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Andrew NembhardIndiana Pacers · #2

Guard · 6'4", 191 lb · Aurora, Ontario · Age 26 · 4th season

Andrew Nembhard is a 6-foot-4 Canadian two-way point guard for the Indiana Pacers, drafted 31st in 2022 out of Gonzaga (via Florida). A strong defender, playmaker, and clutch playoff performer, he hit multiple game-winners, signed a three-year, $59 million extension, and started for Indiana during its run to the 2025 NBA Finals.

MVP race · #63Guard rank · #39Balladex Impact · 63
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Andrew Nembhard
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Indiana Pacers · #2 · Guard
Andrew Nembhard
Season avg16.9 pts · 2.8 reb · 7.7 ast · .442 fg
Career avg11.1 pts · 2.7 reb · 5.2 ast · .460 fg
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
16.9pts
2.8reb
7.7ast
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Scouting report

Andrew Nembhard — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Lead Playmaker · Two-Way · Impact 63
Andrew Nembhard is a 6-foot-4 Canadian two-way point guard for the Indiana Pacers, drafted 31st in 2022 out of Gonzaga (via Florida). A strong defende
C+
Offense
C-
Defense
B-
Feel / IQ
B+
Playmaking
Excellent creator
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C+
Scoring
Average scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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B
Perimeter D
Excellent on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C+
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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B-
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Andrew Nembhard stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #106 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
63Impact index
131Star score
Career scoring average11.1 ppg
Seasons in the index4
Accolades on file2
31st Draft pick (2022) · 🇨🇦 2024 Olympian
Stat explorer

Andrew Nembhard — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C+
Scoring
16.9 PPG
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B+
Playmaking
7.7 APG
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F
Rebounding
2.8 RPG
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C
Shooting
.361 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Andrew Nembhard

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  63% confidence
19.1
pts
16.3–21.9
2.9
reb
1.8–4.0
8.8
ast
7.6–10.0
32.6
min
proj
62
gp
health
.459
fg%
~base
.337
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 16.9 → projected 19.1 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.7
Development (his trend)
+1.1
Age curve
+0.1
Live context
+0.4
Net vs last season+2.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age 26 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 68 / 65 / 57 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Andrew Nembhard career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2022-237527.79.52.74.5.441.350
2023-246825.09.22.14.1.498.357
2024-256528.910.03.35.0.458.291
2025-265731.316.92.87.7.442.361
Career26528.111.12.75.2
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Indiana Pacers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

22–60proj record
#13conf seed
-7.5net rtg
110.2off rtg
117.8def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard.
How his role moves
Projected 22–60, 13th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
31st Draft pick (2022) · 🇨🇦 2024 Olympian
Act IV

The Ballad of Andrew Nembhard

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jan 16, 2000

The beginning

A two-way Canadian point guard — defense, playmaking, and clutch shot-making for the Pacers.

Indiana Pacers

Turning pro

Drafted 31st overall, 2022 as a Guard.

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A two-way Canadian point guard — defense, playmaking, and clutch shot-making for the Pacers.

Chapter

From Aurora, Ontario, Nembhard played at Florida and Gonzaga before Indiana drafted him 31st in 2022.

Chapter

He outperformed his second-round slot, hitting game-winners as a rookie.

Nembhard's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
191 lbs
College
Gonzaga
Experience
4th Season
Draft
31st overall, 2022
Born
Aurora, Ontario
Age
26
Jersey
#2
Beyond the game

Nembhard is part of a basketball family — his father is of Jamaican descent, and his younger brother Ryan also played at Gonzaga and reached the NBA — and he represented Canada from the youth levels through the 2024 Paris Olympics. His steady, unflappable demeanor mirrors his on-court game.

His on-court identity is two-way reliability — a tough perimeter defender, a high-IQ playmaker (nearly eight assists a game), and a clutch shot-maker who has hit multiple game-winners. Not a high-volume scorer by nature, his value is defense, decision-making, and poise in big moments, exactly the profile a contender wants in a starting guard.

The person

A two-way, high-IQ point guard — perimeter defense, playmaking, and clutch poise.

DefenderA tough, reliable perimeter defender who takes tough assignments.
PlaymakerA high-IQ distributor averaging nearly eight assists a game.
ClutchHas hit multiple game-winners in big moments.
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FAQ

Andrew Nembhard — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Andrew Nembhard, answered.

What is Andrew Nembhard's biggest strength?
Two-way reliability — tough perimeter defense, high-IQ playmaking (nearly eight assists a game), and clutch shot-making, having hit multiple game-winners.
Was Andrew Nembhard a highly drafted player?
No — he was a second-round pick (31st in 2022), but he outperformed that slot into a starting-caliber guard and a three-year, $59 million extension.
Is Andrew Nembhard related to another basketball player?
Yes — his younger brother Ryan also played at Gonzaga and reached the NBA.
Andrew Nembhard career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
81%
4 seasons
Last 3 seasons
77%
56 games missed
Games missed
63
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
75
22-23
68
23-24
65
24-25
57
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady77% of games over the last three seasons, low of 70% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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