Bryce

McGowens

#11

Bryce McGowens

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 23

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	New Orleans Pelicans	42	13	21.0	2.7-5.6	48.1	0.9-2.2	40.9	1.8-2.3
2024-25	Portland Trail Blazers	13	0	2.5	0.3-1.1	28.6	0.0-0.3	0.0	0.4-0.5
2023-24	Charlotte Hornets	59	14	14.9	1.7-3.9	43.9	0.6-1.7	33.3	1.1-1.4
2022-23	Charlotte Hornets	46	7	17.1	1.7-4.4	39.6	0.6-1.7	32.5	1.3-1.7

ContractNew Orleans Pelicans payroll →

This season: 2.58 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 5.5 M$

2026-27
2.58 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
2.93 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

8.1

Rebounds

2.1

Assists

1.5

TS%

61.0 %

Usage

14.0 %

PER

11.7

WS/48

.094

On/off +/−

+0.8

Minutes

21.0

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

-0.3

Points/game

8.6

Games

WAR 2025-26

-0.5

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

Trend

→ Stable (0)

2022-23-2.2 WAR · -5.6 per 2,000 min
2023-24-1.6 WAR · -3.6 per 2,000 min
2025-26-0.5 WAR · -1.1 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+25 · 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

End of bench or prospect

SCO: Scoring; 70
SHT: Shooting; 71
FIN: Finishing; 79
PLY: Playmaking; 61
BAL: Ball security; 90
REB: Rebounding; 65
DEF: Defense; 67
DUR: Durability; 35
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

-0.5

PAL Rating

29 / 100

Value Rating

56 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 23 · salary $2.6M

PAL: dimensions

Impact32

Scoring47

Playmaking45

Shooting36

Rebounding21

Defense30

Where WAR comes from

VORP-0.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)-2.9

Offensive BPM-2.0

Defensive BPM-0.9

Win Shares+1.7

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

12.6 pi

87th percentile

At the rim

63.5 %

26th percentile

Rim share

26.6 %

85th percentile

Midrange

66.7 %

97th percentile

Three-point

.409

91th percentile

3PA share

39.2 %

26th percentile

Corner threes

41.5 %

64th percentile

Free throws

.779

30th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	NOP	8.1	-0.5	29	55	61.0	.409	39.2
2023-24	CHA	5.1	-1.6	7	35	56.5	.333	44.3
2022-23	CHA	5.3	-2.2	0	35	51.9	.325	39.6

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Mar 8	vs WAS	W 138-118	23	4	1	3	1	1	1-2	0-0
Mar 7	@ PHX	L 118-116	13	2	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-1
Mar 6	@ SAC	W 133-123	27	14	6	2	1	2	5-10	1-3
Mar 4	@ LAL	L 110-101	16	6	1	1	1	0	2-3	0-0
Mar 2	@ LAC	L 137-117	26	6	1	2	0	0	2-5	0-1
Mar 1	@ UTA	W 115-105	33	18	4	2	1	0	6-14	4-10
Feb 27	@ UTA	W 129-118	31	8	5	3	1	0	4-9	0-4
Feb 25	vs GSW	W 113-109	18	7	4	0	1	1	3-5	1-3
Feb 22	vs PHI	W 126-111	27	13	1	1	0	0	4-5	3-4
Feb 21	vs MIL	L 139-118	30	10	1	0	2	0	5-12	0-3