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Clint CapelaHouston Rockets · #30

Center · 6'10", 256 lb · Geneva, Switzerland · Age 32 · 12th season

Clint Capela is a Swiss center known as an elite rim-running, shot-blocking finisher who led the NBA in rebounding in 2021. He returned to the Houston Rockets in 2025 and remains active in 2026, having built a career on efficiency, defense and one of the highest field-goal percentages in league history.

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MVP race · #269Center rank · #49Balladex Impact · 56
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◆ Rated
Houston Rockets · #30 · Center
Clint Capela
Season avg3.8 pts · 4.6 reb · 0.7 ast · .520 fg
Career avg11.2 pts · 9.9 reb · 1.0 ast · .603 fg
Live win probabilityWarriors 53%
Balladex model · projected 117–117 · 98.1 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
3.1pts
4.0reb
0.6ast
47%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Clint Capela
Houston Rockets · Center
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Al Horford
Golden State Warriors · 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

Clint Capela — the report card

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

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Explosive lob-catching rim protector · Impact 56
Clint Capela is a Swiss center known as an elite rim-running, shot-blocking finisher who led the NBA in rebounding in 2021. He returned to the Houston
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
F
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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A
Rebounding
Elite 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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B+
Paint / rim D
Excellent at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Excellent tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Clint Capela 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
1
Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
5
Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #267 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
56Impact index
97Star score
Career scoring average11.2 ppg
Seasons in the index12
Accolades on file3
NBA rebounding leader (2021) · Led NBA in field-goal pct (2018)
Stat explorer

Clint Capela — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
3.8 PPG
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Playmaking
0.7 APG
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Rebounding
4.6 RPG
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Shooting
.500 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Clint Capela

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  73% confidence
3.1
pts
1.5–4.7
3.9
reb
3.0–4.8
0.7
ast
0.1–1.3
10.8
min
proj
68
gp
health
.555
fg%
~base
.213
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 3.8 → projected 3.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.4
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.7 PPG
Everything it reads
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12 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 32 — 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: 73 / 55 / 75 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Clint Capela career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2014-15127.52.73.00.2.483.000
2015-167719.17.06.40.6.582.000
2016-176523.912.68.11.0.643.000
2017-187427.513.910.80.9.652.000
2018-196733.616.612.71.4.648.000
2019-203932.813.913.81.2.629.000
2020-216330.115.214.30.8.594.000
2021-227427.611.111.91.2.613.000
2022-236526.612.011.00.9.653.000
2023-247325.811.510.61.2.571.000
2024-255521.48.98.51.1.559.000
2025-267512.33.84.60.7.520.500
Career73924.811.29.91.0
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
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.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Houston Rockets built to win?

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

55–27proj record
#3conf seed
+5.5net rtg
117.5off rtg
112.1def rtg
98%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Amen Thompson, Fred VanVleet.
How his role moves
Projected 55–27, 3rd in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
56 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
NBA rebounding leader (2021) · Led NBA in field-goal pct (2018) · Most Improved runner-up (2018)
Act IV

The Ballad of Clint Capela

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

May 18, 1994

The beginning

Clint Capela is a Swiss-born center prized as an explosive lob finisher, rim protector and one of the most efficient scorers in NBA history.

Houston Rockets

Turning pro

Drafted 25th overall, 2014 as a Center.

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Capela was the rim-running centerpiece of Houston's high-powered offense alongside James Harden and Chris Paul.

Chapter

He led the NBA in rebounding in 2021 and helped the Atlanta Hawks reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

Chapter

In 2025 he returned to Houston, the franchise where he first made his name, as a veteran anchor.

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Capela's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'10"
Weight
256 lb
Draft
25th overall, 2014
Born
Geneva, Switzerland
Age
32
Jersey
#30
Beyond the game

Off the court, Capela is a proud ambassador for Swiss and African basketball, with an Angolan father and Congolese mother shaping his heritage. His path from France's developmental leagues to NBA success has made him a role model for European big men.

The person

A quiet, hard-working big man who built his value on effort, defense and elite efficiency.

EfficientRarely forces a shot he cannot finish at a high rate.
BusinesslikeLets his defense and rebounding speak for him.
ExplosiveOne of the league's best vertical lob finishers.
Verified profiles & sources
WikipediaNBA.comBasketball-ReferenceESPN
FAQ

Clint Capela — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Clint Capela, answered.

What team does Clint Capela play for now?
He plays for the Houston Rockets, having rejoined them in a July 2025 sign-and-trade.
Did Clint Capela ever lead the NBA in rebounding?
Yes, he led the league in rebounding during the 2020-21 season with Atlanta.
Where is Clint Capela from?
He was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and became one of the most prominent Swiss players in NBA history.
Clint Capela 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.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
77%
12 seasons
Last 3 seasons
83%
43 games missed
Games missed
225
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Durable
improving
Availability by season
65
16-17
74
17-18
67
18-19
39
19-20
63
20-21
74
21-22
65
22-23
73
23-24
55
24-25
75
25-26

Durable. Availability trend is improving — 83% of games over the last three seasons, low of 15% in 2014-15.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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