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Ariel Hukporti Philadelphia 76ers · #55

Center · 7'0", 258 lb · Frankfurt, Germany · Age 24 · 2nd season

Ariel Hukporti is a center for the Philadelphia 76ers who has played 79 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 2025-26.

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MVP race · #391Center rank · #85Balladex Impact · 47

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex

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Philadelphia 76ers · #55 · Center

Ariel Hukporti

Season avg2.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.5 ast · .563 fg

Career avg2.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast · .599 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

2.2pts

2.9reb

0.5ast

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Scouting report

Ariel Hukporti — the report card

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

Center · Role player · Impact 47

Ariel Hukporti is a center for the Philadelphia 76ers who has played 79 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 20

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Offense

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Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Ariel Hukporti 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

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #538 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

47Impact index

16Star score

Career scoring average2.1 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ariel Hukporti — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

2.2 PPG

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Playmaking

0.5 APG

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Rebounding

2.9 RPG

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Shooting

.250 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Ariel Hukporti

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 62% confidence

2.5

pts

0.3–4.7

3.3

reb

2.2–4.4

0.6

ast

-0.3–1.5

9.6

min

proj

health

.584

fg%

~base

.203

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 2.2 → projected 2.5 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+0.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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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

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Per-stat aging curves

age 24 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 25 / 54 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Ariel Hukporti career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	25	8.7	1.9	2.0	0.4	.677	.000
2025-26	54	9.2	2.2	2.9	0.5	.563	.250
Career	79	9.0	2.1	2.6	0.5

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

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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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.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Philadelphia 76ers built to win?

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

42–40proj record

#10conf seed

+0.3net rtg

114.5off rtg

114.2def rtg

46%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Joel Embiid, Adem Bona.

How his role moves

Projected 42–40, 10th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

47 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ariel Hukporti

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

2002-04-12

The beginning

Ariel Hukporti is a center for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Philadelphia 76ers

Turning pro

Drafted 58th overall, 2024 as a Center.

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Ariel Hukporti is a center for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Chapter

He has played 79 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 9.0 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 54 games, averaging 2.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 9.2 minutes.

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Hukporti's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Out · INJURY_STATUS_OUTHukporti has sustained a season-ending ruptured right Achilles tendon, per Shams Charania of ESPN.

Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 258 lbs
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 58th overall, 2024
Born: Frankfurt, Germany
Age: 24
Jersey: #55

Beyond the game

Ariel Hukporti is from Frankfurt, Germany, born 2002-04-12, listed at 7'0" and 258 lb. He has 3 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A center on 9.0 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth9.2 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 25.0% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ariel Hukporti — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ariel Hukporti, answered.

What position does Ariel Hukporti play?

Ariel Hukporti is a center for the Philadelphia 76ers.

How many NBA games has Ariel Hukporti played?

79 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 9.0 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Ariel Hukporti played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Ariel Hukporti?

7'0", 258 lb

Ariel Hukporti 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.