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Obi Toppin

Indiana Pacers · #1 · Starter
PF6'9"220 lbage 286 yrs expDaytonBrooklyn, NY
7th best of 15 on INDworth +0.5 wins to the rotation
OFF82DEF75
Elite interior finisher & scorer
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Indiana Pacers
Eastern · Central · proj. 52-30 (▲+0.1)
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A high-flying energy big and one of the league's premier transition finishers, brought off the bench for instant athleticism and lob-catching pop. There's no 2025-26 stat line in the packet to grade, but his value is well-established: vertical spacing, second-jump rebounding, and a respectable corner three that keeps defenses honest on a 15-million-dollar role deal.

10.5
PPG
4
RPG
1.6
APG
0.6
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 79MPG 19.6FG% 52.93P% 36.5FT% 78.1TS% 64.2USG% 20.1PER 17.4BPM +1.7VORP 1.4EPM +0.6
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Inside finishing99
Scoring86
Rebounding83
Shooting79
Playmaking78
Rim protection75
Perimeter defense74

Skill ratings are 2024-25 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

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
8.7
PPG
3.5
RPG
1.3
APG
386
GAMES
Points 3,353Win Shares 17.7Starts 50Best season 2023-24 · 10.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons75%

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 25 → 27
▬Steady

Obi, at 27, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 24 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (4.0 → 2.1 wins).

2026-27 forecast▲ 3.8 wins (+1.7)
Assumes a normal season; he played 24 games last year. Range 2.6–5.1 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.5 → +3.0+1.526-27 forecast +1.9
Only 425 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2023-24: +1.5 · 82 games2024-25: +1.7 · 79 games2025-26: +3.0 · 24 games2026-27: +1.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.0 → 2.1-1.926-27 forecast 3.8
Down because he played 24 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 4.0 · 82 games2024-25: 3.8 · 79 games2025-26: 2.1 · 24 games2026-27: 3.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $9.6M vs $15.0M salary−$5.4M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$15.0M salary2023-24: $10.2M · 82 games2024-25: $9.4M · 79 games2025-26: $4.7M · 24 games2026-27: $9.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $15,000,000 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
$15,000,000Guaranteed
7% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$9,596,000 /yr
Surplus−$5,404,000
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.

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.