#4 · Forward· 6' 6"· 22 years
Inside the game of Julian Phillips.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARDLast completed season · 2025-26
48 games · CHI / MIN2026-27 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.
01 / The film room
The official film library
02 / The scouting file
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
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.
Points per 36 minutes
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
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 ↗53.7% of attempts from three places Julian Phillips at the 72nd percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The willingness is in the record. Whether defenders stay attached is a separate film question.
Inspect the record ↓30.8% from three on 65 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓0.91 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
Current HOU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson ↗ | G-F | 37.4 | 5.3 | 21.6% | 116 | 7.8 |
| Kevin Durant ↗ | F | 36.4 | 4.8 | 41.3% | 450 | 5.5 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. ↗ | F | 35.1 | 1.9 | 36.3% | 488 | 6.9 |
| Tari Eason ↗ | F | 25.9 | 1.5 | 35.8% | 260 | 6.3 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe ↗ | F-C | 16.6 | 1.2 | — | 0 | 6.6 |
A comparison worth investigating
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.
The reporting file
Read Phillips’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
2025-26 regular season · 48 games
The shooting profile
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
2025-26 / By team
| Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 35 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 42.0% | 32.7% | 81.8% |
| MIN | 13 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 42.4% | 25.0% | 75.0% |
04 / The reading room
Read the Game
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓ESPN ·
ESPN Generative AI Services
05 / The long view
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 | CHI / MIN | 48 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 42.1% | 30.8% | 78.3% |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 79 | 14.2 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 44.6% | 32.7% | 78.9% |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 40 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41.6% | 31.6% | 68.4% |
06 / Every appearance
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Preseason | HOU vs DAL ↗ | 8.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -4.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 9 | Preseason | HOU vs DAL ↗ | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | -2.9Box 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.
Preseason
Oct 11, 2026 · HOU vs DAL
Bench · 8.4 minutes
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
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 9, 2026 · HOU vs DAL
Bench · 6.7 minutes
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
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
Signed on 07/24/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
2026-27 reported base salary
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗· Contract conversion · HOU Source ↗
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