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Jalen Pickett

Denver Nuggets · Reserve
PG6'2"202 lbage 263 yrs expPenn StateRochester, NY
13th best of 13 on LAC
OFF71DEF69
High-level rebounder & playmaker
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Denver Nuggets
Acquired from LAC · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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A pass-first backup point guard who runs the second unit with a steady hand. His scoring numbers are tiny — 5.2 points on low efficiency — but he sees the floor well (83rd-percentile playmaker) and knocked down 38.6% of his threes. He won't pressure a defense as a scorer, but as an organizer and connector he keeps the bench offense flowing.

5.2
PPG
2.3
RPG
2.3
APG
0.3
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 50MPG 16.1FG% 42.23P% 38.6FT% 78.9TS% 54.1USG% 14.8PER 10.3BPM -2.3VORP -0.1
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding86
Playmaking85
Shooting78
Rim protection62
Scoring59
Inside finishing58
Perimeter defense57

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

2023-24 to 2025-26 · 3 seasons
4.0
PPG
1.6
RPG
1.9
APG
126
GAMES
Points 502Win Shares 2.2Starts 22Best season 2024-25 · 4.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons51%

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 24 → 26
▬Steady

Jalen, at 26, has held steady — 1.2 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 1.8 wins (+0.8)
At 27, expect about the same level. Range 0.8–2.8 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.3 → -2.3+1.026-27 forecast -2.0
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -3.3 · 27 games2024-25: -1.5 · 49 games2025-26: -2.3 · 50 games2026-27: -2.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 1.0-0.226-27 forecast 1.8
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.2 · 27 games2024-25: 1.4 · 49 games2025-26: 1.0 · 50 games2026-27: 1.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.2M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $3.1M · 27 games2024-25: $3.4M · 49 games2025-26: $2.8M · 50 games2026-27: $4.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '27. 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
—Two-way
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,164,449 /yr
Surplus+$4,164,449
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.

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.