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Izaiyah Nelson Orlando Magic · #25

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · South Florida

Izaiyah Nelson is a forward the Washington Wizards selected 51st overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of South Florida. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Izaiyah Nelson

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Izaiyah Nelson — the report card

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

Depth wing prospect · Impact 35

Izaiyah Nelson is a forward the Washington Wizards selected 51st overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of South Florida. An incoming rookie

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 Izaiyah Nelson 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: #365 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

35Impact index

65Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#51 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Izaiyah Nelson — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

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Playmaking

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Izaiyah Nelson

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

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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

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

Izaiyah Nelson 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

Alex Toohey 100%Bogoljub Markovic 100%Bryce Hopkins 100%Mohamed Diawara 100%Baba Miller 99%

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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 Orlando Magic built to win?

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

44–38proj record

#9conf seed

+1net rtg

114.4off rtg

113.4def rtg

62%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: Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac.

How his role moves

Projected 44–38, 9th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

35 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#51 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Izaiyah Nelson

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

The beginning

Izaiyah Nelson is a 2026 second-round forward for the Washington Wizards.

Orlando Magic

Turning pro

Drafted 51st overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Izaiyah Nelson was a second-round pick (51st overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Washington Wizards out of South Florida.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Nelson's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Out · INJURY_STATUS_OUTTeam president Jeff Weltman said Monday that Nelson (ankle) remains about a month away from returning to the court after offseason surgery, per Philip Rossman-Reich of OrlandoMagicDaily.com.

Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 219 lbs
College: South Florida
Experience: Rookie
Draft: 51st overall, 2026
Born: South Florida
Jersey: #25

Beyond the game

Nelson joins the Washington Wizards as a 2026 second-round pick out of South Florida.

The person

A 2026 second-round forward out of South Florida.

Incoming

Second round

South Florida

FAQ

Izaiyah Nelson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Izaiyah Nelson, answered.

Where was Izaiyah Nelson drafted?

Izaiyah Nelson was selected 51st overall (second round) by the Washington Wizards in the 2026 NBA draft, out of South Florida.

Does Nelson have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Izaiyah Nelson 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.

Izaiyah Nelson Orlando Magic · #25

Izaiyah Nelson — the report card

Where Izaiyah Nelson stands

Izaiyah Nelson — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Izaiyah Nelson

Izaiyah Nelson career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Orlando Magic built to win?

The Ballad of Izaiyah Nelson

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Izaiyah Nelson — frequently asked

The desk on Izaiyah Nelson

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