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Jaren Jackson Jr.★

Utah Jazz · #20 · Plus starter
C6'10"242 lbage 268 yrs expMichigan StatePlainfield, NJ
1st best of 13 on UTAworth +6.5 wins to the rotation
OFF70DEF75
High-level shooter & rim protector
UTA
Utah Jazz
Western · Northwest · proj. 25-57 (▲+4.7)
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2× All-StarDefensive Player of the Year3× All-Defensive

An elite rim-protecting big who anchors the back line — 93rd percentile in rim protection with 1.4 blocks a game — while stretching the floor at 35.7% from three. He scored 19.4 on solid efficiency and can switch onto the perimeter, but at 26 he's still a low-feel passer who fouls and battles inside finishing. A $49M two-way center to build a defense around.

19.4
PPG
5.7
RPG
2
APG
1.1
SPG
1.4
BPG
GP 48MPG 30.3FG% 47.63P% 35.7FT% 80.3TS% 57.6USG% 26.2PER 15.7BPM -0.6VORP 0.5EPM +3.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting89
Rim protection82
Perimeter defense81
Scoring78
Playmaking65
Inside finishing59
Rebounding52

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
18.6
PPG
5.6
RPG
1.5
APG
455
GAMES
Points 8,449Win Shares 30.2Starts 446Best season 2022-23 · 18.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons76%

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

Jaren, at 26, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 48 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (3.6 → 2.1 wins).

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 7.6 wins (+5.4)
Assumes a normal season; he played 48 games last year. Range 5.1–10.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.4 → -0.6-1.026-27 forecast +0.7
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +0.4 · 66 games2024-25: +2.3 · 74 games2025-26: -0.6 · 48 games2026-27: +0.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.6 → 2.1-1.526-27 forecast 7.6
Down because he played 48 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 3.6 · 66 games2024-25: 5.6 · 74 games2025-26: 2.1 · 48 games2026-27: 7.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $42.6M vs $49.0M salary−$6.4M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$49.0M salary2023-24: $8.5M · 66 games2024-25: $22.8M · 74 games2025-26: $4.7M · 48 games2026-27: $42.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $49,000,000 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
$49,000,000Guaranteed
28% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 13 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$42,612,000 /yr
Surplus−$6,388,000
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.

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.