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Taylor Hendricks

Memphis Grizzlies · #22 · Rotation
PF6'9"215 lbage 223 yrs expUCFFort Lauderdale, FL
9th best of 19 on MEM
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High-level rim protector & interior finisher
MEM
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Western · Southwest · proj. 37-45 (▼9)
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A long, switchable forward who flashes serious defensive upside — strong rim protection and inside finishing on a thin 7.4-point diet across two teams. The offense is still raw (just 0.9 assists, a low 16% usage) and the 34% three needs to stick, but the tools are a genuine 3-and-D foundation at 22.

7.4
PPG
3.7
RPG
0.9
APG
0.8
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 59MPG 18.9FG% 45.93P% 34.2FT% 68.1TS% 56.6USG% 16.2PER 12.2BPM -2.4VORP -0.1EPM 0.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection89
Inside finishing85
Rebounding80
Perimeter defense78
Scoring63
Shooting63
Playmaking55

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

2023-24 to 2025-26 · 3 seasons
7.3
PPG
4.1
RPG
0.9
APG
102
GAMES
Points 744Win Shares 2.4Starts 43Best season 2023-24 · 7.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons42%

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 20 → 22
▬Steady

Taylor, at 22, has held steady — 1.4 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.6 wins (+2.7)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 23. Range 2.8–4.5 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.6 → -2.4-0.826-27 forecast -1.8
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -1.6 · 40 games2024-25: -3.5 · 3 games2025-26: -2.4 · 59 games2026-27: -1.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.4 → 1.0-0.426-27 forecast 3.6
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.4 · 40 games2024-25: 1.2 · 3 games2025-26: 1.0 · 59 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.8M vs $7.8M salary+$1.0M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$7.8M salary2023-24: $3.4M · 40 games2024-25: $3.1M · 3 games2025-26: $2.8M · 59 games2026-27: $8.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $7,805,900 cap hit · through '27. 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
$7,805,900Team option
6% of the club’s payroll · 6th of 18 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$8,760,000 /yr
Surplus+$954,100
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.

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.