Alex

Caruso

Alex Caruso

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 186 lbs · Age : 32

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Oklahoma City Thunder	56	0	18.2	2.3-5.4	42.3	0.9-3.2	29.3	0.7-0.9
2024-25	Oklahoma City Thunder	54	3	19.3	2.6-5.8	44.6	1.1-3.1	35.3	0.8-0.9
2023-24	Chicago Bulls	71	57	28.7	3.6-7.6	46.8	1.9-4.7	40.8	1.0-1.4
2022-23	Chicago Bulls	67	36	23.5	1.9-4.3	45.5	0.8-2.3	36.4	0.9-1.1
2021-22	Chicago Bulls	41	18	28.0	2.5-6.2	39.8	1.0-3.1	33.3	1.4-1.8
2020-21	Los Angeles Lakers	58	6	21.0	2.3-5.3	43.6	0.9-2.4	40.1	0.8-1.3
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers	64	2	18.4	1.9-4.5	41.2	0.6-1.9	33.3	1.1-1.5
2018-19	Los Angeles Lakers	25	4	21.2	3.1-6.9	44.5	1.0-2.0	48.0	2.0-2.6
2017-18	Los Angeles Lakers	37	7	15.2	1.4-3.1	43.1	0.4-1.2	30.2	0.6-0.8

ContractOklahoma City Thunder payroll →

This season: 19.55 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 63.0 M$

2026-27
19.55 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
21.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
22.45 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

6.2

Rebounds

2.8

Assists

2.0

TS%

54.0 %

Usage

15.7 %

PER

12.8

WS/48

.120

On/off +/−

+9.7

Minutes

18.2

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.6

Points/game

6.0

Games

WAR 2025-26

2.7

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

Trend

↓ Declining (-23)

2022-233.2 WAR · 4.1 per 2,000 min
2023-246.2 WAR · 6.1 per 2,000 min
2024-254.3 WAR · 8.3 per 2,000 min
2025-262.7 WAR · 5.3 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-38 · 31 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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; 66
SHT: Shooting; 67
FIN: Finishing; 77
PLY: Playmaking; 72
BAL: Ball security; 68
REB: Rebounding; 79
DEF: Defense; 97
DUR: Durability; 68
EX: Experience; 78

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

2.7

#52 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

66 / 100

#42 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

47 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 67 · salary $19.6M

PAL: dimensions

Impact85

Scoring19

Playmaking32

Shooting24

Rebounding74

Defense97

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.0

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.9

Offensive BPM-1.4

Defensive BPM+3.3

Win Shares+2.5

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

16.4 pi

45th percentile

At the rim

72.5 %

77th percentile

Rim share

23.0 %

70th percentile

Midrange

66.7 %

97th percentile

Three-point

.293

7th percentile

3PA share

60.3 %

79th percentile

Corner threes

24.1 %

6th percentile

Free throws

.804

46th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	OKC	6.2	2.7	66	71	54.0	.293	60.3
2024-25	OKC	7.1	4.3	90	70	56.8	.353	54.1
2023-24	CHI	10.1	6.2	80	71	61.3	.408	61.6
2022-23	CHI	5.6	3.2	73	62	58.8	.364	52.8
2021-22	CHI	7.4	1.6	52	63	52.8	.333	49.2

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 31Playoffs	vs SAS	L 111-103	39	12	5	4	0	1	3-14	1-6
May 29Playoffs	@ SAS	L 118-91	21	7	0	0	1	0	3-7	1-3
May 27Playoffs	vs SAS	W 127-114	28	22	2	6	3	0	5-10	4-8
May 25Playoffs	@ SAS	L 103-82	14	0	2	1	0	2	0-1	0-0
May 23Playoffs	@ SAS	W 123-108	24	15	3	1	2	1	4-7	3-5
May 21Playoffs	vs SAS	W 122-113	25	17	3	5	1	0	5-7	3-4
May 19Playoffs	vs SAS	L 122-115 2OT	32	31	2	1	2	2	11-19	8-14
May 12Playoffs	@ LAL	W 115-110	22	9	4	1	2	0	3-7	3-5
May 10Playoffs	@ LAL	W 131-108	20	6	2	2	3	0	3-6	0-3
May 8Playoffs	vs LAL	W 125-107	22	5	4	4	2	0	2-6	1-5