Free-throw volume
39.8 FTA / 100 FGA places Elijah Harkless at the 88th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓Players Elijah Harkless
ElijahHarkless
#94 · Guard· 6' 3"· 26 years
Inside the game of Elijah Harkless.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARDLast completed season · 2025-26
26 games · UTAPoints / G6.8
Rebounds / G2.0
Assists / G2.9
Minutes / G21.0
Field goal33.5%
Three-point23.9%
2026-27 No verified regular-season sample yet. The numbers above describe 2025-26; preseason is separate below.
NBA game-log minutes are rounded; season averages may differ slightly from the league’s full-precision totals.
Recent official source check · No recorded 2026-27 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
The official film library
Harkless.
On the floor.
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
545 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume11.8 PTS / 36
18th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production5.0 AST / 36
77th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production3.5 REB / 36
9th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite54.7% of FGA
74th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume39.8 FTA / 100 FGA
88th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency47.1% TS
3rd percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Assist production
5.0 AST / 36 places Elijah Harkless at the 77th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Assists make passing worth studying. They do not capture missed reads or possessions without the ball.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
23.9% from three on 88 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
2.88 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current DET teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham ↗ | G | 33.9 | 9.9 | 34.2% | 366 | 5.5 |
| Ausar Thompson ↗ | G-F | 26.0 | 3.1 | 25.0% | 24 | 5.7 |
| Kevin Huerter ↗ | G-F | 22.5 | 2.6 | 30.8% | 325 | 3.5 |
| Isaiah Joe ↗ | G | 21.2 | 1.3 | 42.3% | 428 | 2.5 |
| Daniss Jenkins ↗ | G | 20.2 | 3.9 | 37.4% | 195 | 2.3 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Nikola Jović ↗15.3 PTS / 36 · 4.5 AST / 3653.2% of attempts from three
Ben Saraf ↗13.0 PTS / 36 · 5.7 AST / 3629.7% of attempts from three
Dru Smith ↗12.4 PTS / 36 · 5.7 AST / 3639.7% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Harkless’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2025-26 regular season · 26 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
47.1%True shooting
40.1%Effective FG
45.2%
Two-point73 attempts23.9%
Three-point88 attempts76.6%
Free throws64 attemptsShare of points178 total points
Two-pointers 37.1%Three-pointers 35.4%Free throws 27.5%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓ESPN ·
Harkless scores 27 as Stars outlast Kings to reach Winter Showcase final ↗
ESPN Generative AI Services
ESPN ·
Men's college basketball transfer scorecard: Surprises, disappointments, standouts of 2022-23 ↗
Jeff Borzello
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 26 | 21.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 33.5% | 23.9% | 76.6% |
| 2024-25 | UTAH | 10 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 31.4% | 28.0% | 50.0% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
2 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | Preseason | DET vs MIN ↗ | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -7.6Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | DET vs WAS ↗ | 13.1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | +2.1Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · DET vs MIN
Bench · 7.0 minutes
Impact-7.6
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -2
- True shooting
- 0.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · DET vs WAS
Bench · 13.1 minutes
Impact+2.1
- PTS
- 1
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 3 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -8
- True shooting
- 12.9%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Harkless got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 2000-02-03
- Hometown
- San Bernardino, CA
- College
- UNLV
- Experience
- 3rd Season
Signed on 07/08/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$0.68M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$0.68M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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