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P.J. Washington

Dallas Mavericks · #25 · Starter
PF6'7"230 lbage 277 yrs expKentuckyLouisville, KY
6th best of 12 on DALworth +1.5 wins to the rotation
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Elite rim protector & rebounder
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Western · Southwest · proj. 40-42 (▲+3.4)
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A sturdy, switchable combo forward who guards multiple spots and rebounds his position, posting 14.2 points and 7.0 boards a night with 1.1 blocks. The shot comes and goes — 32.5% from three on a 53.7% true-shooting clip — and he's not much of a creator (11th-percentile playmaking), but the defensive versatility and frame make him a quality starter on a good team.

14.2
PPG
7
RPG
1.8
APG
1
SPG
1.1
BPG
GP 56MPG 31FG% 453P% 32.5FT% 68.7TS% 53.7USG% 20.1PER 13.1BPM -1.6VORP 0.2EPM +1.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection93
Rebounding88
Perimeter defense76
Scoring69
Inside finishing62
Shooting62
Playmaking57

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

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
13.3
PPG
6.0
RPG
2.2
APG
446
GAMES
Points 5,914Win Shares 16.5Starts 373Best season 2021-22 · 10.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons76%

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

P.J., at 27, has held steady — 1.0 → 1.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.4 wins (+2.8)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Range 3.1–5.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.1 → -1.6+0.526-27 forecast -1.5
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -2.1 · 73 games2024-25: -0.9 · 57 games2025-26: -1.6 · 56 games2026-27: -1.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.0 → 1.6+0.626-27 forecast 4.4
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.0 · 73 games2024-25: 2.1 · 57 games2025-26: 1.6 · 56 games2026-27: 4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.1M vs $19.8M salary−$7.8M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$19.8M salary2023-24: $2.8M · 73 games2024-25: $4.7M · 57 games2025-26: $3.8M · 56 games2026-27: $12.1M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $19,813,044 cap hit · through '30. 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
$19,813,044Guaranteed
11% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$12,060,000 /yr
Surplus−$7,753,044
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.