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Kennedy Chandler Phoenix Suns · #2

Q: What position does Kennedy Chandler play?

Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns.

Q: How many NBA games has Kennedy Chandler played?

47 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 13.5 minutes.

Guard · 5'11", 170 lb · Memphis, TN · Age 24 · 2nd season

Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns who has played 47 games over 2 seasons, averaging 15.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 2025-26.

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MVP race · #203Guard rank · #68Balladex Impact · 63

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Phoenix Suns · #2 · Guard

Kennedy Chandler

Season avg15.0 pts · 3.4 reb · 6.7 ast · .445 fg

Career avg5.2 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.8 ast · .427 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

15.0pts

3.4reb

6.7ast

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Scouting report

Kennedy Chandler — the report card

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

Guard · Solid starter · Impact 63

Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns who has played 47 games over 2 seasons, averaging 15.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 2025-2

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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 Kennedy Chandler 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: #141 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

63Impact index

40Star score

Career scoring average5.2 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Kennedy Chandler — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

15.0 PPG

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Playmaking

6.7 APG

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Rebounding

3.4 RPG

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Shooting

.395 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Kennedy Chandler

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 48% confidence

17.9

pts

14.3–21.5

3.3

reb

1.8–4.8

7.6

ast

6.2–9.0

34.8

min

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health

.433

fg%

~base

.260

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 15.0 → projected 17.9 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+2.9 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 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

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: 36 / 11 → games & confidence

health

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

Kennedy Chandler career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	36	7.8	2.2	1.1	1.6	.422	.133
2025-26	11	32.3	15.0	3.4	6.7	.445	.395
Career	47	13.5	5.2	1.6	2.8

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.

—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 Phoenix Suns built to win?

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

47–35proj record

#7conf seed

+2.2net rtg

114.6off rtg

112.5def rtg

81%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: Mark Williams, Jordan Goodwin.

How his role moves

Projected 47–35, 7th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

63 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Kennedy Chandler

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

2002-09-16

The beginning

Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns.

Phoenix Suns

Turning pro

Drafted 38th overall, 2022 as a Guard.

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Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns.

Chapter

He has played 47 games over 2 seasons (2022-26), averaging 13.5 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 11 games, averaging 15.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 32.3 minutes.

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Chandler's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 170 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 38th overall, 2022
Born: Memphis, TN
Age: 24
Jersey: #2

Beyond the game

Kennedy Chandler is from Memphis, TN, born 2002-09-16, listed at 5'11" and 170 lb. He has 3 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 guard on 13.5 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Heavy minutesPlays 32.3 a night — a front-line role.

Scoring threat15.0 points per game.

Playmaker6.7 assists per game — creates for others.

Floor spacerShooting 39.5% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Kennedy Chandler — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kennedy Chandler, answered.

What position does Kennedy Chandler play?

Kennedy Chandler is a guard for the Phoenix Suns.

How many NBA games has Kennedy Chandler played?

47 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 13.5 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Kennedy Chandler played?

2 seasons (2022-26).

How tall is Kennedy Chandler?

5'11", 170 lb

Kennedy Chandler 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.

Kennedy Chandler Phoenix Suns · #2

Kennedy Chandler — the report card

Where Kennedy Chandler stands

Kennedy Chandler — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Kennedy Chandler

Kennedy Chandler career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Phoenix Suns built to win?

The Ballad of Kennedy Chandler

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Kennedy Chandler — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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