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Ryan Kalkbrenner

Charlotte Hornets · #11 · Rotation
C7'1"256 lbage 241 yr expCreightonFlorissant, MO
8th best of 16 on CHAworth +0.6 wins to the rotation
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Elite interior finisher & rim protector
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A throwback rim-running, rim-protecting center and a rookie steal — he finished at a video-game 75.3% from the floor (100th-percentile inside finishing, 76.2% true shooting) and anchored the paint with elite shot-blocking (98th percentile, 1.5 blocks). He won't space the floor (didn't make a three) or pass, but as a cheap two-way pivot he's enormously valuable.

7.6
PPG
5.5
RPG
0.8
APG
0.5
SPG
1.5
BPG
GP 69MPG 21.4FG% 75.33P% 0FT% 71.6TS% 76.2USG% 11.6PER 17.9BPM +1.8VORP 1.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing98
Rim protection93
Scoring80
Perimeter defense77
Shooting70
Rebounding67
Playmaking54

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.

Contract

2026-27
$2,411,090Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 17th of 17 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$14,517,751 /yr
Surplus+$12,106,661
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

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.