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Jalen Johnson

Atlanta Hawks · #1 · All-Star
SF6'8"219 lbage 245 yrs expDukeMilwaukee, WI
1st best of 15 on ATLworth +5.6 wins to the rotation
OFF84DEF82
Elite rebounder & playmaker
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 41-41 (▲+1.7)
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All-NBAAll-Star

The Hawks' breakout cornerstone and the engine of everything they do — a 24-year-old point-forward who made his first All-Star team and All-NBA Third Team while filling the box score at 22.5/10.3/7.9. He rebounds like a big (90th percentile), pushes the break, and creates for everyone (85th-percentile playmaking) while defending up the lineup. The jumper is just respectable at 35% and he's loose with the ball, but on a max deal he's a genuine two-way franchise piece.

22.5
PPG
10.3
RPG
7.9
APG
1.2
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 72MPG 35.2FG% 48.93P% 35.2FT% 78.8TS% 58.1USG% 27PER 20.4BPM +4.2VORP 4EPM +3.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding98
Playmaking95
Perimeter defense89
Scoring85
Shooting76
Inside finishing71
Rim protection66

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

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
14.2
PPG
7.4
RPG
4.0
APG
256
GAMES
Points 3,644Win Shares 15.9Starts 166Best season 2025-26 · 22.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons67%

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
▲Rising

Jalen, at 24, is on a clear upward trajectory — 4.0 → 8.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 7.8 wins (-0.8)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Age should add a little at 25. Range 5.3–10.4 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.2 → +4.2+3.026-27 forecast +3.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +1.2 · 56 games2024-25: +1.8 · 36 games2025-26: +4.2 · 72 games2026-27: +3.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.0 → 8.6+4.726-27 forecast 7.8
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 4.0 · 56 games2024-25: 3.4 · 36 games2025-26: 8.6 · 72 games2026-27: 7.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $44.0M vs $30.0M salary+$14.0M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$30.0M salary2023-24: $10.2M · 56 games2024-25: $7.9M · 36 games2025-26: $48.2M · 72 games2026-27: $44.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $30,000,000 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
$30,000,000Guaranteed
16% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 15 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$44,016,000 /yr
Surplus+$14,016,000
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.