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Jalen Brunson

NYK · Guard · 2025-26 · Villanova · Year 8 · age 29 · born Aug 31, 1996

26.0 PPG3.3 RPG6.8 APG2.4 TPG35.0 MPG

Finals MVPChampionAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star

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Height: 6'2"
Wingspan: 6'4"
Reach: 8'0"
Max vert: 37.0"
Weight: 190
Lane agility: 10.6s

Jalen Brunson, 2025-26 with NYK: 26.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 35.0 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (96th percentile), VORP (94th) and Game Score / g (94th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (3rd percentile) and Stocks / 75 (3rd).

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.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	97	97	35.0
Minutes share	96	95	65.5%
Availability	80	80	90.2%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	52	61	.580
Effective FG%	39	48	.533
Points per shot	60	71	1.31
3-point %	63	59	36.9%
3-point attempts / g	93	89	7.1
3PA rate (of FGA)	33	19	35.8%
2-point %	38	52	52.2%
Free throw %	76	68	84.1%
FT attempts / g	92	92	5.7
FT rate (of FGA)	65	74	28.5%
% points from 3	37	24	30.4%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	96	96	27.2
Assist %	93	90	30.7%
Assists / 75	92	87	7.1
Assist / turnover	89	83	2.87
Potential assists / 75	89	83	12.2
Usage %	96	94	29.6%
Turnover %	79	82	9.5%
Turnovers / 75	22	28	2.5
Offensive rebound %	4	8	1.2%
Off-ball gravity	93	90	12.8
Drive rate / 75	94	89	15.4
Self-creation	64	78	high
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	89	87	70
Defender difficulty	75	92	high (+0.1)
Impact
On/Off net	40	42	-0.8

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	9	17	3.5
Def. rebound %	15	26	8.3%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	13	10	0.8
Blocks / 75	3	4	0.1
Stocks / 75	3	5	0.9
Steal %	14	12	1.1%
Block %	3	4	0.3%
Rim FG% def. diff	5	7	+8.1%
Matchup difficulty	23	26	low (11.6)
Opp FG% on matchups	36	40	+1.2%
Deflections / 75	10	8	1.5
Physical ingredients
Length (wingspan)	4	7	6'4"
Height	7	15	6'2"
Strength (weight)	12	21	190
Standing reach	3	5	8'0"
Lateral agility	93	91	10.6s
Vertical	65	59	37.0"

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	89	92	20.1
Win Shares / 48	90	96	.163
Box Plus/Minus	91	92	+3.1
Offensive BPM	94	94	+4.0
Defensive BPM	26	29	−0.9
VORP	94	93	3.3
Game Score / g	94	94	18.9

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Block %4th percentile
Rim FG% def. diff7th percentile
Offensive rebound %8th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2018-19	DAL	22	73	21.8	9.3	2.3	3.2	.549	−1.7	30
2019-20	DAL	23	57	17.9	8.2	2.4	3.3	.553	−0.9	40
2020-21	DAL	24	68	25.0	12.6	3.4	3.5	.618	+0.9	70
2021-22	DAL	25	79	31.9	16.3	3.9	4.8	.583	+0.9	71
2022-23	NYK	26	68	35.0	24.0	3.5	6.2	.597	+3.9	93
2023-24★	NYK	27	77	35.4	28.7	3.6	6.7	.592	+5.8	97	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2024-25	NYK	28	65	35.4	26.0	2.9	7.3	.605	+3.3	89	Clutch POY · All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2025-26	NYK	29	74	35.0	26.0	3.3	6.8	.580	+3.1	91	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Star

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.