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Tidjane Salaün

Charlotte Hornets · #31 · Reserve
PF6'10"207 lbage 202 yrs exp
14th best of 16 on CHA
OFF70DEF77
Elite rebounder & interior finisher
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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A toolsy 20-year-old forward still finding his NBA footing — the flashes are encouraging: an 86th-percentile rebounder who finished efficiently inside (50.3% from the floor) and even knocked down 43% of his threes on low volume. The playmaking is nonexistent (6th percentile) and the role is small (15 minutes), but the size and motor are a worthwhile long-term bet.

6
PPG
4
RPG
0.7
APG
0.4
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 37MPG 15.5FG% 50.33P% 43.4FT% 65TS% 62.9USG% 14.9PER 12.9BPM -0.8VORP 0.2EPM -1.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding95
Inside finishing84
Shooting76
Perimeter defense76
Scoring75
Rim protection66
Playmaking53

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

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
5.9
PPG
4.4
RPG
1.0
APG
97
GAMES
Points 575Win Shares 1.5Starts 10Best season 2025-26 · 6.0 ppg

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

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 19 → 20
▲Rising

Tidjane, at 20, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.0 → 1.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▬ 1.7 wins (+0.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 37 games last year. Age should add a little at 21. Range 0.9–2.5 wins.
Production (BPM)-5.2 → -0.8+4.426-27 forecast -2.6
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -5.2 · 60 games2025-26: -0.8 · 37 games2026-27: -2.6 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.0 → 1.6+1.626-27 forecast 1.7
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2024-25: 0.0 · 60 games2025-26: 1.6 · 37 games2026-27: 1.7 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $3.9M vs $8.2M salary−$4.3M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$8.2M salary2024-25: $1.5M · 60 games2025-26: $3.8M · 37 games2026-27: $3.9M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $8,237,880 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 (2024-25 → 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
$8,237,880Team option
5% of the club’s payroll · 10th of 17 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$3,944,000 /yr
Surplus−$4,293,880
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

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.