Sam
Hauser
F

#30
Sam Hauser
#30F
Boston Celtics
Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 221 lbs · Age : 28
NBA record
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boston Celtics | 78 | 49 | 24.8 | 3.2-7.7 | 41.9 | 2.5-6.5 | 39.3 | 0.2-0.3 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Celtics | 71 | 19 | 21.7 | 3.0-6.7 | 45.1 | 2.3-5.6 | 41.6 | 0.2-0.2 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Celtics | 79 | 13 | 22.0 | 3.2-7.1 | 44.6 | 2.5-5.9 | 42.4 | 0.2-0.2 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Celtics | 80 | 8 | 16.1 | 2.3-5.0 | 45.5 | 1.8-4.2 | 41.8 | 0.2-0.2 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Celtics | 26 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.9-1.9 | 46.0 | 0.7-1.7 | 43.2 | 0.0-0.0 |
ContractBoston Celtics payroll →
- This season
- 10.85 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028-29
- Total remaining
- 35.0 M$
2026-27
10.85 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
11.65 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
12.46 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →
Points
9.2
Rebounds
3.8
Assists
1.5
TS%
59.0 %
Usage
14.5 %
PER
11.9
WS/48
.124
On/off +/−
+2.2
Minutes
24.8
Games
78
Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.
2026-27 projectionNBA trends →
Projected WAR
3.2
Points/game
9.2
Games
75
WAR 2025-26
3.5
This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 2022-232.7 WAR · 4.2 per 2,000 min
- 2023-243.8 WAR · 4.4 per 2,000 min
- 2024-253.0 WAR · 3.9 per 2,000 min
- 2025-263.5 WAR · 3.6 per 2,000 min
Outlook, age included
-2 · 28 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
77
Established regular
- SCO
- Scoring
- 74
- SHT
- Shooting
- 92
- FIN
- Finishing
- 74
- PLY
- Playmaking
- 58
- BAL
- Ball security
- 97
- REB
- Rebounding
- 66
- DEF
- Defense
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 88
- 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
3.5
#35 of 107 regular forwards
PAL Rating
51 / 100
#53 of 107 regular forwards
Value Rating
45 / 100
PAL expected for this salary: 49 · salary $10.8MPAL: 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
23.5 pi
1th percentile
At the rim
87.5 %
100th percentile
Rim share
4.0 %
1th percentile
Midrange
31.6 %
28th percentile
Three-point
.393
86th percentile
3PA share
83.9 %
99th percentile
Corner threes
43.8 %
72th percentile
Free throws
.850
85th percentile
| Season | Team | PTS | WAR | PAL | OV | TS % | 3P% | 3PA share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BOS | 9.2 | 3.5 | 51 | 77 | 59.0 | .393 | 83.9 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 8.5 | 3.0 | 61 | 79 | 63.2 | .416 | 84.2 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 9.0 | 3.8 | 71 | 79 | 62.9 | .424 | 83.3 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 6.4 | 2.7 | 71 | 83 | 63.4 | .418 | 84.6 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2Playoffs | vs PHI | L 109-100 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 |
| May 1Playoffs | @ PHI | L 106-93 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
| Apr 28Playoffs | vs PHI | L 113-97 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 |
| Apr 26Playoffs | @ PHI | W 128-96 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
| Apr 24Playoffs | @ PHI | W 108-100 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Apr 21Playoffs | vs PHI | L 111-97 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
| Apr 19Playoffs | vs PHI | W 123-91 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| Apr 10 | vs NOP | W 144-118 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 8-12 |
| Apr 9 | @ NYK | L 112-106 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 |
| Apr 8 | vs CHA | W 113-102 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 |

