Free-throw volume
57.6 FTA / 100 FGA places Zion Williamson at the 98th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓Players Zion Williamson
ZionWilliamson
#1 · Forward· 6' 6"· 26 years
Inside the game of Zion Williamson.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
3 games · NOPPoints / G20.7
Rebounds / G3.0
Assists / G2.3
Minutes / G32.6
Field goal56.4%
Three-point33.3%
Early returns 3 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
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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?
1840 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 volume25.5 PTS / 36
94th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production3.9 AST / 36
62nd percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production6.9 REB / 36
64th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite0.5% of FGA
4th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume57.6 FTA / 100 FGA
98th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency64.4% TS
91st 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 ↗Scoring volume
25.5 PTS / 36 places Zion Williamson at the 94th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The scoring rate deserves a closer look alongside shot difficulty and who creates the looks.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
25.0% from three on 4 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.58 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.
39 attempts
3 of the last 3 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. 68.2% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current NOP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III ↗ | F | 35.5 | 3.8 | 37.9% | 565 | 5.7 |
| Saddiq Bey ↗ | F | 31.2 | 2.5 | 36.7% | 412 | 5.6 |
| Julian Reese ↗ | F | 30.9 | 1.8 | — | 0 | 10.5 |
| Bennedict Mathurin ↗ | G-F | 30.0 | 2.4 | 31.5% | 238 | 5.4 |
| Herbert Jones ↗ | F | 28.4 | 2.8 | 30.9% | 259 | 3.4 |
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.
Jimmy Butler III ↗23.1 PTS / 36 · 5.6 AST / 3618.4% of attempts from three
Joel Embiid ↗30.7 PTS / 36 · 4.5 AST / 3622.8% of attempts from three
Jarrett Allen ↗20.3 PTS / 36 · 2.4 AST / 361.9% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Williamson’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 · 3 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 | 3 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 65.5% |
| Last 10 | 3 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 65.5% |
| Last 5 | 3 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 65.5% |
| Starts | 3 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 65.5% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
65.5%True shooting
59.0%Effective FG
60.6%
Two-point33 attempts33.3%
Three-point6 attempts84.2%
Free throws19 attemptsShare of points62 total points
Two-pointers 64.5%Three-pointers 9.7%Free throws 25.8%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
NOP vs IND ↗
Zion Williamson scored 12 points in the second quarter. Williamson finished with 22 points, shot 100.0% at the line on six attempts and recorded three steals.
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 | NOP | 3 | 32.6 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 56.4% | 33.3% | 84.2% |
| 2025-26 | NOP | 62 | 29.7 | 21.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 60.0% | 25.0% | 71.6% |
| 2024-25 | NO | 30 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 56.7% | 23.1% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | NO | 70 | 31.5 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 57.0% | 33.3% | 70.2% |
| 2022-23 | NO | 29 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 60.8% | 36.8% | 71.4% |
| 2020-21 | NO | 61 | 33.2 | 27.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 61.1% | 29.4% | 69.8% |
| 2019-20 | NO | 24 | 27.8 | 22.5 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 58.3% | 42.9% | 64.0% |
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2020
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
6 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | NOP vs DEN ↗ | 32.5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63.6% | 0.0% | 60.0% | -2.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 23 | Regular season | NOP vs UTA ↗ | 33.0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 87.5% | +10.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | NOP vs IND ↗ | 32.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43.8% | 50.0% | 100.0% | +4.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | NOP vs DAL ↗ | 18.4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | +1.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 8 | Preseason | NOP vs MIA ↗ | 16.3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | -3.9Box only · provisional |
| Oct 6 | Preseason | NOP vs OKC ↗ | 16.2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 66.7% | +4.7Box 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 · NOP vs DEN
Starter · 32.5 minutes
Impact-2.3
- PTS
- 17
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 2
- TO
- 3
Zion Williamson scored 17 points, shooting 63.6% from the field. He shot 60% at the line on 5 attempts. He added 2 steals and 2 blocks, with 3 turnovers.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 63.6% 11 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 60% 5 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 64.4%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +9.29
- Defensive box value
- +2.65
- Minutes baseline
- -14.20
- Game impact
- -2.26
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 23, 2026 · NOP vs UTA
Starter · 33.0 minutes
Impact+10.2
- PTS
- 23
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Zion Williamson led NOP with 23 points, shooting 66.7% from the field. He shot 87.5% at the line on 8 attempts. He added 3 steals and 5 rebounds.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 12 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 87.5% 8 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +1
- True shooting
- 74.1%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +18.90
- Defensive box value
- +4.35
- Minutes baseline
- -13.10
- Game impact
- +10.15
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 · NOP vs IND
Starter · 32.1 minutes
Impact+4.3
- PTS
- 22
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 3
Zion Williamson scored 12 points in the second quarter. Williamson finished with 22 points, shot 100.0% at the line on six attempts and recorded three steals.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 43.8% 16 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 4 attempts
- FT
- 100% 6 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +1
- True shooting
- 59.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +13.00
- Defensive box value
- +5.25
- Minutes baseline
- -13.98
- Game impact
- +4.27
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 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · NOP vs DAL
Bench · 18.4 minutes
Impact+1.2
- PTS
- 10
- REB
- 0
- 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% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 0% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +14
- True shooting
- 74.0%
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 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 8, 2026 · NOP vs MIA
Starter · 16.3 minutes
Impact-3.9
- PTS
- 8
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 33.3% 9 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 100% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +2
- True shooting
- 40.5%
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 · NOP vs OKC
Starter · 16.2 minutes
Impact+4.7
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 6 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 2 attempts
- FT
- 66.7% 3 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -23
- True shooting
- 75.1%
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 Williamson got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 284 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 2000-07-06
- Hometown
- Salisbury, NC
- College
- Duke
- Draft
- 2019: Rd 1, Pk 1 (NO)
- Experience
- 7th Season
#1 Pick in 2019 Draft
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$42.17M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$42.17M
2027-28
$44.89M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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