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Kevin McCullar Jr. New York Knicks · #9

Guard · 6'6", 210 lb · San Antonio, TX · Age 25 · 2nd season

Kevin McCullar Jr. is a guard for the New York Knicks who has played 25 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 2025-26.

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New York Knicks · #9 · Guard

Kevin McCullar Jr.

Season avg2.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 1.0 ast · .426 fg

Career avg2.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 ast · .404 fg

Live win probabilityKnicks 61%

Balladex model · projected 117–115 · 97.9 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

3.2pts

1.0reb

1.3ast

61%win

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

Kevin McCullar Jr.

New York Knicks · Guard

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Jamal Shead

Toronto Raptors · 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

Kevin McCullar Jr. — 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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Guard · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Kevin McCullar Jr. is a guard for the New York Knicks who has played 25 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 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 Kevin McCullar 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

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: #416 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

50Impact index

17Star score

Career scoring average2.3 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Kevin McCullar 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

1.0 APG

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Rebounding

1.3 RPG

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Shooting

.333 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Kevin McCullar 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 2026-27 64% confidence

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pts

0.8–5.0

1.3

reb

0.3–2.3

1.2

ast

0.4–2.0

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health

.386

fg%

~base

.237

3p%

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

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 2.4 → 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+0.5 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 25 — 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: 4 / 21 → games & confidence

health

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

Kevin McCullar Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	4	7.3	1.5	2.0	0.5	.286	.000
2025-26	21	7.4	2.4	1.3	1.0	.426	.333
Career	25	7.4	2.3	1.4	0.9

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.

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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 New York Knicks built to win?

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

57–25proj record

#3conf seed

+6.3net rtg

118.7off rtg

112.3def rtg

99%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 steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.

How his role moves

Projected 57–25, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Kevin McCullar Jr.

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

2001-03-15

The beginning

Kevin McCullar Jr.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 56th overall, 2024 as a Guard.

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Kevin McCullar Jr. is a guard for the New York Knicks.

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He has played 25 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 7.4 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

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In 2025-26 he played 21 games, averaging 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 7.4 minutes.

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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: 6' 6"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Kansas
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 56th overall, 2024
Born: San Antonio, TX
Age: 25
Jersey: #9

Beyond the game

Kevin McCullar Jr. is from San Antonio, TX, born 2001-03-15, listed at 6'6" and 210 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 7.4 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth7.4 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 33.3% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Kevin McCullar Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kevin McCullar Jr., answered.

What position does Kevin McCullar Jr. play?

Kevin McCullar Jr. is a guard for the New York Knicks.

How many NBA games has Kevin McCullar Jr. played?

25 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 7.4 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Kevin McCullar Jr. played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Kevin McCullar Jr.?

6'6", 210 lb

Kevin McCullar 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.

Kevin McCullar Jr. New York Knicks · #9

Kevin McCullar Jr. — the report card

Where Kevin McCullar Jr. stands

Kevin McCullar Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Kevin McCullar Jr.

Kevin McCullar Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

The Ballad of Kevin McCullar Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Kevin McCullar Jr. — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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