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John Butler Jr. Milwaukee Bucks · #27

Forward · 7'0", 212 lb · Greenville, SC · Age 24 · 1st season

John Butler Jr. is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks who has played 19 games over 1 season, averaging 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 2022-23.

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Milwaukee Bucks · #27 · Forward

John Butler Jr.

Season avg2.4 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.6 ast · .321 fg

Career avg2.4 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.6 ast · .321 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

2.4pts

0.9reb

0.6ast

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Scouting report

John Butler Jr. — the report card

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

Forward · Role player · Impact 42

John Butler Jr. is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks who has played 19 games over 1 season, averaging 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 2022

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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 John Butler 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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43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #600 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

42Impact index

17Star score

Career scoring average2.4 ppg

Seasons in the index1

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

John Butler 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

2.4 PPG

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Playmaking

0.6 APG

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Rebounding

0.9 RPG

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Shooting

.229 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees John Butler 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 2023-24 confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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1 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 24 — 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: 19 → games & confidence

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

John Butler Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	19	11.6	2.4	0.9	0.6	.321	.229
Career	19	11.6	2.4	0.9	0.6

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.

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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 Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

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

28–54proj record

#12conf seed

-5.1net rtg

112.7off 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: Myles Turner, Kel'el Ware.

How his role moves

Projected 28–54, 12th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

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Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of John Butler Jr.

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

2002-12-04

The beginning

John Butler Jr.

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John Butler Jr. is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Chapter

He has played 19 games over 1 season (2022-23), averaging 11.6 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2022-23 he played 19 games, averaging 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 11.6 minutes.

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 212 lbs
College: Florida State
Born: Greenville, SC
Age: 24
Jersey: #27

Beyond the game

John Butler Jr. is from Greenville, SC, born 2002-12-04, listed at 7'0" and 212 lb. 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 11.6 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth11.6 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 22.9% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

John Butler Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about John Butler Jr., answered.

What position does John Butler Jr. play?

John Butler Jr. is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks.

How many NBA games has John Butler Jr. played?

19 regular-season games over 1 season, averaging 11.6 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has John Butler Jr. played?

1 season (2022-23).

How tall is John Butler Jr.?

7'0", 212 lb

John Butler 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.

John Butler Jr. Milwaukee Bucks · #27

John Butler Jr. — the report card

Where John Butler Jr. stands

John Butler Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees John Butler Jr.

John Butler Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

The Ballad of John Butler Jr.

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

John Butler Jr. — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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