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Santi Aldama

Dallas Mavericks · Starter
PF7'0"215 lbage 255 yrs expLoyola MarylandLas Palmas De Gas, Spain
5th best of 12 on DALworth +1.8 wins to the rotation
OFF78DEF79
Elite rebounder & rim protector
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Western · Southwest · proj. 40-42 (▲+3.4)
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A skilled stretch four who does a little of everything — 14 points, 6.7 boards and nearly 3 assists on 57% true shooting before injury cut his season to 43 games. He rebounds, protects the rim better than his frame suggests, and takes care of the ball; the 35% three keeps defenses honest without being a true floor-spacer.

14
PPG
6.7
RPG
2.9
APG
0.9
SPG
0.7
BPG
GP 43MPG 27.9FG% 47.93P% 35FT% 66.7TS% 57.2USG% 20.2PER 16.3BPM +1.7VORP 1.1EPM +1.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding92
Rim protection88
Playmaking87
Inside finishing81
Perimeter defense78
Scoring75
Shooting65

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

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
10.4
PPG
5.4
RPG
2.1
APG
278
GAMES
Points 2,895Win Shares 14.5Starts 82Best season 2024-25 · 12.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons69%

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 23 → 25
▲Rising

Santi, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — -0.2 → +1.7 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.9 wins (+1.7)
Assumes a normal season; he played 43 games last year. Age should add a little at 26. Range 2.6–7.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.2 → +1.7+1.926-27 forecast +1.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.2 · 61 games2024-25: +3.2 · 65 games2025-26: +1.7 · 43 games2026-27: +1.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.5 → 3.2+0.726-27 forecast 4.9
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 2.5 · 61 games2024-25: 5.3 · 65 games2025-26: 3.2 · 43 games2026-27: 4.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $15.7M vs $17.0M salary−$1.3M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$17.0M salary2023-24: $5.4M · 61 games2024-25: $19.0M · 65 games2025-26: $7.4M · 43 games2026-27: $15.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $17,007,043 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
$17,007,043Guaranteed
9% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$15,692,000 /yr
Surplus−$1,315,043
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

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.