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Ja'Kobi Gillespie
SAS · Guard · 2026-27 · Tennessee · Year 1 · age 22 · born Mar 10, 2004 · unqualified
2.5 PPG0.0 RPG0.0 APG0.0 TPG2.1 MPG
- Height
- 6'0"
Wingspan6'4"Reach8'0"Max vert39.5"Weight186Lane agility10.9sJa'Kobi Gillespie, 2026-27 with SAS: 2.5 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists in 2.1 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 | 2.1 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 3.0% |
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| Availability | 6 | 7 | 66.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 67 | 71 | .625 |
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| Effective FG% | 77 | 80 | .625 |
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| Points per shot | 45 | 51 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 48 | 48 | 33.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 5 | 1.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 92 | 91 | 75.0% |
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| 2-point % | 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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| % points from 3 | 83 | 77 | 60.0% |
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| % points in the paint | 46 | 59 | 40.0% |
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| Shot quality (expected eFG%) | 20 | 25 | .500 |
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| Shot-making over expected | 83 | 85 | +12.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 53.6 |
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| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 86 | 79 | 10.7 |
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| Usage % | 99 | 99 | 36.3% |
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| Turnover % | 97 | 97 | 0.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 97 | 97 | 0.0 |
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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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| Unassisted makes % | 79 | 71 | 50.0% |
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| Unassisted 3s % | 99 | 99 | 100.0% |
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| Defender difficulty | 65 | 69 | high (−0.7) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -77.7 |
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| On/Off net (luck-adjusted) | 6 | 10 | -27.5 |
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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 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 15 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Steal % | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Block % | 15 | 19 | 0.0% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (6.3) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +54.1% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 7 | 13 | 6'4" |
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| Height | 1 | 1 | 6'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 7 | 13 | 186 |
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| Standing reach | 2 | 4 | 8'0" |
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| Lateral agility | 72 | 67 | 10.9s |
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| Vertical | 91 | 90 | 39.5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 98 | 29.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 54 | 56 | .123 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 94 | 93 | +7.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +10.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 19 | 21 | −2.9 |
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| VORP | 49 | 50 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2026-27 | SAS | 22 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .625 | +7.1 | 94 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.