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Inspect the record ↓Players Maliq Brown
MaliqBrown
#15 · Forward· 6' 9"· 22 years
Inside the game of Maliq Brown.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
1 games · SASPoints / G0.0
Rebounds / G0.0
Assists / G1.0
Minutes / G1.2
Field goal—
Three-point—
Early returns 1 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 2026-10-20. 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?
1 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 volume0.0 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production29.2 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production0.0 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite— of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume— FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency— 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 ↗The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current SAS teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2026-27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell ↗ | G-F | 32.7 | 3.0 | 30.8% | 13 | 3.7 |
| Victor Wembanyama ↗ | F-C | 31.7 | 2.3 | 25.0% | 16 | 11.0 |
| Julian Champagnie ↗ | F | 27.8 | 1.3 | 38.9% | 18 | 2.7 |
| Keldon Johnson ↗ | F-G | 21.7 | 1.7 | 33.3% | 3 | 5.3 |
| Luke Kornet ↗ | C-F | 14.2 | 0.3 | — | 0 | 2.7 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Brown’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 · 1 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
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| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — |
| Last 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — |
| Last 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — |
| Off bench | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
—True shooting
—Effective FG
—
Two-point0 attempts—
Three-point0 attempts—
Free throws0 attempts04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 20, 2026 · Regular season
SAS vs OKC ↗
Maliq Brown recorded an assist without attempting a shot or committing a turnover in his brief appearance.
ESPN ·
Flemings dishes 8 assists as Hawks top Spurs in Las Vegas summer league opener ↗
ESPN Generative AI Services
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 | SAS | 1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
4 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Regular season | SAS vs OKC ↗ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | SAS vs PHX ↗ | 13.7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 60.0% | +3.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 12 | Preseason | SAS vs UTA ↗ | 13.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | — | -2.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | SAS vs PHX ↗ | 10.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | +5.0Box 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 20, 2026 · SAS vs OKC
Bench · 1.2 minutes
Impact+0.1
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Maliq Brown recorded an assist without attempting a shot or committing a turnover in his brief appearance.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- — 0 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +0
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +0.50
- Defensive box value
- +0.00
- Minutes baseline
- -0.44
- Game impact
- +0.06
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 · 12:36 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · SAS vs PHX
Bench · 13.7 minutes
Impact+3.2
- PTS
- 8
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- 100% 1 attempts
- FT
- 60% 5 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +5
- True shooting
- 95.2%
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 12, 2026 · SAS vs UTA
Bench · 13.7 minutes
Impact-2.9
- PTS
- 3
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- 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
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -5
- 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 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · SAS vs PHX
Bench · 10.1 minutes
Impact+5.0
- PTS
- 8
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 3 attempts
- 3PT
- 100% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +6
- True shooting
- 133.3%
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 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Brown got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 235 lbs
- Age now
- 22 years
- Born
- 2003-11-15
- Hometown
- Culpeper, VA
- College
- Duke
- Draft
- 2026: Rd 2, Pk 44 (SA)
- Experience
- Rookie
#44 Pick in 2026 Draft
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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