2026-27: $22.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $21,551,726 cap hit · through '31. 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
$21,551,726Guaranteed
10% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 13 priced deals
Runs through5 seasons
Est. market value$22,034,000 /yr
Surplus+$482,274
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.