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Julian Reese New Orleans Pelicans · #13

Q: What position does Julian Reese play?

Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Q: How many NBA games has Julian Reese played?

13 regular-season games over 1 season, averaging 30.9 minutes.

Forward · 6'9", 252 lb · Baltimore, MD · Age 23 · 1st season

Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 13 games over 1 season, averaging 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 2025-26.

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New Orleans Pelicans · #13 · Forward

Julian Reese

Season avg11.8 pts · 10.5 reb · 1.8 ast · .529 fg

Career avg11.8 pts · 10.5 reb · 1.8 ast · .529 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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11.8pts

10.5reb

1.8ast

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Scouting report

Julian Reese — the report card

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

Forward · Solid starter · Impact 64

Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans who has played 13 games over 1 season, averaging 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in

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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 Reese 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 DEN▬

29%

Luka Doncic LAL▬

19%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬

11%

Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬

Victor Wembanyama SAS▬

Anthony Edwards MIN▬

Tyrese Maxey PHI▬

Jamal Murray DEN▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #149 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

<1%MVP odds

64Impact index

34Star score

Career scoring average11.8 ppg

Seasons in the index1

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Julian Reese — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

11.8 PPG

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Playmaking

1.8 APG

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Rebounding

10.5 RPG

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Shooting

.000 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Julian Reese

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 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 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: 13 → games & confidence

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

Julian Reese career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2025-26	13	30.9	11.8	10.5	1.8	.529	.000
Career	13	30.9	11.8	10.5	1.8

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.

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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.

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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.

31–51proj record

#11conf seed

-4net rtg

113.5off rtg

117.4def 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 31–51, 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

64 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Julian Reese

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

2003-06-30

The beginning

Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Chapter

He has played 13 games over 1 season (2025-26), averaging 30.9 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 13 games, averaging 11.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30.9 minutes.

Where things stand

Where Reese goes from here.

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Reese's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 252 lbs
College: Maryland
Experience: 2nd Season
Born: Baltimore, MD
Age: 23
Jersey: #13

Beyond the game

Julian Reese is from Baltimore, MD, born 2003-06-30, listed at 6'9" and 252 lb. He has 2 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 30.9 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Heavy minutesPlays 30.9 a night — a front-line role.

Rebounder10.5 boards a night.

Floor spacerShooting 0.0% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Julian Reese — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Julian Reese, answered.

What position does Julian Reese play?

Julian Reese is a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans.

How many NBA games has Julian Reese played?

13 regular-season games over 1 season, averaging 30.9 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Julian Reese played?

1 season (2025-26).

How tall is Julian Reese?

6'9", 252 lb

Julian Reese 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.

Julian Reese New Orleans Pelicans · #13

Julian Reese — the report card

Where Julian Reese stands

Julian Reese — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Julian Reese

Julian Reese career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New Orleans Pelicans built to win?

The Ballad of Julian Reese

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Julian Reese — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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