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Bruce Thornton
HOU · Guard · 2026-27 · Ohio State · Year 1 · age 23 · born Sep 14, 2003 · unqualified
0.0 PPG0.0 RPG0.0 APG0.3 TPG2.7 MPG
- Height
- 6'0"
Wingspan6'5"Reach8'1"Max vert35.5"Weight229Lane agility11.6sBruce Thornton, 2026-27 with HOU: 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists in 2.7 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 262 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 262 qualified players in 2026-27; the second number is his rank among the 135 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 | 2.7 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 4.3% |
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| Availability | 13 | 12 | 75.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 1 | 1 | .000 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .000 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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| 3-point % | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 9 | 1 | 0.7 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 99 | 99 | 100.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 6 | 8 | 0.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 6 | 8 | 0.0% |
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| Shot quality (expected eFG%) | 19 | 23 | .498 |
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| Shot-making over expected | 1 | 1 | −49.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 75 | 66 | 7.9 |
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| Usage % | 18 | 15 | 13.2% |
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| Turnover % | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 9 | 10 | 3.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 3 | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Defender difficulty | 22 | 26 | low (−1.9) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -53.8 |
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| On/Off net (luck-adjusted) | 1 | 1 | -53.6 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 98 | 98 | 4.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 15 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 91 | 96 | 4.0 |
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| Steal % | 99 | 99 | 5.8% |
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| Block % | 15 | 19 | 0.0% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 53 | 60 | +0.0% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (6.6) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 4 | 5 | +20.7% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 90 | 86 | 3.9 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 11 | 19 | 6'5" |
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| Height | 1 | 1 | 6'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 69 | 99 | 229 |
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| Standing reach | 5 | 9 | 8'1" |
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| Lateral agility | 13 | 2 | 11.6s |
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| Vertical | 42 | 33 | 35.5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 1 | 1 | -16.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.371 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −26.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −26.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 75 | 77 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 49 | 50 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | -0.9 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2026-27 | HOU | 23 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | −26.1 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.