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Grayson Allen

Charlotte Hornets · Starter
SG6'3"198 lbage 308 yrs expDukeJacksonville, FL
6th best of 16 on CHAworth +0.3 wins to the rotation
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High-level perimeter defender & scorer
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A sharpshooting, high-feel combo guard who quietly does a bit of everything — 16.5 points, 3.8 assists and 35% from deep on legitimate volume, plus pesky perimeter defense and surehanded ball control. His 56.8% true shooting and positive box impact make him one of Phoenix's most valuable connectors.

16.5
PPG
3
RPG
3.8
APG
1.4
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 51MPG 28.8FG% 40.33P% 34.9FT% 85.7TS% 56.8USG% 23.8PER 16.1BPM +2.1VORP 1.5EPM +0.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense87
Scoring82
Shooting79
Playmaking79
Inside finishing75
Rim protection71
Rebounding64

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

2018-19 to 2025-26 · 8 seasons
11.2
PPG
3.0
RPG
2.2
APG
454
GAMES
Points 5,091Win Shares 26.4Starts 279Best season 2023-24 · 13.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons77%

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

Grayson, at 30, has held steady — 4.9 → 4.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▬ 3.7 wins (-0.3)
Assumes a normal season; he played 51 games last year. Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 1.7–5.6 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.3 → +2.1+0.826-27 forecast +0.9
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +1.3 · 75 games2024-25: -0.3 · 64 games2025-26: +2.1 · 51 games2026-27: +0.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.9 → 4.0-0.926-27 forecast 3.7
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 4.9 · 75 games2024-25: 2.5 · 64 games2025-26: 4.0 · 51 games2026-27: 3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.8M vs $18.1M salary−$9.3M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$18.1M salary2023-24: $15.9M · 75 games2024-25: $5.4M · 64 games2025-26: $10.2M · 51 games2026-27: $8.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $18,125,000 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
$18,125,000Guaranteed
10% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 17 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$8,848,000 /yr
Surplus−$9,277,000
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.