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Paul George★

Boston Celtics · #13 · Plus starter
PF6'8"220 lbage 3616 yrs expFresno StatePalmdale, CA
4th best of 11 on BOSworth +3.0 wins to the rotation
OFF78DEF77
Elite perimeter defender & shooter
BOS
Boston Celtics
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 62-20 (▲+1.4)
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6× All-NBA9× All-Star4× All-DefensiveMost Improved Player

A 36-year-old wing playing a smarter, lower-usage role now — 17.3 points on a clean 39.2% from three, plus the savvy two-way feel that still rates near the top of the league defensively on the perimeter. He doesn't get to the rim like he used to, but the jumper, the hands (1.7 steals) and the connective passing keep him useful on a max-money contract.

17.3
PPG
5.3
RPG
3.6
APG
1.7
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 37MPG 30.7FG% 43.93P% 39.2FT% 82TS% 57USG% 23.3PER 16.7BPM +1.7VORP 1.1EPM +2.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense93
Shooting89
Playmaking89
Scoring77
Rebounding70
Rim protection69
Inside finishing55

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

2010-11 to 2025-26 · 16 seasons
20.5
PPG
6.2
RPG
3.7
APG
945
GAMES
Points 19,338Win Shares 92.0Starts 897Best season 2018-19 · 28.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons62%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
11th in career points22nd in Win Shares8th in All-Star selections

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 33 → 35
▼Declining

Paul, at 35, is trending downward — 7.3 → 3.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.3 wins (+1.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 37 games last year. Age takes about 1.4 wins off at 36. Range 1.7–7.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.2 → +1.7-1.526-27 forecast +0.6
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +3.2 · 74 games2024-25: -0.4 · 41 games2025-26: +1.7 · 37 games2026-27: +0.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)7.3 → 3.2-4.126-27 forecast 4.3
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 7.3 · 74 games2024-25: 2.1 · 41 games2025-26: 3.2 · 37 games2026-27: 4.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $11.8M vs $54.1M salary−$42.3M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$54.1M salary2023-24: $40.8M · 74 games2024-25: $4.7M · 41 games2025-26: $7.4M · 37 games2026-27: $11.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $54,126,380 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
$54,126,380Guaranteed
26% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$11,840,000 /yr
Surplus−$42,286,380
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.