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Dean Wade

Philadelphia 76ers · Rotation
PF6'9"228 lbage 297 yrs expKansas StateWichita, KS
6th best of 15 on PHIworth +1.3 wins to the rotation
OFF73DEF79
Elite interior finisher & perimeter defender
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 55-27 (▲+21.1)
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A low-usage glue forward whose calling card is impeccable care of the ball — a perfect 100th-percentile ball security on a tiny 9.9% usage — paired with capable wing defense and a 36.2% corner three. He won't create anything (5.8 points a game), but as a plug-and-play floor-spacing big wing he fits cleanly. A free agent for 2026-27.

5.8
PPG
4.2
RPG
1.5
APG
0.7
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 59MPG 22.3FG% 43.93P% 36.2FT% 71.1TS% 58USG% 9.9PER 10.9BPM +0.2VORP 0.7EPM +0.5
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing94
Perimeter defense85
Playmaking79
Rim protection79
Rebounding76
Shooting70
Scoring65

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
5.3
PPG
3.6
RPG
1.1
APG
342
GAMES
Points 1,824Win Shares 14.9Starts 160Best season 2025-26 · 5.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons70%

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 27 → 29
▬Steady

Dean, at 29, has held steady — 2.3 → 2.5 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.4 wins (+0.9)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 2.5–4.3 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.1 → +0.2+0.126-27 forecast -0.0
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +0.1 · 54 games2024-25: +0.3 · 59 games2025-26: +0.2 · 59 games2026-27: -0.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.3 → 2.5+0.226-27 forecast 3.4
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 2.3 · 54 games2024-25: 2.5 · 59 games2025-26: 2.5 · 59 games2026-27: 3.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $7.8M vs $9.8M salary−$1.9M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$9.8M salary2023-24: $5.0M · 54 games2024-25: $5.4M · 59 games2025-26: $5.4M · 59 games2026-27: $7.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $9,750,000 cap hit · through '30. 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
$9,750,000Guaranteed
5% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$7,830,000 /yr
Surplus−$1,920,000
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.

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.