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Coby White

Charlotte Hornets · #3 · Starter
SG6'4"195 lbage 267 yrs expNorth CarolinaGoldsboro, NC
5th best of 16 on CHAworth +0.6 wins to the rotation
OFF77DEF65
High-level scorer & interior finisher
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A score-first combo guard and a genuine bucket-getter — 17.4 points on a strong 59.5% true shooting between two teams, with elite foul-drawing (87th percentile) and a respectable 36% from deep. The catch is the other end: bottom-of-the-league perimeter defense and rim protection plus loose ball security. Hits unrestricted free agency this summer as an offense-only sparkplug.

17.4
PPG
3.4
RPG
4
APG
0.5
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 50MPG 25FG% 44.63P% 36.2FT% 81.7TS% 59.5USG% 28.8PER 16.1BPM -1.3VORP 0.2EPM +1.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring88
Inside finishing81
Rebounding81
Shooting76
Playmaking72
Rim protection56
Perimeter defense54

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

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
15.4
PPG
3.6
RPG
3.9
APG
472
GAMES
Points 7,273Win Shares 19.9Starts 251Best season 2023-24 · 19.1 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 23 → 25
▬Steady

Coby, at 25, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 50 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (2.9 → 1.6 wins).

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.6 wins (+3.0)
Assumes a normal season; he played 50 games last year. Age should add a little at 26. Range 3.6–5.6 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.7 → -1.3-0.626-27 forecast -0.8
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -0.7 · 79 games2024-25: -0.9 · 74 games2025-26: -1.3 · 50 games2026-27: -0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.9 → 1.6-1.326-27 forecast 4.6
Down because he played 50 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 2.9 · 79 games2024-25: 2.5 · 74 games2025-26: 1.6 · 50 games2026-27: 4.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $13.3M vs $24.7M salary−$11.3M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$24.7M salary2023-24: $6.4M · 79 games2024-25: $5.4M · 74 games2025-26: $3.8M · 50 games2026-27: $13.3M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $24,666,667 cap hit · through '29. 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
$24,666,667Guaranteed
14% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 17 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$13,340,000 /yr
Surplus−$11,326,667
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.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries 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.