Bennett StirtzOklahoma City Thunder · #31
Bennett Stirtz is a guard the Memphis Grizzlies selected 16th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Iowa. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.
Bennett Stirtz — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Bennett Stirtz stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Bennett Stirtz — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Bennett Stirtz
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.
Bennett Stirtz career stats, season by season
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Bennett Stirtz
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Bennett Stirtz is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie guard for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Turning pro
Drafted 16th overall, 2026 as a Guard.
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When Ben McCollum packed up for a new job, Bennett Stirtz packed up too — chasing his coach from mid-major Drake into the Big Ten at Iowa, betting his whole college career on one man's system. In June 2026, that loyalty cashed out: the Memphis Grizzlies called his name 16th overall.
Chapter
He was never the recruit the blue-bloods fought over. He was the point guard who learned the game one gym at a time, running an offense until it was muscle memory, proving at every stop that a system player with a chip can outwork the hype.
Chapter
That's a Memphis kind of story. No shortcuts, no red carpet — just a kid who followed his belief up the ladder and landed on Beale Street, where the blues have always favored the ones who earned it the hard way.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Draft
- 16th overall, 2026
- Born
- Iowa
- Jersey
- #31
Stirtz joins the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Iowa.
An incoming 2026 first-round guard out of Iowa.
Bennett Stirtz — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Bennett Stirtz, answered.
