Nickeil

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 205 lbs · Age : 28

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Atlanta Hawks	78	71	33.4	7.0-15.3	45.9	3.2-8.1	39.9	3.6-3.9
2024-25	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	10	25.3	3.3-7.5	43.8	1.7-4.5	38.1	1.1-1.4
2023-24	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	20	23.4	2.9-6.6	43.9	1.6-4.1	39.1	0.6-0.8
2022-23	2022 23 Totals	59	3	15.0	2.2-5.0	44.4	1.0-2.7	38.4	0.7-1.0
2022-23	Minnesota Timberwolves	23	0	15.5	2.1-5.4	38.4	1.1-3.1	36.1	0.6-0.9
2022-23	Utah Jazz	36	3	14.7	2.3-4.7	48.8	1.0-2.4	40.2	0.8-1.1
2021-22	2021 22 Totals	65	21	22.6	3.9-10.5	37.2	1.6-5.2	31.1	1.2-1.7
2021-22	Utah Jazz	15	2	9.9	1.1-3.2	33.3	0.7-2.2	30.3	0.7-0.8
2021-22	New Orleans Pelicans	50	19	26.3	4.7-12.6	37.5	1.9-6.1	31.1	1.4-1.9
2020-21	New Orleans Pelicans	46	13	21.9	4.2-10.0	41.9	1.7-4.8	34.7	1.0-1.4
2019-20	New Orleans Pelicans	47	1	12.6	2.1-5.7	36.8	1.0-2.8	34.6	0.5-0.8

ContractAtlanta Hawks payroll →

This season: 14.40 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 45.5 M$

2026-27
14.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
15.16 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
15.92 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

20.8

Rebounds

3.4

Assists

3.7

TS%

61.0 %

Usage

23.9 %

PER

16.5

WS/48

.116

On/off +/−

+5.2

Minutes

33.4

Games

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

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

5.1

Points/game

20.8

Games

WAR 2025-26

5.7

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

Trend

↑ Rising (+23)

2022-230.5 WAR · 1.1 per 2,000 min
2023-243.0 WAR · 3.1 per 2,000 min
2024-252.2 WAR · 2.1 per 2,000 min
2025-265.7 WAR · 4.4 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+33 · 27 y.o. · prime years

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

High-end

SCO: Scoring; 80
SHT: Shooting; 87
FIN: Finishing; 68
PLY: Playmaking; 71
BAL: Ball security; 77
REB: Rebounding; 64
DEF: Defense; 78
DUR: Durability; 91
EX: Experience; 71

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

5.7

#21 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

82 / 100

#22 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

72 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 61 · salary $14.4M

PAL: dimensions

Impact74

Scoring86

Playmaking44

Shooting95

Rebounding16

Defense58

Where WAR comes from

VORP+2.1

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.2

Offensive BPM+1.6

Defensive BPM-0.4

Win Shares+6.3

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

16.3 pi

49th percentile

At the rim

64.3 %

30th percentile

Rim share

21.6 %

67th percentile

Midrange

41.9 %

58th percentile

Three-point

.399

83th percentile

3PA share

52.6 %

64th percentile

Corner threes

47.9 %

87th percentile

Free throws

.902

93th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	ATL	20.8	5.7	82	85	61.0	.399	52.6
2024-25	MIN	9.4	2.2	41	72	57.9	.381	60.1
2023-24	MIN	8.0	3.0	48	66	57.8	.391	62.3
2022-23	MIN	6.2	0.5	34	57	56.5	.384	53.9
2021-22	UTA	10.6	-0.8	12	61	47.5	.311	49.7

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 30Playoffs	vs NYK	L 140-89	29	11	1	2	1	0	3-8	1-4
Apr 29Playoffs	@ NYK	L 126-97	34	16	0	3	1	0	6-11	4-9
Apr 25Playoffs	vs NYK	L 114-98	35	15	4	1	0	0	5-11	5-10
Apr 23Playoffs	vs NYK	W 109-108	38	14	3	0	1	1	4-12	3-7
Apr 21Playoffs	@ NYK	W 107-106	38	9	5	6	0	3	3-12	2-5
Apr 18Playoffs	@ NYK	L 113-102	39	17	1	4	0	1	6-17	3-8
Apr 10	vs CLE	W 124-102	32	18	1	1	2	1	7-13	3-8
Apr 8	@ CLE	L 122-116	39	25	4	2	2	0	10-19	4-9
Apr 6	vs NYK	L 108-105	39	36	2	3	0	1	12-19	7-11
Apr 3	@ BKN	W 141-107	34	21	4	3	0	3	8-16	4-9