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Jaylen Wells

Memphis Grizzlies · #0 · Rotation
SG6'7"206 lbage 222 yrs expWashington StateSacramento, CA
6th best of 19 on MEMworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
OFF67DEF67
Capable scorer & interior finisher
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Western · Southwest · proj. 37-45 (▼9)
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A sturdy, low-mistake 3-and-D wing who takes exceptional care of the ball (88th-percentile ball security) and knocks down the corner three at 35%. The advanced numbers (-3.1 BPM) say he's still finding his footing, but 12.5 points a night on a rookie-scale deal is a useful, plug-in role.

12.5
PPG
3.2
RPG
1.6
APG
0.9
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 69MPG 26.4FG% 43.13P% 35.3FT% 78.4TS% 55.9USG% 19.3PER 11.5BPM -3.1VORP -0.5EPM +0.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring75
Inside finishing74
Rebounding71
Shooting70
Perimeter defense66
Rim protection58
Playmaking56

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

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
11.4
PPG
3.3
RPG
1.7
APG
148
GAMES
Points 1,688Win Shares 5.1Starts 143Best season 2024-25 · 10.4 ppg

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

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 21 → 22
▬Steady

Jaylen, at 22, has held steady — 1.0 → 0.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.8 wins (+4.5)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 23. Range 4.0–5.6 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.2 → -3.1-0.926-27 forecast -2.3
His production has held roughly steady.
2024-25: -2.2 · 79 games2025-26: -3.1 · 69 games2026-27: -2.3 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.0 → 0.2-0.726-27 forecast 4.8
His value to a team has been stable.
2024-25: 1.0 · 79 games2025-26: 0.2 · 69 games2026-27: 4.8 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $14.8M vs $2.3M salary+$12.5M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$2.3M salary2024-25: $2.8M · 79 games2025-26: $1.8M · 69 games2026-27: $14.8M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $2,296,271 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 (2024-25 → 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
$2,296,271Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 17th of 18 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$14,768,000 /yr
Surplus+$12,471,729
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.