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Ariel Hukporti
NYK · Big · 2025-26 · Riesen Ludwigsburg · Year 2 · age 23 · born Apr 12, 2002 · unqualified
2.2 PPG2.9 RPG0.5 APG0.6 TPG9.2 MPG
Champion
- Height
- 7'0"
Wingspan7'3"Reach9'3"Weight246Ariel Hukporti, 2025-26 with NYK: 2.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 9.2 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 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 9.2 |
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| Minutes share | 3 | 2 | 12.6% |
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| Availability | 30 | 28 | 65.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 80 | 56 | .619 |
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| Effective FG% | 70 | 45 | .569 |
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| Points per shot | 88 | 64 | 1.46 |
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| 3-point % | 6 | 17 | 25.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 5 | 24 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 8 | 33 | 5.0% |
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| 2-point % | 71 | 38 | 57.9% |
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| Free throw % | 51 | 70 | 78.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 6 | 2 | 0.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 90 | 80 | 41.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 8 | 33 | 2.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 |
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| Assist % | 14 | 19 | 8.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 15 | 22 | 2.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 3 | 9 | 0.91 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 23 | 44 | 3.9 |
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| Usage % | 3 | 6 | 10.4% |
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| Turnover % | 1 | 2 | 25.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 31 | 21 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 93 | 64 | 10.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 6 | 29 | 0.9 |
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| Self-creation | 92 | 70 | elite |
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| Defender difficulty | 85 | 41 | elite (+0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 20 | 19 | -4.0 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 93 | 66 | 11.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 88 | 52 | 19.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 3 | 8 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 73 | 1.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 80 | 55 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 4 | 9 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 96 | 80 | 5.3% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 97 | 86 | −10.8% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 3 | 3 | low (10.3) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 99 | 99 | −9.0% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 4 | 7 | 1.2 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 88 | 37 | 7'3" |
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| Height | 95 | 71 | 7'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 87 | 42 | 246 |
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| Standing reach | 96 | 74 | 9'3" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 27 | 3 | 11.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 61 | 30 | .115 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 23 | 5 | −2.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 4 | 1 | −3.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 89 | 83 | +1.4 |
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| VORP | 26 | 6 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2024-25 | NYK | 22 | 25 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | .654 | −5.6 | 2 | |
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| 2025-26 | NYK | 23 | 54 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | .619 | −2.3 | 23 | Champion |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.