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Scotty Pippen Jr.

Memphis Grizzlies · #1 · Starter
PG6'2"170 lbage 254 yrs expVanderbiltLos Angeles, CA
3rd best of 19 on MEMworth +1.3 wins to the rotation
OFF76DEF85
Elite perimeter defender & rebounder
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Western · Southwest · proj. 37-45 (▼9)
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A pesky, point-of-attack guard who makes his living defending and pushing pace. No 2025-26 sample to rate here, but he's a high-energy depth ballhandler whose defense and quickness keep him in the rotation conversation.

9.9
PPG
3.3
RPG
4.4
APG
1.3
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 79MPG 21.3FG% 483P% 39.7FT% 71.3TS% 58.2USG% 19.3PER 15.8BPM +1.9VORP 1.7
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Perimeter defense97
Rebounding90
Rim protection88
Playmaking86
Inside finishing81
Scoring77
Shooting73

Skill ratings are 2024-25 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

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
10.2
PPG
3.0
RPG
4.3
APG
116
GAMES
Points 1,178Win Shares 5.8Starts 43Best season 2024-25 · 9.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons45%

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
▬Steady

Scotty, at 25, has held steady — 1.9 → 1.2 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 4.8 wins (+3.6)
Assumes a normal season; he played 10 games last year. Age should add a little at 26. Range 2.3–7.2 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.3 → -2.8-4.126-27 forecast +1.3
Only 212 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2023-24: +1.3 · 21 games2024-25: +1.9 · 79 games2025-26: -2.8 · 10 games2026-27: +1.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.9 → 1.2-0.726-27 forecast 4.8
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.9 · 21 games2024-25: 4.3 · 79 games2025-26: 1.2 · 10 games2026-27: 4.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $14.6M vs $2.5M salary+$12.2M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$2.5M salary2023-24: $4.4M · 21 games2024-25: $11.8M · 79 games2025-26: $3.1M · 10 games2026-27: $14.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $2,461,462 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
$2,461,462Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 14th of 18 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$14,622,720 /yr
Surplus+$12,161,258
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.