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Grant HillDetroit Pistons · #33
Grant Hill is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Detroit Pistons. A do-it-all wing whose prime injuries could not erase him. Career averages: 16.7 points, 6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 69
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◆ Rated
Detroit Pistons · #33 · Forward
Grant Hill
Season avg3.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.9 ast · .388 fg
Career avg16.7 pts · 6.0 reb · 4.2 ast · .483 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 69 — Solid starter tierINDEXGrant Hill · Detroit PistonsIMPACTBalladex Impact 69 — Solid starter tierINDEXGrant Hill · Detroit Pistons
Scouting report
Grant Hill — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
Hall of Fame forward · Impact 69
Grant Hill is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Detroit Pistons. A do-it-all wing whose prime injuries could not erase him. Care
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OffenseD
DefenseC
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
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
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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D
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Grant Hill 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
69Impact index
324Star score
Career scoring average16.7 ppg
Seasons in the index18
Accolades on file2
7× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Grant Hill — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
3.2 PPG
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Playmaking
0.9 APG
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Rebounding
1.7 RPG
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Shooting
.273 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Grant Hill
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 2013-14 70% confidence
2.4
pts
0.7–4.1
1.3
reb
0.5–2.1
0.8
ast
0.1–1.5
12.9
min
proj
44
gp
health
.447
fg%
~base
.330
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 18-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 3.2 → projected 2.4 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.5
Development (his trend)
-0.4
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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18 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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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: 80 / 49 / 29 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Grant Hill career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 (DET) | 70 | 38.3 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 | .477 | .148 |
| 1995-96 (DET) | 80 | 40.8 | 20.2 | 9.8 | 6.9 | .462 | .192 |
| 1996-97 (DET) | 80 | 39.3 | 21.4 | 9.0 | 7.3 | .496 | .303 |
| 1997-98 (DET) | 81 | 40.7 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | .452 | .143 |
| 1998-99 (DET) | 50 | 37.0 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 6.0 | .479 | .000 |
| 1999-00 (DET) | 74 | 37.5 | 25.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | .489 | .347 |
| 2000-01 (ORL) | 4 | 33.3 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | .442 | 1.000 |
| 2001-02 (ORL) | 14 | 36.6 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 4.6 | .426 | .000 |
| 2002-03 (ORL) | 29 | 29.1 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 4.2 | .492 | .250 |
| 2004-05 (ORL) | 67 | 34.9 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | .509 | .231 |
| 2005-06 (ORL) | 21 | 29.2 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | .490 | .250 |
| 2006-07 (ORL) | 65 | 30.9 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | .518 | .167 |
| 2007-08 (PHO) | 70 | 31.7 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 2.9 | .503 | .317 |
| 2008-09 (PHO) | 82 | 29.8 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 2.3 | .523 | .316 |
| 2009-10 (PHO) | 81 | 30.0 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 2.4 | .478 | .438 |
| 2010-11 (PHO) | 80 | 30.1 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .484 | .395 |
| 2011-12 (PHO) | 49 | 28.1 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | .446 | .264 |
| 2012-13 (LAC) | 29 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .388 | .273 |
| Career | 1026 | 33.9 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
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 Detroit Pistons built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
64–18proj record
#1conf seed
+9net rtg
117.6off rtg
108.6def rtg
99%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: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green.
How his role moves
Projected 64–18, 1st in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
69 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
7× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Grant Hill
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Detroit Pistons
Turning pro
Drafted 1994 as a Forward.
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Grant Hill is one of the NBA's all-time greats. A do-it-all wing whose prime injuries could not erase him.
Chapter
Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 16.7 points, 6 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame forward and Detroit Pistons legend.
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Hill's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- College
- Duke
- Experience
- 17th Season
- NBA debut
- 1994
- Draft
- 1994
- Jersey
- #33
Legacy
A do-it-all wing whose prime injuries could not erase him.
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The person
A Hall of Fame forward and Detroit Pistons legend.
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FAQ
Grant Hill — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Grant Hill, answered.
What were Grant Hill's career averages?
Grant Hill averaged 16.7 points, 6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game over his career.
Is Grant Hill in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Grant Hill is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Grant Hill 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.
