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Jonathan Isaac

Orlando Magic · #1 · Starter
PF6'10"230 lbage 289 yrs expFlorida StateNaples, FL
5th best of 12 on ORLworth +1.9 wins to the rotation
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Elite rim protector & rebounder
ORL
Orlando Magic
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+2.3)
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A unicorn defensive forward whose ceiling has always been gated by his body — when healthy he's a switchable shot-swatter who can guard one through five. There's no 2025-26 sample to rate here, so the bet on his $14.5M is entirely the defense and availability he can stay on the floor to provide.

5.4
PPG
4.4
RPG
0.6
APG
0.9
SPG
1.1
BPG
GP 71MPG 15.4FG% 41.43P% 25.8FT% 68.2TS% 51.2USG% 16.2PER 16.6BPM +0.7VORP 0.7EPM +1.4
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Rim protection99
Rebounding97
Perimeter defense97
Inside finishing75
Shooting57
Playmaking55
Scoring54

Skill ratings are 2024-25 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

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
6.8
PPG
4.5
RPG
0.7
APG
328
GAMES
Points 2,231Win Shares 14.9Starts 109Best season 2018-19 · 9.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons74%
2 seasons without an NBA game since his debut

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 26 → 28
▼Declining

Jonathan, at 28, is trending downward — 3.8 → 1.4 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.8 wins (+3.4)
Assumes a normal season; he played 52 games last year. Age takes about 0.1 wins off at 29. Range 4.0–5.7 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.8 → -1.6-5.426-27 forecast +0.6
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +3.8 · 58 games2024-25: +0.7 · 71 games2025-26: -1.6 · 52 games2026-27: +0.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.8 → 1.4-2.426-27 forecast 4.8
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 3.8 · 58 games2024-25: 2.5 · 71 games2025-26: 1.4 · 52 games2026-27: 4.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $15.1M vs $14.5M salary+$0.6M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$14.5M salary2023-24: $9.4M · 58 games2024-25: $5.4M · 71 games2025-26: $3.4M · 52 games2026-27: $15.1M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $14,500,000 cap hit · 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
$14,500,000Guaranteed
6% of the club’s payroll · 6th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$15,104,000 /yr
Surplus+$604,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

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

2 moves

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.