Ajay

Mitchell

#25

Ajay Mitchell

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 24

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Oklahoma City Thunder	57	16	25.8	5.0-10.4	48.5	1.1-3.1	34.7	2.5-2.8
2024-25	Oklahoma City Thunder	36	1	16.6	2.5-5.1	49.5	0.6-1.7	38.3	0.8-1.0

ContractOklahoma City Thunder payroll →

This season: 2.85 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 5.7 M$

2026-27
2.85 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
2.85 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

13.6

Rebounds

3.3

Assists

3.6

TS%

58.5 %

Usage

21.8 %

PER

16.8

WS/48

.156

On/off +/−

+6.5

Minutes

25.8

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.8

Points/game

14.4

Games

WAR 2025-26

3.8

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

Trend

↑ Rising (+24)

2024-250.3 WAR · 1.0 per 2,000 min
2025-263.8 WAR · 5.2 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+49 · 23 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

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 79
SHT: Shooting; 71
FIN: Finishing; 80
PLY: Playmaking; 76
BAL: Ball security; 79
REB: Rebounding; 74
DEF: Defense; 84
DUR: Durability; 58
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).

WAR

3.8

#38 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

85 / 100

#19 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

96 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 25 · salary $2.9M

PAL: dimensions

Impact88

Scoring64

Playmaking65

Shooting46

Rebounding51

Defense84

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.4

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.9

Offensive BPM+0.3

Defensive BPM+1.6

Win Shares+4.8

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

11.9 pi

89th percentile

At the rim

72.0 %

73th percentile

Rim share

20.0 %

59th percentile

Midrange

21.7 %

11th percentile

Three-point

.347

36th percentile

3PA share

29.8 %

9th percentile

Corner threes

40.4 %

57th percentile

Free throws

.870

75th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	OKC	13.6	3.8	85	78	58.5	.347	29.8
2024-25	OKC	6.5	0.3	41	70	58.7	.383	32.6

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 23Playoffs	@ SAS	W 123-108	17	2	5	1	0	0	1-5	0-1
May 21Playoffs	vs SAS	W 122-113	28	10	0	2	4	1	4-8	0-2
May 19Playoffs	vs SAS	L 122-115 2OT	34	4	4	5	2	0	2-5	0-1
May 12Playoffs	@ LAL	W 115-110	33	28	3	4	4	0	12-19	1-4
May 10Playoffs	@ LAL	W 131-108	30	24	4	10	3	0	10-17	2-4
May 8Playoffs	vs LAL	W 125-107	30	20	3	6	0	0	7-12	0-3
May 6Playoffs	vs LAL	W 108-90	28	18	2	4	0	0	7-16	1-5
Apr 28Playoffs	@ PHX	W 131-122	34	22	4	6	0	0	7-16	4-6
Apr 25Playoffs	@ PHX	W 121-109	32	15	6	2	0	0	5-20	1-5
Apr 23Playoffs	vs PHX	W 120-107	29	14	5	5	2	0	5-12	1-5