Free-throw volume
58.3 FTA / 100 FGA places Steven Adams at the 98th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
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StevenAdams
#12 · Center· 6' 11"· 33 years
Inside the game of Steven Adams.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTER2026-27 · Regular season
1 games · HOUPoints / G4.0
Rebounds / G2.0
Assists / G1.0
Minutes / G8.9
Field goal100.0%
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 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
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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?
730 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 volume9.2 PTS / 36
4th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.4 AST / 36
28th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production13.6 REB / 36
97th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite0.0% of FGA
1st percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume58.3 FTA / 100 FGA
98th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency53.5% TS
21st 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 ↗Rebound production
13.6 REB / 36 places Steven Adams at the 97th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look at who handles the box-out and which rebounds are contested before assigning the full credit.
Inspect the record ↓What happens when the defender helps?
There are no three-point attempts in this sample. On film, look for the alternative: screening, cutting, interior touches or passing that makes a help defender pay.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.37 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.
2 attempts
1 of the last 1 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.
Games in this sample
2026-10-23 vs SAS ↗The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun ↗ | C | 33.3 | 6.2 | 30.5% | 131 | 8.9 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe ↗ | F-C | 16.6 | 1.2 | — | 0 | 6.6 |
| Clint Capela ↗ | C | 12.3 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 2 | 4.6 |
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.
Moussa Cisse ↗11.5 PTS / 36 · 0.6 AST / 360.0% of attempts from three
Trayce Jackson-Davis ↗13.1 PTS / 36 · 2.8 AST / 360.8% of attempts from three
Nick Richards ↗14.1 PTS / 36 · 0.8 AST / 369.0% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Adams’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
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% |
| Last 10 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% |
| Last 5 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% |
| Off bench | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
100.0%True shooting
100.0%Effective FG
100.0%
Two-point2 attempts—
Three-point0 attempts—
Free throws0 attemptsShare of points4 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
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
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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 | HOU | 1 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2025-26 | HOU | 32 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 50.4% | — | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 58 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 42 | 27.0 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 59.7% | 0.0% | 36.4% |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 76 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 54.7% | 0.0% | 54.3% |
| 2020-21 | NO | 58 | 27.7 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 61.4% | 0.0% | 44.4% |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 63 | 26.7 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 59.2% | 33.3% | 58.2% |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 80 | 33.4 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 59.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 76 | 32.7 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 62.9% | 0.0% | 55.9% |
| 2016-17 | OKC | 80 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 61.1% |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 80 | 25.2 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 61.3% | — | 58.2% |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 70 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 54.4% | 0.0% | 50.2% |
| 2013-14 | OKC | 81 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 50.3% | — | 58.1% |
1xAll-Rookie 2nd Team2014
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
2 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | HOU vs SAS ↗ | 8.9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | -0.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 9 | Preseason | HOU vs DAL ↗ | 14.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | -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.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · HOU vs SAS
Bench · 8.9 minutes
Impact-0.3
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Steven Adams scored 4 points, shooting 100% from the field. He added 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +6
- True shooting
- 100.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +5.76
- Defensive box value
- -2.70
- Minutes baseline
- -3.33
- Game impact
- -0.27
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 9, 2026 · HOU vs DAL
Bench · 14.2 minutes
Impact-2.9
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 1 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -3
- True shooting
- 100.0%
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 Adams got here.
At a glance.
Last reported availabilityOut · AnkleESPN · reported 2026-10-24. Check the latest team report before tipoff.
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 265 lbs
- Age now
- 33 years
- Born
- 1993-07-20
- Hometown
- Rotorua, New Zealand
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Draft
- 2013: Rd 1, Pk 12 (OKC)
- Experience
- 14th Season
Traded from MEM on 02/01/24
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$13.00M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$13.00M
2027-28
$11.87M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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