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Khris MiddletonWashington Commanders · #22

Small Forward · 6'7", 222 lb · Charleston, South Carolina · Age 35 · 14th season

Khris Middleton is a three-time All-Star wing and 2021 NBA champion, long the steady second star beside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee. A polished mid-range scorer and clutch shotmaker, he owns career averages near 16 points per game and now plays for the Washington Wizards.

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Khris Middleton
Season avg10.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.8 ast · .420 fg
Career avg16.2 pts · 4.7 reb · 3.9 ast · .457 fg
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
10.2pts
3.7reb
2.8ast
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Scouting report

Khris Middleton — the report card

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

B
Two-way wing scorer · Impact 80
Khris Middleton is a three-time All-Star wing and 2021 NBA champion, long the steady second star beside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee. A polished
B
Offense
C-
Defense
B
Feel / IQ
C+
Playmaking
Average creator
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B+
Scoring
Excellent scorer
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C-
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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B
3PT / spacing
Excellent spacing
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C+
Perimeter D
Strong on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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B+
Clutch
Excellent late
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C
Athleticism
Average tools
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B
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Khris Middleton 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▬
26%
2
Luka Doncic LAL▬
18%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬
10%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS▬
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN▬
3%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI▬
3%
8
Jamal Murray DEN▬
2%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #49 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
80Impact index
351Star score
Career scoring average16.2 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file5
3× NBA All-Star · 1× NBA Champion
Stat explorer

Khris Middleton — every number, three levels deep

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

B+
Scoring
10.2 PPG
drill in ↓
C+
Playmaking
2.8 APG
drill in ↓
C-
Rebounding
3.7 RPG
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B
Shooting
.360 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Khris Middleton

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  59% confidence
9.3
pts
6.7–11.9
3.4
reb
2.2–4.6
2.5
ast
1.5–3.5
21.9
min
proj
53
gp
health
.449
fg%
~base
.362
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 10.2 → projected 9.3 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.4
Development (his trend)
-0.4
Age curve
-0.3
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age 35 — 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: 55 / 37 / 63 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Khris Middleton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2012-132717.66.11.91.0.440.311
2013-148230.012.13.82.1.440.414
2014-157930.113.44.42.3.467.407
2015-167936.118.23.84.2.444.396
2016-172930.714.74.23.4.450.433
2017-188236.420.15.24.0.466.359
2018-197731.118.36.04.3.441.378
2019-206229.920.96.24.3.497.415
2020-216833.420.46.05.4.476.414
2021-226632.420.15.45.4.443.373
2022-233324.315.14.24.9.436.315
2023-245527.015.14.75.3.493.381
2024-253722.811.93.74.1.475.361
2025-266322.810.23.72.8.420.360
Career83930.116.24.73.9
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
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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 Washington Commanders built to win?

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

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Ahkello Witherspoon, Ale Kaho.
How his role moves
Primary small forward role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
80 of 99
All-Star level tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #134 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
5 accolades
3× NBA All-Star · 1× NBA Champion · 2021 NBA champion
Act IV

The Ballad of Khris Middleton

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

Aug 12, 1991

The beginning

Khris Middleton built a career as one of the NBA's most dependable second stars, a silky scorer whose calm under pressure powered a championship.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 39th overall, 2012 as a Small Forward.

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Middleton was the reliable second star on Milwaukee's 2021 championship team, delivering clutch buckets throughout the playoff run.

Chapter

A three-time All-Star, he became one of the league's premier mid-range and clutch shotmakers.

Chapter

He won Olympic gold with Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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Middleton's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'7"
Weight
222 lb
Draft
39th overall, 2012
Born
Charleston, South Carolina
Age
35
Jersey
#22
Beyond the game

Middleton starred at Texas A&M before a modest draft position that belied his eventual impact. Understated by nature, he has been praised for his professionalism and durability across a long career, and his partnership with Giannis Antetokounmpo defined a golden era of Bucks basketball.

The person

A quiet, businesslike professional who lets steady production speak for itself.

ComposedRarely rattled, thriving in high-pressure late-game situations.
ConsistentDelivered dependable two-way production year after year.
Low-keyContent in a supporting role away from the spotlight.
Verified profiles & sources
WikipediaNBA.comBasketball-ReferenceESPN
FAQ

Khris Middleton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Khris Middleton, answered.

Did Khris Middleton win a title?
Yes. He was a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks' 2021 NBA championship.
What team does Khris Middleton play for now?
He plays for the Washington Wizards, joining via a sign-and-trade in the 2026 offseason.
How many times was Middleton an All-Star?
Three times, all during his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Khris Middleton 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
75%
14 seasons
Last 3 seasons
63%
91 games missed
Games missed
289
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
declining
Availability by season
29
16-17
82
17-18
77
18-19
62
19-20
68
20-21
66
21-22
33
22-23
55
23-24
37
24-25
63
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is declining — 63% of games over the last three seasons, low of 33% in 2012-13.

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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