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Kentavious Caldwell-PopePhiladelphia 76ers · #3

Guard · 6'5", 204 lb · Thomaston, Georgia · Age 33 · 13th season

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a veteran 3-and-D shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies — a two-time NBA champion valued for perimeter defense and reliable outside shooting. Drafted 8th in 2013 out of Georgia, 'KCP' won titles with the Lakers (2020) and Nuggets (2023), and is a career 36% three-point shooter and durable, plug-and-play winner.

MVP race · #228Guard rank · #60Balladex Impact · 61
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Philadelphia 76ers · #3 · Guard
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season avg8.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.7 ast · .410 fg
Career avg11.0 pts · 3.0 reb · 1.9 ast · .429 fg
Live win probability76ers 65%
Balladex model · projected 120–117 · 98.4 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
9.8pts
2.6reb
2.9ast
65%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Philadelphia 76ers · Guard
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Jordan Goodwin
Phoenix Suns · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — 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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Veteran 3-and-D Guard · Champion · Impact 61
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a veteran 3-and-D shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies — a two-time NBA champion valued for perimeter defense and reli
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Strong on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
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Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
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Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
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Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #161 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
61Impact index
232Star score
Career scoring average11.0 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file2
2× NBA Champion (2020, 2023) · 1× SEC Player of the Year (2013)
Stat explorer

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
8.4 PPG
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Playmaking
2.7 APG
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Rebounding
2.5 RPG
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Shooting
.316 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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  73% confidence
8.0
pts
6.2–9.8
2.4
reb
1.6–3.2
2.7
ast
2.0–3.4
19.8
min
proj
64
gp
health
.437
fg%
~base
.357
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 8.4 → projected 8.0 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.6
Development (his trend)
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Age curve
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Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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 33 — 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: 76 / 77 / 51 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2013-148019.85.92.00.7.396.319
2014-158231.512.73.11.3.401.345
2015-167636.714.53.71.8.420.309
2016-177633.313.83.32.5.399.350
2017-187433.213.45.22.2.426.383
2018-198224.811.42.91.3.430.347
2019-206925.59.32.11.6.467.385
2020-216728.49.72.71.9.431.410
2021-227730.213.23.41.9.435.390
2022-237631.310.82.72.4.462.423
2023-247631.610.12.42.4.460.406
2024-257729.68.72.21.8.439.342
2025-265121.38.42.52.7.410.316
Career96329.211.03.01.9
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
in 2026 pace
why
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 Philadelphia 76ers built to win?

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

42–40proj record
#10conf seed
+0.5net rtg
114.6off rtg
114.1def rtg
46%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Joel Embiid, Adem Bona.
How his role moves
Projected 42–40, 10th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
61 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
2× NBA Champion (2020, 2023) · 1× SEC Player of the Year (2013)
Act IV

The Ballad of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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

Feb 18, 1993

The beginning

A veteran 3-and-D guard and two-time champion — perimeter defense and shooting for the Grizzlies.

Philadelphia 76ers

Turning pro

Drafted 8th overall, 2013 as a Guard.

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A veteran 3-and-D guard and two-time champion — perimeter defense and shooting for the Grizzlies.

Chapter

SEC Player of the Year at Georgia, KCP was drafted 8th in 2013 by Detroit.

Chapter

He won a title with the Lakers in 2020.

Caldwell-Pope's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYCaldwell-Pope (finger) agreed to a buyout with the Grizzlies on Saturday and plans to sign a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the 76ers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Height
6' 5"
Weight
204 lbs
College
Georgia
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
2013
Draft
8th overall, 2013
Born
Thomaston, Georgia
Age
33
Jersey
#3
Beyond the game

Caldwell-Pope is a Georgia product and family man — married with four children — whose steady, professional approach has made him a coveted role player on contenders throughout his career. His two championships with different franchises reflect how well his game fits winning teams.

His on-court identity is 3-and-D guard play — a strong perimeter defender who guards multiple backcourt positions and spaces the floor as a catch-and-shoot threat, a low-usage complementary fit next to stars. Not a primary creator, his value is defense, shooting, and playoff experience — exactly the veteran role player a team wants around a young core.

The person

A reliable veteran 3-and-D guard — perimeter defense, catch-and-shoot shooting, and durability.

3-and-D guardPerimeter defense paired with catch-and-shoot shooting.
Two-time championWon titles with the Lakers (2020) and Nuggets (2023).
Durable vetA plug-and-play, low-maintenance winner.
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FAQ

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, answered.

What is Kentavious Caldwell-Pope known for?
3-and-D guard play — perimeter defense and reliable catch-and-shoot shooting (a career 36% from three) as a two-time NBA champion.
How many championships has KCP won?
Two — with the Los Angeles Lakers (2020) and the Denver Nuggets (2023).
What is KCP's role?
A plug-and-play veteran 3-and-D guard — floor spacing, perimeter defense, and playoff experience next to a team's stars.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
92%
13 seasons
Last 3 seasons
83%
42 games missed
Games missed
83
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Durable
declining
Availability by season
76
16-17
74
17-18
82
18-19
69
19-20
67
20-21
77
21-22
76
22-23
76
23-24
77
24-25
51
25-26

Durable. Availability trend is declining83% of games over the last three seasons, low of 62% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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