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Caleb Houstan New Orleans Pelicans · #33

Forward · 6'8", 205 lb · Mississauga, ON, Canada · Age 23 · 4th season

Caleb Houstan is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 186 games over 4 seasons, averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 2025-26.

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New Orleans Pelicans · #33 · Forward

Caleb Houstan

Season avg2.3 pts · 0.6 reb · 0.2 ast · .538 fg

Career avg3.9 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.5 ast · .406 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

2.3pts

0.6reb

0.2ast

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Scouting report

Caleb Houstan — the report card

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

Forward · Role player · Impact 45

Caleb Houstan is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 186 games over 4 seasons, averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists in

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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

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 Caleb Houstan 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: #562 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

45Impact index

17Star score

Career scoring average3.9 ppg

Seasons in the index4

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Caleb Houstan — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

2.3 PPG

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Playmaking

0.2 APG

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Rebounding

0.6 RPG

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Shooting

.524 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Caleb Houstan

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 60% confidence

4.8

pts

2.4–7.2

1.2

reb

0.1–2.3

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ast

-0.5–1.3

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min

proj

health

.425

fg%

~base

.406

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 2.3 → projected 4.8 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+2.5 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 23 — 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 / 58 / 18 → games & confidence

health

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

Caleb Houstan career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	51	15.9	3.8	1.9	0.6	.363	.338
2023-24	59	13.8	4.3	1.4	0.5	.388	.373
2024-25	58	13.6	4.1	1.3	0.6	.421	.400
2025-26	18	4.2	2.3	0.6	0.2	.538	.524
Career	186	13.4	3.9	1.4	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 New Orleans Pelicans built to win?

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

31–51proj record

#11conf seed

-4net rtg

113.5off rtg

117.4def rtg

2%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: Herbert Jones, Derik Queen.

How his role moves

Projected 31–51, 11th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

45 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Caleb Houstan

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

2003-01-09

The beginning

Caleb Houstan is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

New Orleans Pelicans

Turning pro

Drafted 32nd overall, 2022 as a Forward.

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Caleb Houstan is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Chapter

He has played 186 games over 4 seasons (2022-26), averaging 13.4 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 18 games, averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 4.2 minutes.

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Houstan's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 205 lbs
College: Michigan
Experience: 5th Season
Draft: 32nd overall, 2022
Born: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Age: 23
Jersey: #33

Beyond the game

Caleb Houstan is from Mississauga, ON, Canada, born 2003-01-09, listed at 6'8" and 205 lb. He has 5 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 forward on 13.4 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth4.2 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 52.4% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Caleb Houstan — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Caleb Houstan, answered.

What position does Caleb Houstan play?

Caleb Houstan is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

How many NBA games has Caleb Houstan played?

186 regular-season games over 4 seasons, averaging 13.4 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Caleb Houstan played?

4 seasons (2022-26).

How tall is Caleb Houstan?

6'8", 205 lb

Caleb Houstan 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.