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Nae'Qwan Tomlin

Cleveland Cavaliers · #35 · Reserve
PF6'8"210 lbage 252 yrs expMemphisHarlem, NY
9th best of 9 on CLEworth +0.1 wins to the rotation
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Elite rim protector & interior finisher
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Eastern · Central · proj. 52-30 (▼4.2)
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A long, mobile young big who lives around the rim — 87th-percentile rim protection and 85th-percentile inside finishing with exceptionally clean hands (94th-percentile ball security). At 5.8 points in 16 minutes he's a low-usage energy four; the shooting (23.5% from three) isn't there yet, but the length and motor play.

5.8
PPG
2.9
RPG
0.8
APG
0.6
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 64MPG 15.7FG% 47.83P% 23.5FT% 77TS% 54.9USG% 15.5PER 12.9BPM -2.1VORP 0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection96
Inside finishing92
Perimeter defense85
Rebounding75
Shooting63
Playmaking63
Scoring58

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
5.9
PPG
3.0
RPG
0.8
APG
69
GAMES
Points 410Win Shares 2.4Starts 4Best season 2025-26 · 5.8 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 24 → 25
▲Rising

Nae'Qwan, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — -5.5 → -2.1 box plus-minus over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 1.9 wins (+0.7)
Age should add a little at 26. Range 1.1–2.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-5.5 → -2.1+3.426-27 forecast -2.1
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -5.5 · 5 games2025-26: -2.1 · 64 games2026-27: -2.1 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.0 → 1.2+0.226-27 forecast 1.9
His value to a team has been stable.
2024-25: 1.0 · 5 games2025-26: 1.2 · 64 games2026-27: 1.9 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.3M vs $2.4M salary+$1.9M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$2.4M salary2024-25: $2.8M · 5 games2025-26: $3.1M · 64 games2026-27: $4.3M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $2,411,090 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 (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
$2,411,090Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 13 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,290,918 /yr
Surplus+$1,879,828
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.