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James Wiseman New York Knicks · #35

Center · 6'11", 240 lb · Nashville, TN · Age 25 · 6th season

James Wiseman is a center for the New York Knicks who has played 152 games over 5 seasons, averaging 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-26.

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MVP race · #324Center rank · #65Balladex Impact · 53

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex

◆ Rated

New York Knicks · #35 · Center

James Wiseman

Season avg3.3 pts · 2.0 reb · 0.8 ast · .600 fg

Career avg9.0 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.8 ast · .577 fg

Live win probabilityKnicks 61%

Balladex model · projected 117–115 · 97.9 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

6.6pts

2.3reb

0.6ast

61%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

James Wiseman

New York Knicks · Center

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Jakob Poeltl

Toronto Raptors · 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

James Wiseman — 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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Center · Rotation piece · Impact 53

James Wiseman is a center for the New York Knicks who has played 152 games over 5 seasons, averaging 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-

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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 James Wiseman 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: #364 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

53Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average9.0 ppg

Seasons in the index6

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

James Wiseman — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

3.3 PPG

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Playmaking

0.8 APG

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Rebounding

2.0 RPG

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Shooting

.000 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees James Wiseman

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 68% confidence

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pts

1.2–5.0

1.6

reb

0.7–2.5

0.8

ast

0.1–1.5

13.6

min

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health

.584

fg%

~base

.050

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 3.3 → projected 3.1 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.2

Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.2 PPG

Everything it reads

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6 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 25 — 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: 63 / 1 / 4 → games & confidence

health

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

James Wiseman career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2020-21	39	21.4	11.5	5.8	0.7	.519	.316
2022-23 (Golden State)	21	12.5	6.9	3.5	0.7	.628	.500
2022-23 (Detroit)	24	25.3	12.7	8.1	0.7	.531	.167
2023-24	63	17.3	7.1	5.3	0.9	.613	.000
2024-25	1	5.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	.500	.000
2025-26	4	14.5	3.3	2.0	0.8	.600	.000
Career	152	18.8	9.0	5.5	0.8

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 New York Knicks built to win?

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

57–25proj record

#3conf seed

+6.3net rtg

118.7off rtg

112.3def rtg

99%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 steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.

How his role moves

Projected 57–25, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

53 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of James Wiseman

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

2001-03-31

The beginning

James Wiseman is a center for the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2020 as a Center.

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James Wiseman is a center for the New York Knicks.

Chapter

He has played 152 games over 5 seasons (2020-26), averaging 18.8 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 4 games, averaging 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 14.5 minutes.

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Wiseman's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 11"
Weight: 240 lbs
College: Memphis
Experience: 7th Season
NBA debut: 2020
Draft: 2nd overall, 2020
Born: Nashville, TN
Age: 25
Jersey: #35

Beyond the game

James Wiseman is from Nashville, TN, born 2001-03-31, listed at 6'11" and 240 lb. He has 7 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

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The person

A center on 18.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth14.5 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 0.0% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

James Wiseman — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about James Wiseman, answered.

What position does James Wiseman play?

James Wiseman is a center for the New York Knicks.

How many NBA games has James Wiseman played?

152 regular-season games over 5 seasons, averaging 18.8 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has James Wiseman played?

5 seasons (2020-26).

How tall is James Wiseman?

6'11", 240 lb

James Wiseman 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.