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Christian Koloko New Orleans Pelicans · #35

Center · 6'11", 225 lb · Douala, Cameroon · Age 26 · 5th season

Christian Koloko is a center for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 122 games over 3 seasons, averaging 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 2025-26.

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MVP race · #464Center rank · #87Balladex Impact · 46

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New Orleans Pelicans · #35 · Center

Christian Koloko

Season avg3.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.6 ast · .436 fg

Career avg2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.5 ast · .498 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

3.1pts

2.6reb

0.6ast

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Scouting report

Christian Koloko — the report card

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

Center · Role player · Impact 46

Christian Koloko is a center for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 122 games over 3 seasons, averaging 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists

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Offense

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Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

C-

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 Christian Koloko 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: #567 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

46Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average2.8 ppg

Seasons in the index5

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Christian Koloko — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

3.1 PPG

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Playmaking

0.6 APG

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Rebounding

2.6 RPG

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Shooting

.125 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Christian Koloko

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 65% confidence

2.7

pts

0.7–4.7

3.1

reb

2.1–4.1

0.8

ast

-0.0–1.6

13.4

min

proj

health

.489

fg%

~base

.047

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 2.7 → projected 2.7 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+0.0 PPG

Everything it reads

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5 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 26 — 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: 2 / 11 / 14 → games & confidence

health

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

Christian Koloko career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	58	13.8	3.1	2.9	0.5	.480	.083
2024-25	37	9.2	2.4	2.5	0.4	.606	.000
2025-26 (LA Lakers)	2	3.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	.000	.000
2025-26 (Memphis)	11	17.7	2.6	4.0	0.9	.400	.000
2025-26 (Atlanta)	14	11.2	3.1	2.6	0.6	.436	.125
Career	122	12.3	2.8	2.8	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

46 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Christian Koloko

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

2000-06-20

The beginning

Christian Koloko is a center for the New Orleans Pelicans.

New Orleans Pelicans

Turning pro

Drafted 33rd overall, 2022 as a Center.

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Christian Koloko is a center for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Chapter

He has played 122 games over 3 seasons (2022-26), averaging 12.3 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 27 games across 3 teams, averaging 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 13.2 minutes.

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Koloko's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 11"
Weight: 225 lbs
College: Arizona
Experience: 4th Season
Draft: 33rd overall, 2022
Born: Douala, Cameroon
Age: 26
Jersey: #35

Beyond the game

Christian Koloko is from Douala, Cameroon, born 2000-06-20, listed at 6'11" and 225 lb. He has 4 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 center on 12.3 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth13.2 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 12.5% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Christian Koloko — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Christian Koloko, answered.

What position does Christian Koloko play?

Christian Koloko is a center for the New Orleans Pelicans.

How many NBA games has Christian Koloko played?

122 regular-season games over 3 seasons, averaging 12.3 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Christian Koloko played?

3 seasons (2022-26).

How tall is Christian Koloko?

6'11", 225 lb

Christian Koloko 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.