OVR

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Charlotte Hornets · C · age 24 · Rotation

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Elite interior finisher & rim protector

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

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.

2026-27 cap $2,411,090Contract GuaranteedThrough '29