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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Philadelphia 76ers · Rotation
SG6'5"204 lbage 3313 yrs expGeorgiaThomaston, GA
7th best of 15 on PHIworth +1.8 wins to the rotation
OFF67DEF73
Capable shooter & perimeter defender
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 55-27 (▲+21.1)
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A grizzled 3-and-D wing and two-time champion brought in for his defense and corner shooting, though the jumper sagged to 31.6% from three across 51 games. The 91.3% free-throw stroke says the touch is still there, but at 33 his scoring (8.4 a night) is now strictly complementary.

8.4
PPG
2.5
RPG
2.7
APG
0.8
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 51MPG 21.3FG% 413P% 31.6FT% 91.3TS% 53.3USG% 17.7PER 11BPM -2.5VORP -0.1EPM +0.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting79
Perimeter defense78
Playmaking75
Rebounding67
Inside finishing66
Scoring65
Rim protection65

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

2013-14 to 2025-26 · 13 seasons
11.0
PPG
2.9
RPG
1.9
APG
963
GAMES
Points 10,600Win Shares 49.2Starts 784Best season 2015-16 · 14.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

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 30 → 32
▼Declining

Kentavious, at 32, is trending downward — -1.4 → -2.5 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.3 wins (+2.3)
Assumes a normal season; he played 51 games last year. Age takes about 0.8 wins off at 33. Range 2.3–4.3 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.4 → -2.5-1.126-27 forecast -2.3
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: -1.4 · 76 games2024-25: -1.4 · 77 games2025-26: -2.5 · 51 games2026-27: -2.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.9 → 1.0-0.926-27 forecast 3.3
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.9 · 76 games2024-25: 1.7 · 77 games2025-26: 1.0 · 51 games2026-27: 3.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $7.6M vs $3.9M salary+$3.7M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$3.9M salary2023-24: $4.4M · 76 games2024-25: $4.1M · 77 games2025-26: $2.8M · 51 games2026-27: $7.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $3,900,000 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
$3,900,000Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$7,560,000 /yr
Surplus+$3,660,000
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.