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Xavier Tillman Sr.

Charlotte Hornets · Reserve
13th best of 16 on CHA
OFF62DEF86
Elite rim protector & perimeter defender
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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A burly defensive big and free agent this summer, with no meaningful 2025-26 sample to evaluate. His track record is as a versatile, physical interior defender who can switch and bang on the glass — a depth frontcourt option rather than a rotation lock.

5.3
PPG
3.9
RPG
1.4
APG
0.9
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 54MPG 18FG% 43.43P% 24.7FT% 44TS% 47.2USG% 14.8PER 12.2BPM -1.2VORP 0.2
2023-24 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2023-24 form
Rim protection98
Perimeter defense97
Rebounding87
Playmaking84
Inside finishing63
Scoring52
Shooting52

Skill ratings are 2023-24 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

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
4.9
PPG
3.5
RPG
1.1
APG
290
GAMES
Points 1,433Win Shares 10.3Starts 61Best season 2022-23 · 7.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons48%

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 25 → 27
▬Steady

Xavier, at 27, has held steady — 1.6 → 1.2 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 2.2 wins (+1.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 30 games last year. Range 0.9–3.6 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.2 → -1.8-0.626-27 forecast -2.7
Only 183 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2023-24: -1.2 · 54 games2024-25: -8.1 · 33 games2025-26: -1.8 · 30 games2026-27: -2.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.6 → 1.2-0.426-27 forecast 2.2
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.6 · 54 games2024-25: 0.4 · 33 games2025-26: 1.2 · 30 games2026-27: 2.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $5.0M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $3.8M · 54 games2024-25: $2.1M · 33 games2025-26: $3.1M · 30 games2026-27: $5.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '26. 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
UFA FREE AGENT

contract expired

Cap hit—
Cap hold on his old club$2,100,000
Est. market value$4,963,506 /yr

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.