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Norman Powell

Chicago Bulls · Starter
SG6'4"215 lbage 3311 yrs expUCLASan Diego, CA
2nd best of 13 on CHIworth +3.0 wins to the rotation
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Elite scorer & interior finisher
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Eastern · Central · proj. 32-50 (▲+12.2)
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All-Star

A scorching microwave scorer coming off a breakout All-Star campaign — 21.7 points a night on a blistering 60.9% true shooting, 38% from three and a knack for getting to the line. He's a volume bucket-getter (27.2% usage) who doesn't rebound or playmake much, but the shotmaking is real and now he hits free agency at 33 looking for one more payday.

21.7
PPG
3.5
RPG
2.5
APG
1.1
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 58MPG 29.6FG% 473P% 38FT% 82.7TS% 60.9USG% 27.2PER 17.5BPM +1.6VORP 1.5EPM +1.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring93
Inside finishing84
Shooting81
Perimeter defense75
Rebounding66
Rim protection65
Playmaking59

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

2015-16 to 2025-26 · 11 seasons
14.0
PPG
2.7
RPG
1.6
APG
675
GAMES
Points 9,418Win Shares 36.4Starts 311Best season 2024-25 · 21.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons79%

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
▲Rising

Norman, at 32, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.3 → 4.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.4 wins (+0.4)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.8 wins off at 33. Range 2.8–6.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.8 → +1.6+2.426-27 forecast +0.5
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.8 · 76 games2024-25: +1.5 · 60 games2025-26: +1.6 · 58 games2026-27: +0.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.3 → 4.0+1.726-27 forecast 4.4
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.3 · 76 games2024-25: 4.5 · 60 games2025-26: 4.0 · 58 games2026-27: 4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.1M vs $22.5M salary−$10.4M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$22.5M salary2023-24: $5.0M · 76 games2024-25: $12.8M · 60 games2025-26: $10.2M · 58 games2026-27: $12.1M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $22,500,000 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
$22,500,000Guaranteed
14% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$12,148,000 /yr
Surplus−$10,352,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

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.