Scoring efficiency
62.4% true shooting places Jamal Cain at the 83rd percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
Inspect the record ↓Players Jamal Cain
JamalCain
#8 · Forward· 6' 7"· 27 years
Inside the game of Jamal Cain.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · ORLPoints / G0.0
Rebounds / G0.5
Assists / G0.0
Minutes / G12.4
Field goal0.0%
Three-point0.0%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
483 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 volume16.0 PTS / 36
51st percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.2 AST / 36
21st percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production5.8 REB / 36
51st percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite48.0% of FGA
60th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume30.3 FTA / 100 FGA
70th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency62.4% TS
83rd 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 ↗Free-throw volume
30.3 FTA / 100 FGA places Jamal Cain at the 70th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
38.4% from three on 73 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
1.53 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 ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
7 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. — of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current ORL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero ↗ | F | 34.7 | 5.2 | 30.5% | 275 | 8.4 |
| Franz Wagner ↗ | F | 30.0 | 3.3 | 34.5% | 139 | 5.2 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. ↗ | C-F | 29.4 | 2.0 | 31.9% | 226 | 7.4 |
| Tristan da Silva ↗ | F | 24.7 | 1.6 | 37.4% | 321 | 3.7 |
| Goga Bitadze ↗ | C-F | 15.2 | 1.3 | 18.2% | 11 | 5.0 |
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.
OG Anunoby ↗18.1 PTS / 36 · 2.3 AST / 3650.6% of attempts from three
Javonte Green ↗14.2 PTS / 36 · 1.4 AST / 3659.7% of attempts from three
E.J. Liddell ↗15.2 PTS / 36 · 2.5 AST / 3646.8% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Cain’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.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Off bench | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
0.0%True shooting
0.0%Effective FG
0.0%
Two-point1 attempts0.0%
Three-point6 attempts—
Free throws0 attempts04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
ORL vs ATL ↗
Jamal Cain finished scoreless with two turnovers and no rebounds or assists.
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ORL | 2 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2025-26 | ORL | 40 | 12.1 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 48.7% | 38.4% | 84.8% |
| 2024-25 | NO | 37 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 43.0% | 32.5% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 26 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 43.0% | 35.5% | 78.3% |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 18 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 56.1% | 35.0% | 77.3% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
5 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | ORL vs MIN ↗ | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | -7.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | ORL vs ATL ↗ | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | -13.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 13 | Preseason | ORL vs CLE ↗ | 13.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% | 0.0% | — | -3.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 11 | Preseason | ORL vs CLE ↗ | 18.6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | +4.8Box only · provisional |
| Oct 7 | Preseason | ORL vs MEM ↗ | 22.2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | — | +1.5Box 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 +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · ORL vs MIN
Bench · 11.0 minutes
Impact-7.5
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Jamal Cain scored 0 points, shooting 0% from the field. He missed all 4 of his three-point attempts. He added 1 rebound.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 4 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 4 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -9
- True shooting
- 0.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- -3.50
- Defensive box value
- -0.45
- Minutes baseline
- -3.52
- Game impact
- -7.47
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · ORL vs ATL
Bench · 13.8 minutes
Impact-13.4
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Jamal Cain finished scoreless with two turnovers and no rebounds or assists.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 3 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -4
- True shooting
- 0.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- -6.43
- Defensive box value
- -1.50
- Minutes baseline
- -5.47
- Game impact
- -13.40
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 13, 2026 · ORL vs CLE
Bench · 13.1 minutes
Impact-3.4
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -7
- True shooting
- 33.3%
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 14, 2026 · 02:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 11, 2026 · ORL vs CLE
Bench · 18.6 minutes
Impact+4.8
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 57.1% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 100% 1 attempts
- FT
- 100% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +10
- True shooting
- 69.8%
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.
Preseason
Oct 7, 2026 · ORL vs MEM
Bench · 22.2 minutes
Impact+1.5
- PTS
- 15
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 9 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 6 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +4
- True shooting
- 83.3%
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 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Cain got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 191 lbs
- Age now
- 27 years
- Born
- 1999-03-20
- Hometown
- Pontiac, MI
- College
- Oakland
- Experience
- 5th Season
Signed on 07/25/25
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$2.58M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$2.58M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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