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Jalen Johnson

Atlanta Hawks · SF · age 24 · All-Star

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Elite rebounder & playmaker

ATL

Atlanta Hawks

Eastern · Southeast · proj. 39–43

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All-NBA Third TeamAn All-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

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.

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 proj.▲ 9.8 (+1.2)

Momentum and age both point up — more growth likely at 25. Range 7.3–12.4 wins.

Production (BPM)+1.2 → +4.2+3.0

His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.

Value to team (wins)4.0 → 8.6+4.7

He's worth more wins to a team than he was.

Contract value (surplus)−$13.3M → $6.2M+$19.6M

He's a bargain — and growing into the deal.

Current deal: $30,000,000 cap hit · through '30. Contract-value surplus estimates the open-market worth of his play against this salary (held constant — historical cap hits aren't tracked).

Trajectory from Basketball-Reference season lines (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production = box plus-minus; value = VORP-derived win value (same scale as the win model); contract surplus = estimated market value of that play minus salary.

2026-27 cap $30,000,000Contract GuaranteedThrough '30