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Justin Champagnie

Washington Wizards · #9 · Rotation
SG6'6"206 lbage 245 yrs expPittsburghBrooklyn, NY
8th best of 15 on WASworth +0.3 wins to the rotation
OFF76DEF75
Elite rebounder & rim protector
WAS
Washington Wizards
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 34-48 (▲+10.8)
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A relentless energy forward who does the dirty work — elite rebounding for his size (87th percentile), a 58.9% true shooting on efficient finishes inside (82nd percentile), and the lowest turnover rate around (92nd-percentile ball security). He won't space the floor and the role is limited, but the 17.3 PER says he packs real value into 20 minutes a night.

8.7
PPG
5.6
RPG
1.2
APG
0.9
SPG
0.6
BPG
GP 69MPG 20FG% 50.23P% 31.9FT% 78.4TS% 58.9USG% 16.7PER 17.3BPM -0.4VORP 0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding96
Rim protection91
Inside finishing90
Perimeter defense77
Scoring72
Shooting70
Playmaking69

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

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
7.1
PPG
4.6
RPG
1.0
APG
187
GAMES
Points 1,322Win Shares 7.0Starts 51Best season 2025-26 · 8.7 ppg
Games played, last three seasons59%

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 22 → 24
▲Rising

Justin, at 24, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.2 → 2.3 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 3.1 wins (+0.8)
Age should add a little at 25. Range 2.0–4.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.8 → -0.4+1.426-27 forecast -0.2
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -1.8 · 15 games2024-25: -0.5 · 62 games2025-26: -0.4 · 69 games2026-27: -0.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 2.3+1.126-27 forecast 3.1
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 1.2 · 15 games2024-25: 2.1 · 62 games2025-26: 2.3 · 69 games2026-27: 3.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $6.9M vs $2.7M salary+$4.2M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$2.7M salary2023-24: $3.1M · 15 games2024-25: $4.7M · 62 games2025-26: $5.0M · 69 games2026-27: $6.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $2,667,944 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 (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
$2,667,944Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 13th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$6,886,256 /yr
Surplus+$4,218,312
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.