Ryan
Kalkbrenner
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Ryan Kalkbrenner
Charlotte HornetsHeight : 7' 1" · Weight : 256 lbs · Age : 24
NBA record
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Charlotte Hornets | 69 | 31 | 21.4 | 3.2-4.2 | 75.3 | 0.0-0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2-1.7 |
ContractCharlotte Hornets payroll →
- This season
- 2.41 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028-29
- Total remaining
- 7.7 M$
2026-27
2.41 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
2.53 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
2.74 M$
Team option
Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →
Points
7.6
Rebounds
5.5
Assists
0.8
TS%
76.2 %
Usage
11.6 %
PER
17.9
WS/48
.185
On/off +/−
-7.8
Minutes
21.4
Games
69
Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.
2026-27 projectionNBA trends →
Projected WAR
3.9
Points/game
7.8
Games
69
WAR 2025-26
3.8
This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2025-263.8 WAR · 5.1 per 2,000 min
Outlook, age included
+25 · 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
81
Very good
- SCO
- Scoring
- 82
- SHT
- Shooting
- 72
- FIN
- Finishing
- 89
- PLY
- Playmaking
- 59
- BAL
- Ball security
- 62
- REB
- Rebounding
- 68
- DEF
- Defense
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 79
- EX
- Experience
- —
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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
3.8
#22 of 51 regular centers
PAL Rating
52 / 100
#25 of 51 regular centers
Value Rating
67 / 100
PAL expected for this salary: 29 · salary $2.4MPAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from
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
2.5 pi
91th percentile
At the rim
82.0 %
95th percentile
Rim share
76.3 %
91th percentile
Midrange
50.0 %
76th percentile
Three-point
.000
5th percentile
3PA share
1.7 %
28th percentile
Corner threes
0.0 %
7th percentile
Free throws
.716
50th percentile
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | @ ORL | L 121-90 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Apr 14 | vs MIA | W 127-126 OT | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Apr 12 | @ NYK | W 110-96 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Apr 10 | vs DET | L 118-100 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 8 | @ BOS | L 113-102 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Apr 5 | @ MIN | W 122-108 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 3 | vs IND | W 129-108 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Apr 2 | vs PHX | W 127-107 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Mar 31 | @ BKN | W 117-86 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Mar 29 | vs BOS | L 114-99 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |