Khaman Maluach arrived in the NBA as the 10th pick of the 2025 draft, joining the Phoenix Suns out of Duke.
Year one is about carving a role: the ratings and stat line here are Balladex projections for a first-year center still finding his footing.
Khaman Maluach is a center the Phoenix Suns selected 10th overall in the 2025 NBA draft out of Duke. A rookie building his NBA foundation in 2025-26 — full profile with projected role and outlook.
Model lines Maluach at 8.9 pts (range 6.2–11.6) vs a 9 line — roughly a coin flip to clear it (49%).
Model favors Philadelphia 76ers (63%), projected 113–116, ~228 total at 96.8 pace.
Khaman Maluach arrived in the NBA as the 10th pick of the 2025 draft, joining the Phoenix Suns out of Duke.
Year one is about carving a role: the ratings and stat line here are Balladex projections for a first-year center still finding his footing.
Khaman Maluach is a 2025 first-round rookie center for the Phoenix Suns.
Drafted 10th overall out of Duke, Maluach enters the league in the 2025-26 season.
As a rookie without an established NBA track record, the stats and role ratings on this page are clearly-labeled Balladex projections and will update as real box-score data lands.
Sources: 2025 NBA Draft (NBA.com, Basketball-Reference); projections by Balladex.
Maluach joins the Phoenix Suns as part of the 2025 rookie class.
A 2025 first-round rookie center out of Duke.
The rookie projection
Maluach projects as a developing rim-runner & rookie big. The role ratings weight his draft billing and position; treat them as a starting estimate, not a verdict.
Per game
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73 | 25.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 1.8 | .567 | .268 |
Source: Basketball-Reference.
Advanced metrics
Where he sits in history
Hardware
A first-year center finding his NBA footing.
Khaman Maluach's year-one outlook is about minutes and role. This profile carries Balladex projections until a full rookie season of data is in.
Contract
Promising 10th-overall rookie; check back as real stats accrue.
Khaman Maluach was selected 10th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2025 NBA draft, out of Duke.
The identity and draft facts are real; the 2025-26 stat line and role ratings are Balladex projections, clearly labeled, since he is a first-year player.