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Malaki Branham

Orlando Magic · #12 · Depth
PG6'4"180 lb4 yrs expOhio StateColumbus, OH
12th best of 12 on ORL
OFF63DEF62
Capable shooter & interior finisher
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Malaki Branham is a depth guard. His best traits are his shooting (78), while his perimeter defense (52) is the clear limitation. In 2023-24, he averaged 9.2 points, 2 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

9.2
PPG
2
RPG
2.1
APG
0.4
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 75MPG 21.3FG% 43.23P% 34.7FT% 87.3TS% 52.6USG% 19.8PER 8.7BPM -5.6VORP -1.5
2023-24 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2023-24 form
Shooting78
Inside finishing67
Scoring63
Playmaking61
Rim protection58
Rebounding57
Perimeter defense52

Skill ratings are 2023-24 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

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
8.0
PPG
2.0
RPG
1.6
APG
216
GAMES
Points 1,726Win Shares 0.1Starts 61Best season 2025-26 · 4.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons61%

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 20 → 22
▲Rising

Malaki, at 22, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.0 → 1.2 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▼ 0.7 wins (-0.5)
Assumes a normal season; he played 28 games last year. Age should add a little at 23. Range 0.0–1.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-5.6 → -2.2+3.426-27 forecast -3.8
Only 274 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2023-24: -5.6 · 75 games2024-25: -3.2 · 47 games2025-26: -2.2 · 28 games2026-27: -3.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.0 → 1.2+1.226-27 forecast 0.7
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 0.0 · 75 games2024-25: 1.0 · 47 games2025-26: 1.2 · 28 games2026-27: 0.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $2.3M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $1.5M · 75 games2024-25: $2.8M · 47 games2025-26: $3.1M · 28 games2026-27: $2.3M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27

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
—Signed · terms pending
Runs through—
Est. market value$2,345,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,345,000
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.

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.