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Bennedict MathurinLos Angeles Clippers · #9

Forward · 6'5", 210 lb · Montreal, Quebec · Age 24 · 4th season

Bennedict Mathurin is a 6-foot-5 Canadian scoring guard-forward for the Indiana Pacers, drafted 6th in 2022 out of Arizona. A dynamic, aggressive downhill scorer and the 2023 All-Rookie First Team pick, he was the 2024 Rising Stars MVP and a key scorer during Indiana's run to the 2025 NBA Finals, where he dropped 27 points off the bench in a Finals game.

MVP race · #140Forward rank · #33Balladex Impact · 67
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Bennedict Mathurin
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Los Angeles Clippers · #9 · Forward
Bennedict Mathurin
Season avg17.8 pts · 5.4 reb · 2.3 ast · .433 fg
Career avg16.1 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.8 ast · .444 fg
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
17.8pts
5.4reb
2.3ast
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Scouting report

Bennedict Mathurin — 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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Scoring Wing · Impact 67
Bennedict Mathurin is a 6-foot-5 Canadian scoring guard-forward for the Indiana Pacers, drafted 6th in 2022 out of Arizona. A dynamic, aggressive down
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Bennedict Mathurin 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
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Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
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Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
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Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
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Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
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Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #73 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
67Impact index
259Star score
Career scoring average16.1 ppg
Seasons in the index4
Accolades on file3
1× All-Rookie First Team (2023) · 1× Rising Stars MVP (2024)
Stat explorer

Bennedict Mathurin — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
17.8 PPG
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Playmaking
2.3 APG
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Rebounding
5.4 RPG
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Shooting
.372 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Bennedict Mathurin

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  61% confidence
19.0
pts
16.1–21.9
5.8
reb
4.6–7.0
2.5
ast
1.5–3.5
33.1
min
proj
48
gp
health
.446
fg%
~base
.353
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 17.8 → projected 19.0 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+1.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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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
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 59 / 72 / 28 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Bennedict Mathurin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2022-237828.516.74.11.5.434.323
2023-245926.114.54.02.0.446.374
2024-257229.816.15.31.9.458.340
2025-262831.817.85.42.3.433.372
Career23728.716.14.61.8
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 Los Angeles Clippers built to win?

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

44–38proj record
#8conf seed
+1net rtg
116.3off rtg
115.2def rtg
62%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard.
How his role moves
Projected 44–38, 8th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
67 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× All-Rookie First Team (2023) · 1× Rising Stars MVP (2024) · 6th Draft pick (2022)
Act IV

The Ballad of Bennedict Mathurin

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

Jun 19, 2002

The beginning

A dynamic Canadian scoring wing — aggressive downhill scoring and playoff pop for the Pacers.

Los Angeles Clippers

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2022 as a Forward.

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A dynamic Canadian scoring wing — aggressive downhill scoring and playoff pop for the Pacers.

Chapter

The first Montreal-born lottery pick, Mathurin was Pac-12 Player of the Year at Arizona before Indiana drafted him 6th in 2022.

Chapter

He made the 2023 All-Rookie First Team and was the 2024 Rising Stars MVP.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 5"
Weight
210 lbs
College
Arizona
Experience
4th Season
Draft
6th overall, 2022
Born
Montreal, Quebec
Age
24
Jersey
#9
Beyond the game

Mathurin's path was shaped by both talent and loss — he grew up in Montreal, lost a brother in a bicycle accident when he was 12, and has an older sister who played college basketball. Speaking four languages (English, French, Spanish, and Haitian Creole), he carries the pride of being a trailblazing Montreal-born star into a growing wave of Canadian NBA talent.

His on-court identity is aggressive, downhill scoring — a confident guard-forward who attacks the rim, draws fouls, and can shoot from the perimeter, capable of scoring in bunches off the bench or as a starter. His efficiency, playmaking, and defense are still developing, but his shot-making and fearlessness give Indiana a dynamic scoring weapon.

The person

An aggressive, confident scoring wing — downhill attacking, shot-making, and fearlessness.

Downhill scorerAttacks the rim relentlessly and draws fouls.
Bucket-getterScores in bunches — a 2024 Rising Stars MVP.
FearlessDropped 27 off the bench in a 2025 Finals game.
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FAQ

Bennedict Mathurin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Bennedict Mathurin, answered.

What is Bennedict Mathurin known for?
Aggressive, high-volume scoring — a downhill guard-forward who attacks the rim and shoots from range; he was the 2024 Rising Stars MVP and an All-Rookie First Team pick.
Where is Bennedict Mathurin from?
Montreal, Quebec — he was the first Montreal-born NBA lottery pick, and is of Haitian descent.
How did Bennedict Mathurin perform in the 2025 Finals?
He provided key scoring punch during Indiana's run, including a 27-point game off the bench in the Finals.
Bennedict Mathurin 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
72%
4 seasons
Last 3 seasons
65%
87 games missed
Games missed
91
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
steady
Availability by season
78
22-23
59
23-24
72
24-25
28
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is steady65% of games over the last three seasons, low of 34% 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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