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Khaman MaluachPhoenix Suns · #10
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.
MVP race · #288Center rank · #50Balladex Impact · 51
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Phoenix Suns · #10 · Center
Khaman Maluach
Season avg3.0 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.1 ast · .533 fg
Career avg3.0 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.1 ast · .533 fg
Live win probability76ers 65%
Balladex model · projected 120–117 · 98.4 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
9.2pts
7.5reb
1.9ast
35%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Khaman Maluach
Phoenix Suns · Center
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Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers · 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
Khaman Maluach — 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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Developing rim-runner & rookie big · Impact 51
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 —
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OffenseC-
DefenseD
Feel / IQF
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
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
Average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Khaman Maluach 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
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
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Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #287 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
51Impact index
89Star score
Career scoring average3.0 ppg
Seasons in the index1
Accolades on file1
#10 2025 Draft pick
Stat explorer
Khaman Maluach — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
3.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.1 APG
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Rebounding
2.9 RPG
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Shooting
.238 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Khaman Maluach
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 — — 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: 46 → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Khaman Maluach career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
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| 2025-26 | 46 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 | .533 | .238 |
| Career | 46 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
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
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 Phoenix Suns built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
46–36proj record
#7conf seed
+2.1net rtg
114.5off rtg
112.6def rtg
76%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 46–36, 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
51 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#10 2025 Draft pick
Act IV
The Ballad of Khaman Maluach
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Khaman Maluach is a 2025 first-round rookie center for the Phoenix Suns.
Phoenix Suns
Turning pro
Drafted 10th overall, 2025 as a Center.
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Khaman Maluach arrived in the NBA as the 10th pick of the 2025 draft, joining the Phoenix Suns out of Duke.
Chapter
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.
Where things stand
A first-year center finding his NBA footing.
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Maluach's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
Active
- Height
- 7' 2"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- College
- Duke
- Experience
- 1st Season
- Draft
- 10th overall, 2025
- Born
- Duke
- Jersey
- #10
Beyond the game
Maluach joins the Phoenix Suns as part of the 2025 rookie class.
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The person
A 2025 first-round rookie center out of Duke.
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Developing
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FAQ
Khaman Maluach — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Khaman Maluach, answered.
Where was Khaman Maluach drafted?
Khaman Maluach was selected 10th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2025 NBA draft, out of Duke.
Are Maluach's stats on this page real?
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.
Khaman Maluach 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.
