Christian

Braun

Christian Braun

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 220 lbs · Age : 25

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Denver Nuggets	44	44	31.8	4.6-8.8	51.9	1.0-3.3	30.1	1.8-2.3
2024-25	Denver Nuggets	79	77	33.9	6.0-10.4	58.0	1.1-2.8	39.7	2.2-2.7
2023-24	Denver Nuggets	82	4	20.2	2.7-5.9	46.0	0.8-2.0	38.4	1.1-1.6
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	76	6	15.5	1.9-3.8	49.5	0.4-1.3	35.4	0.5-0.8

ContractDenver Nuggets payroll →

This season: 21.55 M$
Seasons left: 5 · through 2030-31
Total remaining: 125.0 M$

2026-27
21.55 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
23.28 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
25.00 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
26.72 M$
Guaranteed
2030-31
28.45 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

12.0

Rebounds

4.8

Assists

2.7

TS%

60.7 %

Usage

14.8 %

PER

12.6

WS/48

.103

On/off +/−

+8.2

Minutes

31.8

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

1.2

Points/game

12.2

Games

WAR 2025-26

0.8

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

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-18)

2022-23-0.3 WAR · -0.5 per 2,000 min
2023-240.0 WAR · 0.0 per 2,000 min
2024-254.3 WAR · 3.2 per 2,000 min
2025-260.8 WAR · 1.1 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+7 · 24 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; 77
SHT: Shooting; 62
FIN: Finishing; 89
PLY: Playmaking; 62
BAL: Ball security; 86
REB: Rebounding; 84
DEF: Defense; 69
DUR: Durability; 72
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

0.8

#78 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

32 / 100

#83 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

11 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 69 · salary $21.6M

PAL: dimensions

Impact57

Scoring41

Playmaking34

Shooting11

Rebounding79

Defense19

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.3

BPM (per 100 possessions)-1.2

Offensive BPM-0.4

Defensive BPM-0.9

Win Shares+3.0

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

11.7 pi

90th percentile

At the rim

74.5 %

85th percentile

Rim share

37.3 %

95th percentile

Midrange

33.3 %

26th percentile

Three-point

.301

11th percentile

3PA share

36.8 %

20th percentile

Corner threes

34.4 %

29th percentile

Free throws

.782

33th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	DEN	12.0	0.8	32	70	60.7	.301	36.8
2024-25	DEN	15.4	4.3	75	81	66.5	.397	27.3
2023-24	DEN	7.3	0.0	17	69	55.4	.384	34.0
2022-23	DEN	4.7	-0.3	13	70	56.8	.354	33.2

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 1Playoffs	@ MIN	L 110-98	28	3	1	0	0	3	1-4	1-4
Apr 28Playoffs	vs MIN	W 125-113	31	9	2	3	3	0	3-5	1-2
Apr 26Playoffs	@ MIN	L 112-96	34	8	5	1	1	1	2-4	1-1
Apr 24Playoffs	@ MIN	L 113-96	24	2	2	0	0	1	0-4	0-1
Apr 21Playoffs	vs MIN	L 119-114	35	16	3	5	2	0	5-9	1-3
Apr 18Playoffs	vs MIN	W 116-105	36	12	8	1	0	0	4-10	2-3
Apr 9	vs MEM	W 136-119	27	14	2	1	1	0	7-10	0-2
Apr 7	vs POR	W 137-132 OT	40	8	6	1	3	0	4-7	0-3
Apr 4	vs SAS	W 136-134 OT	39	21	8	4	0	1	7-16	5-11
Apr 2	@ UTA	W 130-117	31	18	6	4	0	0	7-11	1-3