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James Wiseman
IND · Big · 2025-26 · Memphis · Year 6 · age 24 · born Mar 31, 2001 · unqualified
3.2 PPG2.0 RPG0.8 APG1.2 TPG14.6 MPG
- Height
- 6'11"
Weight240James Wiseman, 2025-26 with IND: 3.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 14.6 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.
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Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 14.6 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 1.5% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 4.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 65 | 44 | .597 |
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| Effective FG% | 85 | 60 | .600 |
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| Points per shot | 56 | 28 | 1.30 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 2 | 10 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 1 | 8 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 79 | 47 | 60.0% |
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| Free throw % | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 4 | 1 | 0.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 32 | 13 | 20.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
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| Assist % | 11 | 17 | 7.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 1 | 1 | 0.60 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 7 | 16 | 3.0 |
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| Usage % | 5 | 9 | 11.4% |
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| Turnover % | 1 | 1 | 31.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 13 | 9 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 85 | 44 | 7.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Self-creation | 92 | 67 | elite |
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| Defender difficulty | 21 | 1 | low (−0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 73 | 69 | 3.8 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 33 | 1 | 4.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 1 | 1 | 4.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 56 | 9 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Block % | 55 | 9 | 1.5% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 94 | 77 | −9.1% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 7 | 3 | low (10.8) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 7 | 6 | +4.8% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 90 | 52 | 6'11" |
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| Strength (weight) | 83 | 27 | 240 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 1 | 1 | 4.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.028 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −9.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −8.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 23 | 7 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 22 | 5 | -0.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 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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| 2020-21 | GSW | 19 | 39 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 0.7 | .552 | −5.0 | 4 | |
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| 2022-23 | DET | 21 | 45 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | .589 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 2023-24★ | DET | 22 | 63 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | .637 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 2024-25 | IND | 23 | 1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .615 | +1.6 | 77 | |
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| 2025-26 | IND | 24 | 4 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .597 | −9.0 | 1 | |
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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.