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A.J. Lawson
TOR · Guard · 2025-26 · South Carolina · Year 4 · age 25 · born Jul 15, 2000 · unqualified
4.2 PPG1.8 RPG0.3 APG0.2 TPG9.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'6"
Wingspan6'7"Reach8'4"Max vert41.0"Weight179Lane agility11.0sA.J. Lawson, 2025-26 with TOR: 4.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 9.4 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 5.7% |
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| Availability | 3 | 3 | 29.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 59 | 68 | .588 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 70 | .558 |
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| Points per shot | 52 | 63 | 1.29 |
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| 3-point % | 94 | 95 | 42.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 8 | 1.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 77 | 70 | 57.7% |
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| 2-point % | 8 | 13 | 45.5% |
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| Free throw % | 45 | 31 | 77.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 11 | 13 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 45 | 57 | 23.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 84 | 78 | 56.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 48 | 46 | 16.1 |
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| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 4.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 10 | 3 | 1.17 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 10 | 4 | 3.2 |
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| Usage % | 39 | 35 | 17.2% |
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| Turnover % | 98 | 98 | 6.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 95 | 96 | 1.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 56 | 78 | 3.9% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 16 | 5 | 2.2 |
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| Self-creation | 54 | 68 | avg |
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| Defender difficulty | 3 | 5 | low (−0.4) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 9 | 11 | -6.2 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 65 | 90 | 6.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 77 | 97 | 15.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 92 | 88 | 1.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 62 | 83 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 82 | 88 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 88 | 2.6% |
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| Block % | 62 | 83 | 1.7% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 95 | 99 | −9.8% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 4 | 5 | low (10.6) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 97 | 97 | −5.1% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 56 | 49 | 2.5 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 15 | 28 | 6'7" |
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| Height | 45 | 82 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 3 | 6 | 179 |
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| Standing reach | 17 | 31 | 8'4" |
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| Lateral agility | 61 | 51 | 11.0s |
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| Vertical | 95 | 93 | 41.0" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 41 | 46 | 13.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 66 | 72 | .121 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 40 | 43 | −1.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 32 | 36 | −1.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 64 | 68 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 29 | 33 | 0.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 3.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2022-23 | DAL | 22 | 15 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .589 | −4.4 | 3 | |
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| 2023-24 | DAL | 23 | 42 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .519 | −4.6 | 3 | |
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| 2024-25 | TOR | 24 | 26 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .542 | −2.5 | 19 | |
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| 2025-26 | TOR | 25 | 24 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .588 | −1.0 | 40 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.