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Jaron Pierre Jr. New Orleans Pelicans · #10

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · SMU

Jaron Pierre Jr. is a guard the New Orleans Pelicans selected 58th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of SMU. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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New Orleans Pelicans · #10 · Guard

Jaron Pierre Jr.

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityMavericks 65%

Balladex model · projected 122–118 · 100.3 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.0pts

2.4reb

2.6ast

35%win

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

Jaron Pierre Jr.

New Orleans Pelicans · Guard

Cooper Flagg

Dallas Mavericks · Solid 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

Jaron Pierre Jr. — the report card

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

Depth guard prospect · Impact 35

Jaron Pierre Jr. is a guard the New Orleans Pelicans selected 58th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of SMU. An incoming rookie for 202

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 Jaron Pierre Jr. 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: #366 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

64Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#58 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Jaron Pierre Jr. — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Jaron Pierre Jr.

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

health

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

Jaron Pierre Jr. 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

Jaden Bradley 100%Javon Small 100%Will Richard 100%Braden Smith 99%Jahmai Mashack 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 New Orleans Pelicans built to win?

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

30–52proj record

#11conf seed

-4.1net rtg

113.4off rtg

117.5def rtg

2%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: Herbert Jones, Derik Queen.

How his role moves

Projected 30–52, 11th in the West. 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

#58 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Jaron Pierre Jr.

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

The beginning

Jaron Pierre Jr.

New Orleans Pelicans

Turning pro

Drafted 58th overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Jaron Pierre Jr. was a second-round pick (58th overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the New Orleans Pelicans out of SMU.

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 guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: SMU
Experience: Rookie
Draft: 58th overall, 2026
Born: SMU
Jersey: #10

Beyond the game

Jr. joins the New Orleans Pelicans as a 2026 second-round pick out of SMU.

The person

A 2026 second-round guard out of SMU.

Incoming

Second round

SMU

FAQ

Jaron Pierre Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaron Pierre Jr., answered.

Where was Jaron Pierre Jr. drafted?

Jaron Pierre Jr. was selected 58th overall (second round) by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2026 NBA draft, out of SMU.

Does Jr. have NBA stats yet?

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

Jaron Pierre Jr. 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.

Jaron Pierre Jr. New Orleans Pelicans · #10

Jaron Pierre Jr. — the report card

Where Jaron Pierre Jr. stands

Jaron Pierre Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jaron Pierre Jr.

Jaron Pierre Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New Orleans Pelicans built to win?

The Ballad of Jaron Pierre Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Jaron Pierre Jr. — frequently asked

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Jaron Pierre Jr. head-to-head

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