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#14

AJ Johnson

#14GNew Orleans Pelicans

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 160 lbs · Age : 21

NBA record

YearTeamGPGSMINFGFG%3PT3P%FT
2025-262025 26 Totals4809.41.2-3.732.40.3-1.221.10.7-0.8
2025-26Dallas Mavericks23010.41.3-4.032.30.2-1.415.61.1-1.2
2025-26Washington Wizards2508.61.1-3.332.50.3-1.028.00.4-0.5
2024-252024 25 Totals291122.02.8-7.338.50.8-3.126.71.1-1.3
2024-25Washington Wizards221127.03.4-8.838.11.0-3.924.71.4-1.6
2024-25Milwaukee Bucks706.31.1-2.742.10.4-0.760.00.1-0.3

ContractNew Orleans Pelicans payroll →

This season
3.24 M$
Seasons left
2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining
8.7 M$

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

3.3

Rebounds

1.1

Assists

1.0

TS%

41.3 %

Usage

20.6 %

PER

5.6

WS/48

-0.090

On/off +/−

+0.4

Minutes

9.5

Games

48

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

—

Points/game

3.5

Games

39

WAR 2025-26

-2.2

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

  • 2024-25-2.7 WAR · -8.5 per 2,000 min
  • 2025-26-2.2 WAR

Outlook, age included

+25 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

35

End of bench or prospect

SCO
Scoring
49
SHT
Shooting
58
FIN
Finishing
55
PLY
Playmaking
73
BAL
Ball security
71
REB
Rebounding
67
DEF
Defense
56
DUR
Durability
47
EX
Experience
—
Why these ratings?
  • SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
  • SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
  • FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
  • PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
  • BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
  • REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
  • DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Impact5
Scoring6
Playmaking40
Shooting23
Rebounding49
Defense12

Where WAR comes from

VORP-0.8
BPM (per 100 possessions)-8.9
Offensive BPM-6.4
Defensive BPM-2.5
Win Shares-0.9

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

11.0 pi

93th percentile

At the rim

50.0 %

1th percentile

Rim share

35.2 %

93th percentile

Midrange

0.0 %

3th percentile

Three-point

.211

1th percentile

3PA share

32.4 %

13th percentile

Corner threes

27.3 %

8th percentile

Free throws

.850

67th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamPTSWARPALOVTS %3P%3PA share
2025-26DAL3.3-2.233541.3.21132.4
2024-25WAS7.6-2.734348.0.26742.3

Game log

DateOpponentResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PT
Apr 13vs CHIW 149-128252011006-120-3
Apr 11@ SASL 139-120201312014-91-2
Apr 9@ PHXL 112-10717413101-110-3
Apr 8@ LACL 116-1035120000-20-1
Apr 4vs ORLL 138-1272210001-10-0
Apr 1@ MILL 123-9916823103-82-3
Mar 31vs MINL 124-945011000-20-1
Mar 28@ PORW 100-9310001000-20-0
Mar 19vs ATLL 135-12010302111-30-1
Mar 17@ NOPL 129-11112421012-50-1