Assist production
8.2 AST / 36 places James Harden at the 96th 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 ↓Players James Harden
JamesHarden
#1 · Guard· 6' 5"· 37 years
Inside the game of James Harden.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · CLEPoints / G14.0
Rebounds / G5.5
Assists / G6.0
Minutes / G33.2
Field goal30.0%
Three-point33.3%
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 2026-10-24. 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?
2443 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 volume24.3 PTS / 36
92nd percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production8.2 AST / 36
96th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production5.0 REB / 36
37th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite51.0% of FGA
66th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume46.7 FTA / 100 FGA
94th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency61.0% TS
76th 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
46.7 FTA / 100 FGA places James Harden at the 94th 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?
37.5% from three on 573 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
2.27 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.
20 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. 50.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current CLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell ↗ | G | 33.4 | 5.7 | 36.4% | 616 | 4.5 |
| Peyton Watson ↗ | G | 29.6 | 2.1 | 41.1% | 197 | 4.9 |
| Jaylon Tyson ↗ | G-F | 27.0 | 2.2 | 44.6% | 298 | 5.1 |
| Sam Merrill ↗ | G | 26.5 | 2.4 | 42.1% | 375 | 2.6 |
| Craig Porter Jr. ↗ | G | 17.9 | 3.2 | 35.5% | 93 | 3.4 |
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.
Keyonte George ↗25.7 PTS / 36 · 6.7 AST / 3641.0% of attempts from three
Coby White ↗25.0 PTS / 36 · 5.8 AST / 3651.0% of attempts from three
Austin Reaves ↗24.2 PTS / 36 · 5.7 AST / 3643.0% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Harden’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 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 52.6% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 52.6% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 52.6% |
| Starts | 2 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 52.6% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
52.6%True shooting
40.0%Effective FG
25.0%
Two-point8 attempts33.3%
Three-point12 attempts80.0%
Free throws15 attemptsShare of points28 total points
Two-pointers 14.3%Three-pointers 42.9%Free throws 42.9%
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 ↓
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 | CLE | 2 | 33.2 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 30.0% | 33.3% | 80.0% |
| 2025-26 | CLE / LAC | 70 | 34.9 | 23.6 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 43.4% | 37.5% | 88.4% |
| 2024-25 | LAC | 79 | 35.3 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 41.0% | 35.2% | 87.4% |
| 2023-24 | LAC | 72 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 42.8% | 38.1% | 87.8% |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 58 | 36.8 | 21.0 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 44.1% | 38.5% | 86.7% |
| 2021-22 | TOT | 65 | 37.2 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 41.0% | 33.0% | 87.7% |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 21 | 37.7 | 21.0 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 40.2% | 32.6% | 89.2% |
| 2021-22 | BKN | 44 | 37.0 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 41.4% | 33.2% | 86.9% |
| 2020-21 | TOT | 44 | 36.6 | 24.6 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 46.6% | 36.2% | 86.1% |
| 2020-21 | HOU | 8 | 36.3 | 24.8 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 44.4% | 34.7% | 88.3% |
| 2020-21 | BKN | 36 | 36.6 | 24.6 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 47.1% | 36.6% | 85.6% |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 68 | 36.5 | 34.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 44.4% | 35.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 78 | 36.8 | 36.1 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 44.2% | 36.8% | 87.9% |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 72 | 35.4 | 30.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 44.9% | 36.7% | 85.8% |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 81 | 36.4 | 29.1 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 44.0% | 34.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 82 | 38.1 | 29.0 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 43.9% | 35.9% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 81 | 36.8 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 44.0% | 37.5% | 86.8% |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 73 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 45.6% | 36.6% | 86.6% |
| 2012-13 | HOU | 78 | 38.3 | 25.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 43.8% | 36.8% | 85.1% |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 62 | 31.4 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 49.1% | 39.0% | 84.6% |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 82 | 26.7 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 43.6% | 34.9% | 84.3% |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 76 | 22.9 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 40.3% | 37.5% | 80.8% |
2xAll-NBA 3rd Team2025 · 2013
6xAll-NBA 1st Team2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2015 · 2014
1xMVP2018
1xSixth Man of the Year2012
1xAll-Rookie 2nd Team2010
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
4 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | CLE vs BKN ↗ | 33.5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12.5% | 16.7% | 81.8% | -7.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 22 | Regular season | CLE vs PHI ↗ | 32.9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41.7% | 50.0% | 75.0% | -7.8Box only · provisional |
| Oct 13 | Preseason | CLE vs ORL ↗ | 26.7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% | 20.0% | 100.0% | -8.8Box only · provisional |
| Oct 11 | Preseason | CLE vs ORL ↗ | 26.1 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.0% | 60.0% | 77.8% | +10.3Box 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 24, 2026 · CLE vs BKN
Starter · 33.5 minutes
Impact-7.5
- PTS
- 12
- REB
- 8
- AST
- 7
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 2
- TO
- 4
James Harden scored 12 points, shooting 12.5% from the field. He shot 16.7% from three on 6 attempts and 81.8% at the line. He added 7 assists and 8 rebounds, with 4 turnovers.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 12.5% 8 attempts
- 3PT
- 16.7% 6 attempts
- FT
- 81.8% 11 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -3
- True shooting
- 46.7%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +2.18
- Defensive box value
- +2.70
- Minutes baseline
- -12.34
- Game impact
- -7.46
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 22, 2026 · CLE vs PHI
Starter · 32.9 minutes
Impact-7.8
- PTS
- 16
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 5
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 6
James Harden scored 16 points, shooting 41.7% from the field. He shot 50% from three on 6 attempts and 75% at the line. He added 5 assists and 1 steal, with 6 turnovers.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 41.7% 12 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 6 attempts
- FT
- 75% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -17
- True shooting
- 58.1%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +0.92
- Defensive box value
- +1.70
- Minutes baseline
- -10.41
- Game impact
- -7.79
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 · CLE vs ORL
Starter · 26.7 minutes
Impact-8.8
- PTS
- 13
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 3
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 25% 12 attempts
- 3PT
- 20% 5 attempts
- FT
- 100% 6 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -20
- True shooting
- 44.4%
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 · CLE vs ORL
Starter · 26.1 minutes
Impact+10.3
- PTS
- 24
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 70% 10 attempts
- 3PT
- 60% 5 attempts
- FT
- 77.8% 9 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +5
- True shooting
- 86.0%
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 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Harden got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Age now
- 37 years
- Born
- 1989-08-26
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA
- College
- Arizona State
- Draft
- 2009: Rd 1, Pk 3 (OKC)
- Experience
- 18th Season
Traded from LAC on 02/04/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$30.65M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$30.65M
2027-28
$32.18M
2028-29
$33.71MPlayer option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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