How much should you trust the jumper?
33.3% from three on 231 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Players Nique Clifford
NiqueClifford
#10 · Guard· 6' 5"· 24 years
Inside the game of Nique Clifford.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · SACPoints / G3.0
Rebounds / G0.5
Assists / G1.5
Minutes / G9.4
Field goal42.9%
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.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1882 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 volume12.3 PTS / 36
20th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production3.4 AST / 36
53rd percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production5.4 REB / 36
43rd percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite38.8% of FGA
39th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume16.3 FTA / 100 FGA
25th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency50.5% TS
8th 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 ↗Decisions under pressure
1.54 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
1 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. 33.3% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
Games in this sample
2026-10-21 vs LAC ↗The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current SAC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine ↗ | G | 31.4 | 2.3 | 39.0% | 254 | 2.8 |
| Daeqwon Plowden ↗ | G-F | 26.3 | 1.3 | 33.3% | 186 | 3.0 |
| De'Andre Hunter ↗ | F-G | 26.2 | 2.0 | 30.5% | 246 | 4.1 |
| Malik Monk ↗ | G | 22.0 | 3.0 | 39.5% | 314 | 1.9 |
| Sean Pedulla ↗ | G | 4.4 | 0.7 | 30.0% | 10 | 0.4 |
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.
Dalen Terry ↗11.5 PTS / 36 · 4.3 AST / 3642.6% of attempts from three
Rayan Rupert ↗11.2 PTS / 36 · 2.3 AST / 3643.5% of attempts from three
Ousmane Dieng ↗14.1 PTS / 36 · 4.4 AST / 3646.5% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Clifford’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 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 42.9% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 42.9% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 42.9% |
| Off bench | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 42.9% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
42.9%True shooting
42.9%Effective FG
60.0%
Two-point5 attempts0.0%
Three-point2 attempts—
Free throws0 attemptsShare of points6 total points
Two-pointers 100.0%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 0.0%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
SAC vs LAC ↗
Nique Clifford scored six points on 42.9% from the field. Clifford's three assists came with three turnovers.
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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 | SAC | 2 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 42.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2025-26 | SAC | 75 | 25.1 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 41.8% | 33.3% | 72.2% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
6 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | SAC vs POR ↗ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | SAC vs LAC ↗ | 16.8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42.9% | 0.0% | — | -5.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 13 | Preseason | SAC vs POR ↗ | 29.9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | -16.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | SAC vs GSW ↗ | 22.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | -15.6Box only · provisional |
| Oct 8 | Preseason | SAC vs LAL ↗ | 12.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28.6% | 0.0% | — | -0.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 5 | Preseason | SAC vs LAL ↗ | 28.4 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.5% | 50.0% | 60.0% | +10.6Box 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 · SAC vs POR
Bench · 2.1 minutes
Impact-0.9
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Nique Clifford scored 0 points.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- — 0 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +0.00
- Defensive box value
- +0.00
- Minutes baseline
- -0.86
- Game impact
- -0.86
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 · SAC vs LAC
Bench · 16.8 minutes
Impact-5.4
- PTS
- 6
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 3
Nique Clifford scored six points on 42.9% from the field. Clifford's three assists came with three turnovers.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 42.9% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -7
- True shooting
- 42.9%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- -0.40
- Defensive box value
- +0.80
- Minutes baseline
- -5.84
- Game impact
- -5.44
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 · SAC vs POR
Starter · 29.9 minutes
Impact-16.1
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 5
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 0% 11 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 3 attempts
- FT
- 66.7% 3 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -11
- True shooting
- 8.1%
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 · SAC vs GSW
Bench · 22.5 minutes
Impact-15.6
- PTS
- 3
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 4
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 10% 10 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 3 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +2
- True shooting
- 13.8%
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 8, 2026 · SAC vs LAL
Bench · 12.0 minutes
Impact-0.3
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 6
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 28.6% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 28.6%
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 5, 2026 · SAC vs LAL
Bench · 28.4 minutes
Impact+10.6
- PTS
- 23
- REB
- 9
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 61.5% 13 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 2 attempts
- FT
- 60% 10 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +4
- True shooting
- 66.1%
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 Clifford got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 175 lbs
- Age now
- 24 years
- Born
- 2002-02-09
- Hometown
- Colorado Springs, CO
- College
- Colorado State
- Draft
- 2025: Rd 1, Pk 24 (OKC)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
Draft Rights Traded from OKC on 06/25/25
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$3.26M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$3.26M
2027-28
$3.42MTeam option
2028-29
$5.98MTeam option
2029-30
$9.34M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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