Basketball Savant / Players / Branden Carlson 5.8 PPG3.0 RPG0.7 APG0.4 TPG11.6 MPGBC
Branden Carlson
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Branden Carlson, 2025-26 with OKC: 5.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 11.6 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.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 11.6 |
| Minutes share | 3 | 2 | 12.3% |
| Availability | 15 | 12 | 51.2% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 77 | 52 | .613 |
| Effective FG% | 87 | 63 | .610 |
| Points per shot | 56 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 3-point % | 54 | 60 | 36.0% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 47 | 2.0 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 55 | 81 | 46.2% |
| 2-point % | 96 | 84 | 67.0% |
| Free throw % | 4 | 9 | 57.7% |
| FT attempts / g | 6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 16 | 8 | 14.0% |
| % points from 3 | 53 | 80 | 38.4% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 62 | 66 | 17.5 |
| Assist % | 18 | 27 | 8.6% |
| Assists / 75 | 15 | 22 | 2.1 |
| Assist / turnover | 48 | 69 | 1.81 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 5 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Usage % | 52 | 58 | 18.5% |
| Turnover % | 95 | 97 | 7.5% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 87 | 95 | 1.2 |
| Offensive rebound % | 75 | 20 | 5.7% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 7 | 34 | 1.1 |
| Self-creation | 48 | 16 | avg |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 57 | 53 | 56 |
| Defender difficulty | 21 | 1 | low (−0.2) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -14.9 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 84 | 33 | 9.0 |
| Def. rebound % | 85 | 45 | 18.2% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 2 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 76 | 1.9 |
| Stocks / 75 | 81 | 56 | 2.5 |
| Steal % | 3 | 7 | 0.8% |
| Block % | 96 | 80 | 5.4% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 77 | 55 | −5.2% |
| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (8.0) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 43 | 36 | +0.7% |
| Deflections / 75 | 4 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 95 | 71 | 7'0" |
| Strength (weight) | 64 | 10 | 220 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 79 | 47 | 17.7 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 92 | 70 | .171 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 64 | 44 | +0.8 |
| Offensive BPM | 62 | 47 | +0.5 |
| Defensive BPM | 62 | 39 | +0.3 |
| VORP | 42 | 17 | 0.4 |
| Game Score / g | 12 | 1 | 5.1 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | OKC | 25 | 32 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .581 | +1.3 | 75 | Champion |
| 2025-26 | OKC | 26 | 42 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | .613 | +0.8 | 64 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.