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Jalen Slawson Indiana Pacers · #18

Forward · 6'7", 215 lb · Summerville, SC · Age 27 · 2nd season

Jalen Slawson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played 25 games over 2 seasons, averaging 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 2025-26.

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Indiana Pacers · #18 · Forward

Jalen Slawson

Season avg7.3 pts · 4.4 reb · 2.8 ast · .442 fg

Career avg4.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.6 ast · .550 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.3pts

4.4reb

2.8ast

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Scouting report

Jalen Slawson — 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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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 56

Jalen Slawson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played 25 games over 2 seasons, averaging 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 2025-2

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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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 Jalen Slawson 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: #288 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

56Impact index

26Star score

Career scoring average4.1 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jalen Slawson — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

7.3 PPG

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Playmaking

2.8 APG

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Rebounding

4.4 RPG

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Shooting

.375 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Jalen Slawson

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 46% confidence

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pts

5.4–12.0

4.6

reb

3.0–6.2

3.4

ast

2.1–4.7

25.8

min

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health

.517

fg%

~base

.250

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 7.3 → projected 8.7 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+1.4 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 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 27 — 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: 12 / 13 → games & confidence

health

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

Jalen Slawson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2023-24	12	3.1	0.7	0.6	0.2	.667	.000
2025-26	13	23.9	7.3	4.4	2.8	.442	.375
Career	25	13.9	4.1	2.6	1.6

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 Indiana Pacers built to win?

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

22–60proj record

#13conf seed

-7.5net rtg

110.2off rtg

117.8def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard.

How his role moves

Projected 22–60, 13th in the East. 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

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jalen Slawson

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

1999-10-22

The beginning

Jalen Slawson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana Pacers

Turning pro

Drafted 54th overall, 2023 as a Forward.

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Jalen Slawson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

Chapter

He has played 25 games over 2 seasons (2023-26), averaging 13.9 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 13 games, averaging 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 23.9 minutes.

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Slawson's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Furman
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 54th overall, 2023
Born: Summerville, SC
Age: 27
Jersey: #18

Beyond the game

Jalen Slawson is from Summerville, SC, born 1999-10-22, listed at 6'7" and 215 lb. He has 3 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 forward on 13.9 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Rotation regular23.9 minutes a night in the rotation.

Floor spacerShooting 37.5% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jalen Slawson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jalen Slawson, answered.

What position does Jalen Slawson play?

Jalen Slawson is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

How many NBA games has Jalen Slawson played?

25 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 13.9 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Jalen Slawson played?

2 seasons (2023-26).

How tall is Jalen Slawson?

6'7", 215 lb

Jalen Slawson 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.

Jalen Slawson Indiana Pacers · #18

Jalen Slawson — the report card

Where Jalen Slawson stands

Jalen Slawson — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jalen Slawson

Jalen Slawson career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Indiana Pacers built to win?

The Ballad of Jalen Slawson

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Jalen Slawson — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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