How much should you trust the jumper?
39.4% from three on 94 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Players LJ Cryer
LJCryer
#18 · Guard· 6' 0"· 25 years
Inside the game of LJ Cryer.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · GSWPoints / G6.0
Rebounds / G1.0
Assists / G2.0
Minutes / G11.5
Field goal36.4%
Three-point42.9%
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.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:17
ESPN · 2026-07-20
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies: Game Highlights
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
291 recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume18.3 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.2 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production3.5 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite80.3% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume16.2 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency59.0% TSComparison unavailable
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 ↗Decisions under pressure
1.29 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.
11 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. 75.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current GSW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Curry ↗ | G | 31.0 | 4.7 | 39.3% | 484 | 3.6 |
| Brandin Podziemski ↗ | G | 28.5 | 3.7 | 37.1% | 412 | 5.1 |
| Moses Moody ↗ | G | 25.7 | 1.6 | 40.1% | 377 | 3.3 |
| De'Anthony Melton ↗ | G | 23.0 | 2.6 | 29.4% | 245 | 3.2 |
| Brandon Williams ↗ | G | 22.2 | 3.9 | 23.2% | 155 | 2.9 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Cryer’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 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.5% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.5% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.5% |
| Off bench | 2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.5% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
50.5%True shooting
50.0%Effective FG
25.0%
Two-point4 attempts42.9%
Three-point7 attempts50.0%
Free throws2 attemptsShare of points12 total points
Two-pointers 16.7%Three-pointers 75.0%Free throws 8.3%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
GSW vs LAL ↗
LJ Cryer scored 9 points in the fourth quarter. Cryer also delivered three assists without a turnover.
ESPN ·
Answering the biggest questions after a wild men's Final Four ↗
Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf
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 | GSW | 2 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.4% | 42.9% | 50.0% |
| 2025-26 | GSW | 18 | 16.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 40.2% | 39.4% | 89.5% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
7 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | GSW vs PHX ↗ | 14.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% | 33.3% | — | -10.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | GSW vs LAL ↗ | 8.9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | +3.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 13 | Preseason | GSW vs LAL ↗ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | — | -0.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | GSW vs SAC ↗ | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | -3.7Box only · provisional |
| Oct 7 | Preseason | GSW vs POR ↗ | 18.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | -9.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 6 | Preseason | GSW vs LAL ↗ | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% | 0.0% | — | -5.6Box only · provisional |
| Oct 4 | Preseason | GSW vs LAC ↗ | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | -2.7Box 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 · GSW vs PHX
Bench · 14.1 minutes
Impact-10.1
- PTS
- 3
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
LJ Cryer scored 3 points, shooting 20% from the field. He shot 33.3% from three on 3 attempts. He added 1 assist and 1 rebound.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 20% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -13
- True shooting
- 30.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- -1.77
- Defensive box value
- -1.95
- Minutes baseline
- -6.35
- Game impact
- -10.07
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 · 07:02 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · GSW vs LAL
Bench · 8.9 minutes
Impact+3.9
- PTS
- 9
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
LJ Cryer scored 9 points in the fourth quarter. Cryer also delivered three assists without a turnover.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 6 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 4 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +10
- True shooting
- 65.4%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +7.41
- Defensive box value
- +0.30
- Minutes baseline
- -3.81
- Game impact
- +3.90
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 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 13, 2026 · GSW vs LAL
Bench · 5.1 minutes
Impact-0.1
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +4
- True shooting
- 50.0%
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 14, 2026 · 05:33 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · GSW vs SAC
Bench · 5.6 minutes
Impact-3.7
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -3
- 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 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 7, 2026 · GSW vs POR
Bench · 18.3 minutes
Impact-9.5
- PTS
- 6
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 40% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 25% 4 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -18
- True shooting
- 51.0%
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 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 6, 2026 · GSW vs LAL
Bench · 9.1 minutes
Impact-5.6
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 20% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 4 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -6
- True shooting
- 20.0%
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 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 4, 2026 · GSW vs LAC
Bench · 2.5 minutes
Impact-2.7
- PTS
- 1
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
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
- -1
- 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 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Cryer got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- Age now
- 25 years
- Born
- 2001-10-09
- Hometown
- Katy, TX
- College
- Houston
- Experience
- 2nd Season
Signed on 09/29/25
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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