Caris LeVertMilwaukee Bucks · #8
Caris LeVert is a versatile veteran combo guard, traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in July 2026 after a season with the Detroit Pistons. A Michigan product drafted 20th in 2016, he overcame major foot injuries and a kidney-cancer diagnosis (caught in a 2021 trade physical) to build a long career across Brooklyn, Indiana, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Detroit. He remains a capable secondary creator and perimeter defender.
Caris LeVert — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Caris LeVert stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Caris LeVert — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Caris LeVert
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Caris LeVert career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 57 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | .450 | .321 |
| 2017-18 | 71 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | .435 | .347 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 26.6 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | .429 | .312 |
| 2019-20 | 45 | 29.6 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | .425 | .364 |
| 2020-21 | 12 | 27.8 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | .435 | .349 |
| 2021-22 | 39 | 31.1 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .447 | .323 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 30.2 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | .431 | .392 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 28.8 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .421 | .325 |
| 2024-25 | 38 | 23.8 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .453 | .405 |
| 2025-26 DET | 60 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .417 | .333 |
| Career | 504 | 26.4 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Caris LeVert
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A resilient veteran combo guard — a cancer survivor and secondary creator now on his sixth NBA stop.
Turning pro
Drafted 20th overall, 2016 as a Guard.
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A guard who beat foot injuries and cancer — and kept scoring, now on his sixth NBA stop.
Chapter
A Columbus kid out of Michigan, LeVert was drafted 20th in 2016 and traded to Brooklyn, where he overcame three foot surgeries to break out — a 51-point game and a triple-double in 2020.
Chapter
A 2021 trade physical caught kidney cancer early; surgery removed it, and he credits the trade with saving his life.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- College
- Michigan
- Experience
- 10th Season
- NBA debut
- 2016
- Draft
- 20th overall, 2016
- Born
- Columbus, Ohio
- Age
- 32
- Jersey
- #8
LeVert's career is a study in resilience. Three foot surgeries in 22 months nearly derailed him before it began, and in January 2021 a routine trade physical uncovered kidney cancer — caught early enough to be treated with surgery, a moment he has described as basketball inadvertently saving his life. He is a third cousin of O'Jays lead singer Eddie LeVert, and lost his father, a graphic designer, when he was 15.
On the court he built a reputation as a smart, versatile combo guard who learned point guard under Kenny Atkinson in Brooklyn and can score in bunches — a 51-point game on his résumé — while defending multiple positions. As a veteran, his value is adaptability: the kind of steady, two-way guard contenders acquire for scoring punch and playoff experience, as Milwaukee did in 2026.
A resilient, versatile veteran guard — a cancer survivor and reliable two-way contributor.
Caris LeVert — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Caris LeVert, answered.
