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Jaylen Nowell
WAS · Guard · 2024-25 · Washington · Year 6 · age 25 · born Jul 9, 1999 · unqualified
8.4 PPG2.5 RPG2.2 APG1.0 TPG21.0 MPG
- Height
- 6'4"
Wingspan6'7"Reach8'2"Max vert38.5"Weight201Lane agility10.8sJaylen Nowell, 2024-25 with WAS: 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 21.0 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 337 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 337 qualified players in 2024-25; the second number is his rank among the 165 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 | 29 | 23 | 21.0 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 4.3% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 9.8% |
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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 | .430 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .411 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.92 |
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| 3-point % | 18 | 9 | 29.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 41 | 29 | 3.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 38 | 23 | 37.0% |
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| 2-point % | 1 | 2 | 39.1% |
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| Free throw % | 8 | 2 | 63.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 35 | 38 | 1.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 22 | 29 | 15.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 45 | 32 | 35.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 42 | 38 | 14.9 |
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| Assist % | 65 | 47 | 17.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 62 | 41 | 4.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 72 | 55 | 2.25 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 60 | 38 | 6.9 |
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| Usage % | 70 | 65 | 21.5% |
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| Turnover % | 80 | 79 | 9.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 51 | 56 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 44 | 71 | 3.2% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 81 | 68 | 11.3 |
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| Self-creation | 28 | 35 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 1 | 1 | 14 |
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| Defender difficulty | 42 | 60 | avg (−0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 61 | 64 | 2.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 24 | 45 | 4.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 18 | 32 | 8.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 72 | 92 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 9 | 11 | 1.1 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
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| Block % | 69 | 90 | 2.1% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 2 | 3 | +7.9% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 12 | 10 | low (11.2) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 8 | 8 | +4.0% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 36 | 31 | 2.0 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 19 | 35 | 6'7" |
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| Height | 20 | 42 | 6'4" |
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| Strength (weight) | 29 | 55 | 201 |
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| Standing reach | 10 | 19 | 8'2" |
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| Lateral agility | 81 | 80 | 10.8s |
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| Vertical | 75 | 65 | 38.5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.069 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 2 | −5.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 6 | 7 | −3.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 2 | 4 | −2.5 |
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| VORP | 17 | 17 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 7 | 6 | 4.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2019-20 | MIN | 20 | 15 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .471 | −3.8 | 7 | |
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| 2020-21 | MIN | 21 | 42 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .528 | −2.8 | 18 | |
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| 2021-22★ | MIN | 22 | 62 | 15.7 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .581 | +0.8 | 69 | |
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| 2022-23 | MIN | 23 | 65 | 19.3 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .527 | −2.5 | 17 | |
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| 2023-24 | WAS | 24 | 13 | 16.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .494 | −5.4 | 2 | |
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| 2024-25 | WAS | 25 | 8 | 21.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .430 | −5.7 | 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.