Dylan HarperSan Antonio Spurs · #2
Dylan Harper is a promising rookie combo guard for the San Antonio Spurs, drafted 2nd overall in 2025 — the highest-rated recruit in Rutgers history and the son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper. A big, downhill-scoring guard, he impressed as a rookie in 2025-26 despite a calf injury, joining Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, and Stephon Castle in the Spurs' young core.
Dylan Harper — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Dylan Harper stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Dylan Harper — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Dylan Harper
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.
Dylan Harper career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69 | 22.6 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | .505 | .343 |
| Career | 69 | 22.6 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the San Antonio Spurs built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Dylan Harper
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A big, downhill rookie combo guard from championship bloodlines — a building block of the Spurs' young core.
Turning pro
Drafted 2nd overall, 2025 as a Guard.
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The son of a five-time champion — a big downhill rookie guard building the Spurs' future with Wembanyama.
Chapter
The highest-rated recruit in Rutgers history, Harper averaged 19.4 points as a freshman before going No. 2 in 2025.
Chapter
Son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, with a Filipino-heritage athletic family, he brings championship pedigree.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- Rutgers
- Experience
- 1st Season
- Draft
- 2nd overall, 2025
- Born
- Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
- Age
- 20
- Jersey
- #2
Harper is basketball royalty: his father, Ron Harper, won five NBA titles (with the Bulls and Lakers), his mother, Maria, played college ball and coached, and his brother Ron Harper Jr. plays in the NBA on a two-way deal with Boston. His maternal grandfather represented the Philippines in jai alai at the 1968 Olympics, giving him a rich, international athletic lineage.
His identity is size and scoring feel — a big guard who gets downhill, finishes, and creates, with the pedigree and poise of someone raised around championship basketball. Landing with the Spurs alongside Wembanyama gives one of the draft's most promising guards an ideal developmental home.
A big, downhill-scoring rookie combo guard — scoring feel and pedigree with star upside.
Dylan Harper — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dylan Harper, answered.
