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Julian Phillips Houston Rockets · #3

Forward · 6'6", 198 lb · Blythewood, SC · Age 23 · 4th season

Julian Phillips is a forward for the Houston Rockets who has played 167 games over 3 seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 2025-26.

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MVP race · #536Forward rank · #225Balladex Impact · 43

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Houston Rockets · #3 · Forward

Julian Phillips

Season avg3.2 pts · 0.4 reb · 0.2 ast · .424 fg

Career avg3.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.4 ast · .432 fg

Live win probabilityRockets 54%

Balladex model · projected 116–116 · 98.2 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

4.0pts

0.8reb

0.3ast

54%win

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

Julian Phillips

Houston Rockets · Forward

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Alex Caruso

Oklahoma City Thunder · Elite stopper

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Julian Phillips — 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 43

Julian Phillips is a forward for the Houston Rockets who has played 167 games over 3 seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 20

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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 Julian Phillips 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: #587 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

43Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average3.5 ppg

Seasons in the index4

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Julian Phillips — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

3.2 PPG

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Playmaking

0.2 APG

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Rebounding

0.4 RPG

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Shooting

.250 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Julian Phillips

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 65% confidence

2.9

pts

0.9–4.9

1.0

reb

0.1–1.9

0.2

ast

-0.6–1.0

8.5

min

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health

.431

fg%

~base

.316

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 2.9 → projected 2.9 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+0.0 PPG

Everything it reads

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4 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 23 — 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: 79 / 35 / 13 → games & confidence

health

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

Julian Phillips career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2023-24	40	8.1	2.2	0.9	0.3	.416	.316
2024-25	79	14.2	4.6	2.1	0.5	.446	.327
2025-26 (Chicago)	35	9.6	2.8	1.3	0.2	.420	.327
2025-26 (Minnesota)	13	7.2	3.2	0.4	0.2	.424	.250
Career	167	11.2	3.5	1.5	0.4

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 Houston Rockets built to win?

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

55–27proj record

#3conf seed

+5.5net rtg

117.6off rtg

112def rtg

98%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Amen Thompson, Fred VanVleet.

How his role moves

Projected 55–27, 3rd in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

43 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Julian Phillips

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

2003-11-05

The beginning

Julian Phillips is a forward for the Houston Rockets.

Houston Rockets

Turning pro

Drafted 35th overall, 2023 as a Forward.

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Julian Phillips is a forward for the Houston Rockets.

Chapter

He has played 167 games over 3 seasons (2023-26), averaging 11.2 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 48 games across 2 teams, averaging 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 9.0 minutes.

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Phillips's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 198 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 6th Season
Draft: 35th overall, 2023
Born: Blythewood, SC
Age: 23
Jersey: #3

Beyond the game

Julian Phillips is from Blythewood, SC, born 2003-11-05, listed at 6'6" and 198 lb. He has 6 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 11.2 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth9.0 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 25.0% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Julian Phillips — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Julian Phillips, answered.

What position does Julian Phillips play?

Julian Phillips is a forward for the Houston Rockets.

How many NBA games has Julian Phillips played?

167 regular-season games over 3 seasons, averaging 11.2 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Julian Phillips played?

3 seasons (2023-26).

How tall is Julian Phillips?

6'6", 198 lb

Julian Phillips 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.