Malaki

Branham

#12

Malaki Branham

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 180 lbs · Age : 23

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Washington Wizards	28	0	9.8	1.5-3.3	47.3	0.5-1.3	37.8	1.0-1.2
2024-25	San Antonio Spurs	47	0	9.1	1.9-4.0	45.8	0.7-1.8	40.5	0.6-0.7
2023-24	San Antonio Spurs	75	29	21.3	3.6-8.4	43.2	1.2-3.6	34.7	0.7-0.8
2022-23	San Antonio Spurs	66	32	23.5	4.1-9.3	44.0	1.2-3.9	30.2	0.9-1.1

ContractOrlando Magic payroll →

This season: 2.54 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 2.5 M$

2026-27
2.54 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

4.6

Rebounds

1.6

Assists

0.8

TS%

60.4 %

Usage

18.4 %

PER

14.0

WS/48

.064

On/off +/−

+5.7

Minutes

9.8

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

—

Points/game

4.9

Games

WAR 2025-26

0.0

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

Trend

→ Stable (0)

2022-23-3.5 WAR · -4.5 per 2,000 min
2023-24-4.1 WAR · -5.1 per 2,000 min
2024-25-0.3 WAR
2025-260.0 WAR

Outlook, age included

+25 · 22 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; 71
SHT: Shooting; 73
FIN: Finishing; 77
PLY: Playmaking; 67
BAL: Ball security; 75
REB: Rebounding; 70
DEF: Defense; 53
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).

WAR

0.0

PAL Rating

45 / 100

Value Rating

76 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 23 · salary $2.5M

PAL: dimensions

Impact45

Scoring56

Playmaking42

Shooting51

Rebounding74

Defense39

Where WAR comes from

VORP0.0

BPM (per 100 possessions)-2.2

Offensive BPM-0.8

Defensive BPM-1.5

Win Shares+0.4

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

13.2 pi

82th percentile

At the rim

60.9 %

17th percentile

Rim share

25.3 %

80th percentile

Midrange

100.0 %

100th percentile

Three-point

.378

64th percentile

3PA share

40.7 %

31th percentile

Corner threes

20.0 %

1th percentile

Free throws

.824

54th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	WAS	4.6	0.0	45	51	60.4	.378	40.7
2024-25	SAS	5.0	-0.3	33	51	57.5	.405	44.2
2023-24	SAS	9.2	-4.1	1	39	52.6	.347	42.7
2022-23	SAS	10.2	-3.5	0	46	52.4	.302	41.7

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Jan 31	vs LAL	L 142-111	22	17	1	0	0	0	6-9	4-6
Jan 30	vs MIL	W 109-99	14	6	3	0	0	0	2-6	0-2
Jan 28	vs POR	W 115-111	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1
Jan 24	@ CHA	L 119-115	8	3	2	2	0	0	1-3	1-1
Jan 17	@ SAC	L 128-115	13	13	1	0	1	0	6-9	1-2
Jan 15	@ LAC	L 119-105	4	0	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-0
Jan 12	@ PHX	L 112-93	4	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0
Jan 10	vs NOP	L 128-107	24	10	2	1	2	1	2-3	2-3
Jan 8	@ PHI	L 131-110	31	8	4	8	3	1	3-10	0-2
Jan 7	vs ORL	W 120-112	3	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0