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Chris Cenac Jr.Boston Celtics · #12

Center · 7'0", 235 lb · Houston

Chris Cenac Jr. is a center the Boston Celtics selected 27th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Houston. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Boston Celtics · #12 · Center

Chris Cenac Jr.

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityHawks 62%

Balladex model · projected 119–116 · 98.5 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

4.1pts

6.4reb

1.1ast

38%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Chris Cenac Jr.

Boston Celtics · Center

Onyeka Okongwu

Atlanta Hawks · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Chris Cenac Jr. — the report card

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

Prospect big — rim runner / rprotect · Impact 38

Chris Cenac Jr. is a center the Boston Celtics selected 27th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Houston. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

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 Chris Cenac Jr. 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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44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #352 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

38Impact index

67Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#27 2026 Draft pick

Stat explorer

Chris Cenac Jr. — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Chris Cenac Jr.

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 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 — — 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: — → games & confidence

health

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

Chris Cenac Jr. career stats, season by season

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

Tarris Reed Jr. 100%Felix Okpara 99%Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 99%Amari Williams 98%Joan Beringer 98%

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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 Boston Celtics built to win?

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

63–19proj record

#2conf seed

+8.4net rtg

120off rtg

111.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

38 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#27 2026 Draft pick

Act IV

The Ballad of Chris Cenac Jr.

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

The beginning

Chris Cenac Jr.

Boston Celtics

Turning pro

Drafted 27th overall, 2026 as a Center.

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Chris Cenac Jr. was the 27th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Boston Celtics out of Houston.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming center who debuts in 2026-27.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Chris Cenac Jr. Season Highlights | 2026 NBA Draft Prospects

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 7'0"
Weight: 235 lb
Draft: 27th overall, 2026
Born: Houston
Jersey: #12

Beyond the game

Jr. joins the Boston Celtics as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Houston.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round center out of Houston.

Incoming

Unproven

Houston

FAQ

Chris Cenac Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Chris Cenac Jr., answered.

Where was Chris Cenac Jr. drafted?

Chris Cenac Jr. was selected 27th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Houston.

Does Jr. have NBA stats yet?

Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.

Chris Cenac Jr. 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.

Chris Cenac Jr.Boston Celtics · #12

Chris Cenac Jr. — the report card

Where Chris Cenac Jr. stands

Chris Cenac Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Chris Cenac Jr.

Chris Cenac Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

The Ballad of Chris Cenac Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Chris Cenac Jr. — frequently asked

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