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Jaron Pierre Jr.New Orleans Saints · #54

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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Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilitySeason
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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.

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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
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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 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
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ 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.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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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
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: — → 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
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 New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Alvin Kamara, Anfernee Jennings.
How his role moves
Primary guard role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
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 Saints

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
Active
Height
6'4"
Weight
190 lb
Draft
58th overall, 2026
Born
SMU
Jersey
#54
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.
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